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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15. 



came around, and that they were not to let one 

 of them get away with a load to bring back ten 

 more. You will remember how well the scheme 

 has worked. But this year our county fair was 

 visited by some copious rains, and we therefore 

 relaxed our usual vigilance in our apiary, think- 

 ing that the frequent rains would keep the bees 

 in. It did, of course; but the sunshine came 

 out at one time, and I went through the apiary 

 to see what they were doing. I soon made up 

 my mind that they were flying a little too brisk- 

 ly in the direction of the fairground to be en- 

 gaged in legitimate business. I told our man 

 to be on the lookout, and in the moan time I 

 would go over to the fair. Sure enough, the 

 bees were having a "perfect pow-wow " on 

 broken watermelons. They had got started, and 

 now the question, could we stop the mischief- 

 workers at this stage of the proceedings? I 

 hastily made my way back to the apiary, and 

 both of us— the apiarist and I— began tobacco- 

 smoking the strong colonies, first at the en- 

 trances, especially at those entrances where the 

 bees were flying heaviest, and, presto ! the fly- 

 ing ceased. After having gone over the whole 

 yard, including the nuclei, I noticed that there 

 were but very few bees flying. Again we went 

 over the yard, this time to smudge the bees that 

 had returned, and then 1 went back to the fair. 

 It is almost unnecessary to say that there was a 

 decided '■ let-up " on the part of the bees at the 

 candy -stands and places where watermelons 

 were sold by the slice. 



You see, the tobacco drugged them; and as it 

 takes them two or three hours to get over the 

 effects, another smudging would last them near- 

 ly all day. The whole point of this is here: 

 There will be more fairs yet in other places; 

 and bee-keepers should take the hint in time, 

 because they can not afford to have their bees 

 declared a nuisance, or get into trouble with 

 the "fair" people of our land. 



MORE ABOUT THAT SALISBURY BEEF-DIET CURE 

 — ITS EFFECT ON E. R. R. 



I HAD fully matured my plans to be present 

 at the Toronto convention, now a thing of the 

 past; but a " temporary setback" in health at 

 the time of going made it seem at the last min- 

 ute inadvisable to leave home. A rigid follow- 

 ing of the doctor's orders, and a strict adher- 

 ence to the diet as explained in our previous 

 issue, has brought me around all right. In- 

 deed, I haven't felt so well in years. 



As a good many have inquired after my 

 health of late, being surprised that I had been 

 "down" at all, I will say, for the benefit of 

 those who may have been ailing like myself, 

 and for those kind friends who have shown such 

 friendly solicitude, that the Salisbury beef-diet 

 cure is really performing wonders. Before I go 

 further I want to say that this is no paid puff; 

 so, keep that before you. 



Forseveral years back I have had indigestion, 



chills, frequent attacks of grip, violent sneez- 

 ing-spells — so violent, indeed, that I was seri- 

 ously afraid of bursting a blood-vessel or some- 

 thing of that kind. In addition I found a grow- 

 ing incapacity for office work; dull headaches, 

 accompanied by insomnia. Nervousness? oh, 

 dearl I could have kicked the cat — anything 

 and every thing to relieve my pent-up feelings. 

 Of course, I was on the verge of nervous pros- 

 tration; and another one of those attacks of 

 " la grippe." I believed, would finish me. Last 

 winter, and this spring and early summer, the 

 symptoms were worse. Bicycle-riding — that 

 which had years before seemed to relieve me — 

 was unavailing now; in fact, I hadn't strength 

 enough to ride. 



Now all this is changed. While I haven't re- 

 covered yet by considerable, it is evident that I 

 am gaining rapidly. I sleep beautifully nights 

 — that quiet, restful sleep that I haven't known 

 for months ; chills have all disappeared, and so 

 have the sneezing-spells. Indeed, these last 

 two disappeared in about two weeks' time from 

 the beginning of that diet that means total ab- 

 stinence with a vengeance, from every thing, 

 almost, save ground lean meat. My normal 

 strength and endurance are far from back, but 

 are coming so rapidly that I have no fears but 

 that they will have fully returned, and more. 



Formerly when I ate my meals, even though 

 I ate to the fill, I was not satisfied. I was starv- 

 ing to death with plenty to eat. Now I sit 

 down to the table, and, even though my rations 

 are limited, what I do eat nourishes, and gives 

 strength ; in short, I rise from the table now 

 well and sufficlenthj fed. 



Now, dear reader, if you are ailing as I have 

 been, don't try to go on to this treatment alone 

 without the advice of Dr. Salisbury, of New 

 York, or Dr. Lewis, of Cleveland. I consult Dr. 

 J. M. Lewis, 176 Euclid Ave.. Cleveland. He 

 has, under my own eyes, performed some re- 

 markable cures — yes, saved even consumptives 

 in the last stages. 



In conclusion, let me say that neither Dr. 

 Lewis nor Dr. Salisbury pays us one cent for 

 this notice ; and, indeed, we wouldn't take It 

 from them, even if proffered, for they are not of 

 the quack kind who seek notoriety through 

 "great big puff ads." This statement, as was 

 also the previous one by A. I. R., in the Sept. 

 1 issue, was written without their knowledge or 

 consent. Our only motive is to help our fellow- 

 men through the slough of despond, on to that 

 plane — good health. 



CAN QUEENS TRANSMIT FOUL BROOD? 



R. L. Taylor, in the Review for September, 

 while admitting that it may be possible for a 

 queen from a foul-broody colony to transmit 

 the disease to a healthy colony to which she 

 may be introduced, rather doubts it. He took a 

 queen from a colony badly diseased, and gave 

 her to a healthy one, and this colony has pros- 



