1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTQRE. 



861 



dead mass of an affected cell, the maturated 

 matter will adhere to the pick while it is being 

 drawn out slowly, like spittle. The dead mat- 

 ter from chilled brood shows no such thins. 

 The disease that we mention, that resembles 

 foul brood, shows all the characteristics of foul 

 brood with the exception that it is only slightly 

 ropy, and it does not spread from one colony to 

 another, but simply goes off by itself. 



J. R. O., Iowa— The teaching of your scientif- 

 ic leader, to the effect that bees lose their in- 

 stinct for storing honey, and gather only so 

 much as will carry them through rains in cer- 

 tain warm portions of the country, is errone- 

 ous. There is a very slight shade of truth in 

 it, but hardly enough to give it a passing no- 

 tice. The fact is, bees gather two or three 

 times as much honey per colony in hot climates 

 as they do up north where the honey-flow is 

 short and the winter season protracted. Where 

 the honey-flow is continuous the bees will work 

 right on continuously, and wear themselves out 

 only to be replaced by new and younger blood 

 that goes on doing the same thing. I said 

 there was a slight shade of truth in the teach- 

 ings of your leader. One or two have thought 

 that bees grow a little lazy in the South; but 

 real facts disprove it. Climatic influences, if 

 they have any effect at all, require a much 

 longer time to develop lazy bees. Your leader 

 may be a scientific man; but the knowledge of 

 a practical bee-keeper— yes, thousands of them 

 — on this point, should liave vastly more weight 

 than any science he can bring to bear. 



A. M., Ohio. — The Salisbury (or Lewis) beef- 

 diet treatment, in brief, is this: First and fore- 

 most in importance is the washing-out of the 

 stomach. This is done by drinking a pint of 

 hot water an hour and a half before dinner 

 and supper, half an hour before going to bed, 

 and an hour before breakfast. No liquid food 

 should be taken at any other time unless, per- 

 haps, it is half a cup of tea after eating, and no 

 cold liquid should be taken at any time. The 

 patient usually starts bv eating four or five 

 •ounces of beef — broiled, not fried or roasted. 

 Mutton is allowed occasionally instead of the 

 beef. To start on, it is better to grind the beef 

 with an Enterprise meat-grinder. After the 

 meat is ground (i.e., run two or three times 

 through the machine), it should be made into a 

 little meat patty, but not compressed, and 

 should be held in the broiler over live coals, 

 a gas or gasoline flame, until it is thoroughly 

 cooked through; but be very careful not to 

 overdo it, as it will make it Indigestible. A 

 small piece of toast, about as big as a postal 

 card, dried clear through, is allowed. As soon 

 the stomach can take care of it, a lareer 

 amount of meat is allowed; but care must be 

 taken that you do not overeat at any time. If 

 you can eat eight ounces, or even ten, and feel 

 no inconvenience after it, all right. 



For a while you will feel worse, and lose 

 flesh; but if you persistently hold to the diet, 

 in spite of what "good and reputable physi- 

 cians" say to the contrary, you will come out 

 all right, and your former enthusiasm and love 

 for your work will come back. 



The writer experienced just exactly the sen- 

 sations you speak of; and he knows what he is 

 talking about when he says you will feel better 

 on the above regimen— beef and hot water. 



Now in answer to your questions: It is far 

 better to have your meals regularly; but take 

 them irregularly if you can not take them 

 otherwise; but it is absolutely essential that 

 the hot water be taken at the intervals stated 

 (viz., one and a half hours before meals), or it 

 will do more harm than good. The "best 

 round steak from the shoulder bone" was a 

 misprint. It was corrected, but probably did 

 not get into the number you had. The round 

 steak should come from the flank. Yes, it is all 

 right to wake up in the night and take a pint 

 of hot water. At anytime in the night when 

 you can not sleep it will be found to be benefi- 

 cial. During the day. drink the amount stat- 

 ed at the proper intervals, whether you feel 

 like it or not. As to constipation, the meat 

 diet seems to aggravate it at first, and it is 

 often necessary to take a light physic occasion- 

 ally, or. better still, wash the bowels out with 

 an injection of warm water. We would strong- 

 ly urge you to go to Dr. J. M. Lewis, Perma- 

 nent Block, 17(5 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, if you 

 wish to get the full benefit of the treatment. 



R. H., Col. — If you are troubled with inaction 

 of the bowels while on the beef diet we would 

 advise you to take a mild physic, and a strong- 

 er one later on if necessary. The writer has 

 used Park's tea to advantage; but another 

 member of the family much prefers Garfield's, 

 both of which you probably have in your 

 drugstore. The success of the beef diet de- 

 pends upon keeping the bowels open; but you 

 must be careful or you will have what is known 

 as "scouring," and the bowels may run off too 

 freely, and it will be hard to bring them under 

 control. This is characteristic of the meat diet 

 for the first few weeks; but itdoes no harni; in- 

 deed, you will feel better after it. If you can 

 not get either of the teas above mentioned, get 

 about a pound of senna leaves and put a table- 

 spoonful of them in a cup of hot water, and, 

 when nearly cold, drink about half of it. If 

 that does not produce action, take a little 

 stronger dose next time. Don't get discourag- 

 ed, but keep on with the diet, and, above all 

 things, keep the bowels clear. 



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 the request on a postal, with the address or ad- 

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