THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



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leagaes, for saoh articles and notices are 

 gladly accepted by the editor, provided they 

 are gotten up in an interesting manner and 

 do not allow business notices to show 

 through too distinctly. " He gives a suc- 

 cessful example of such newspaper writing. 

 "Good success has often attended the union 

 of several bee-keepers in selling their honey 

 in one place, establishing a honey-market. 

 A store is rented, neatly decorated, and the 

 honey displayed; various apiarian imple- 

 ments, and other objects exciting a common 

 interest, present some variety, so that the 

 whole is like a little exhibition, to which 

 the public is directed by advertisements 

 and placards. " 



To separate the propolis from the wax, in 

 the scrapings of frames and hives, put the 

 mixture into a vessel of water and stir a few 

 times. The wax rises to the top and the pro- 

 polis settles to the bottom. — Alois Alfousus. 



The average yield in 1S'J5 of all colonies 

 belonging to the Central Association in Aus- 

 tria was Wji lbs. of honey and nearly 10 oz. 

 of wax. 



L'Apioulteub. — M. E. Parod writes from 

 Uruguay that (320 lbs. of native honey sold 

 in Montevideo brought only $11.70, out of 

 which transportation charges had to be paid. 

 That city is flooded with foreign honey, be- 

 cause in Paraguay and tiie Argentine Re- 

 public, which produce an abundance, paper 

 money is nsed, while in Montevido gold 

 circulates at par. What little honey is used 

 in the home market (away from Montevideo, 

 apparently) sells for IS cents a pound. 

 Most of the honey (whether that of Uruguay 

 or of South America in general is referred 

 to, is not clear) goes to European markets, 

 and is paid for in gold, which trebles or 

 quadruples the price of parf^hase, in spite 

 of the low price at which it is sold. And 

 after all the middlemen use up all the pro- 

 fits. He adds: " One has to keep his eyes 

 open in America, not to make a fortune, 

 but to earn bread for his family." He lias 

 also lived in Chili. Boxes and barrels of all 

 descriptions, with a sheet of tin and a stone 

 over them, are generally used for hives 

 there. Chilian honey is sold for 1>2 *o 2 

 cents a pound in gold. < Turning to the hon- 

 ey quotations in the Sejitember number of 

 L'Apicnlture, I note that Chili honey at 

 Havre is quoted at about 5 cents a pound. 

 Last year it was much iu demand at Haver, 

 even up to the arrival of the new crop of 

 French huney. The cost of transportion we 



do not know; bnt it looks as if Chilian hon- 

 ey-dealers ought to make money, with a 

 gross profit of 150 to 'J33X per cent., and 

 easy sales at that.) 



Rheinische Bienenzeitung. — An excellent 

 remedy for all affections of the throat and 

 chest due to imflaramation, such .as cough, 

 croup, angina pectoris, bronchitis and pneu- 

 monia, is made by slowly boiling 1 lb. 1 2-6 

 oz. of whole onions, peeled, in which incis- 

 ions are made with a knife, three or four 

 hours in a quart of water with 1Z}4 oz. of 

 sugar. (I preserve the proportions, not the 

 exact quantities in the orginal recipe.) The 

 mixture is cooled, strained and bottled. It 

 is important that it be thoroughly cooked^ 

 so as to remain liquid and not be thick like 

 syrup. It should be taken lukewarm. For 

 adults, the dose is four to six teaspoons 

 daily. — From the Oesterreich— Ungarische 

 Bienenzeitung. 



The editor of the Schweizeriche Bienenzei- 

 tung recommends the following for colds 

 settling on the chest: Boil a quart of pure 

 spring water; add as much camomile as can 

 be grasped in three fingers, and three tea- 

 spoonfuls of honey, and cover tight. The 

 vessel is then to be quickly removed from 

 the fire and set on a table at which the pa- 

 tient can comfortably seat himself. Throw- 

 ing a woolen cloth over his head so to in- 

 clude the vessel he is to remove the cover 

 and inhale the vapors as deeply as possible 

 through mouth and nose, occasionally stir- 

 ring the mixture until it is cold, and then 

 retire to a warmed bed. In obstinate cases 

 the treatment should be repeated for three 

 evenings. 



A new disease was observed by several 

 bee-keepers in one region. Young bees in- 

 capable of flight came out and died in heaps, 

 and much of the brood was dried up, retain- 

 ing its form. Specimens of the bees and 

 brood were sent to Pastor Schoeufield. He 

 found the bees absolutely devoid of mois- 

 ture. It could not be cut with a knife, but 

 flew in pieces when a stronger pressure 

 was applied. The cause was a fungus in 

 the alimentary canal. Death ensued when- 

 ever it had developed sufficiently to eff'ect a 

 stoppage. The hard larvje were composed 

 almost entirely of fungus, which even pierc- 

 ed the tender skin between the abdominal 

 rings, and showed itself on the surface. At 

 first he supposed it to be the fungus known 

 as mucor iiieclittopthoi~us, or Oidium Leuck- 

 arti (described by Prof. Leuckart on page 



