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tlieu available. The effect was Dot so 

 inarked, but the sickuess was much less 

 thau on previous occasions. Therefore for 

 such cases he advises that whisky coutaiu- 

 iug at least :{0 per cent, of alcohol be given 

 as soon as possible. 



MuENciiENEU HiENKNZKiTUNG. — A Corres- 

 pondent urges that the best way to adver- 

 tise honey would be for an association to 

 put a simple announcement in a weekly 

 paper that its members have honey to sell, 

 stating the price, together with the names 

 and addresses of those who have honey. By 

 so doing the public would be satisfied of the 

 genuineness of the article, whereas an adver- 

 tisement that loudly proclaims that " pure " 

 honey is sold by so and so, only invites 

 distrust. 



Deutsche Bienenzucht. — This is the pa- 

 per of Pastor Gerstung, whose "organic 

 conception of the colony " has caused so 

 much discussion. 



Pastor Schoenfeld received four pieces of 

 combs, cut from such combs of foul-broody 

 colonies as their owner desired to melt up, 

 instead of destroying. He found in them 

 cells containing traces of dried foul brood, 

 and spores on the edges of all the cells. To 

 obtain the spores separately, some strips of 

 comb, not including the three cells, were 

 boiled in a small glass with distilled water. 

 While still boiling the glass was well shak- 

 en, in order to disengage ths spores from 

 the melted wax, then inverted and allowed 

 to cool. The water was then strained 

 through a double layerof filtering paper, to 

 remove coarser bodies, and showed count- 

 less spores in every drop. Fresh water was 

 then put in the glass with the wax, and the 

 process repeated, showing almost as many 

 spores as at first. The wax was next cut 

 ui» fine, washed, boiled agai'i with water, 

 and filtered while h(it. ( )u being again cut 

 up fine and examined under the microscope, 

 even the smallest piece proved not free from 

 spores. He concludes that every practical 

 man ought to destroy the w x from foul- 

 broody colonies, and i)our all water used 

 into a hole in the ground and cover it up; or 

 if one will melt up such comV)S, all utensils 

 should be thoroughly disinfected. 'J'he 

 spores lose their vitality only after the combs 

 are boiled half an hour, or the wax raised to 

 a temperature of 'j;^fJ to 2l'.i F. This degree 

 of heat, however, injures the wax. It is 

 difficult for disinfectants to reach spores in 

 wax. Tests of the vitality of spores in wax 



are best made with a nucleus colony of 

 bees, since sure results with culturt.s are 

 only to be obtained with all the convenien- 

 ces of a bacteriological institute. 



MONTEOSE, Col. 



Oct. 20, 1899. 



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Self Spacing Frames— Bee Paralysis Caused 

 by Poison. 



C. G. FEIUSIS. 



¥0U made mention, in a former issue of 

 the Review, about "Following the 

 Leader" in regard to Ernest Root and self- 

 spacing frames. Now I have a great re- 

 spect for you, and your ideas, but some- 

 times we get to drifting, and do not know 

 "where we are at " to use a slang phrase. 

 Perhaps / am the one that is drifting — I 

 hope not. Yon have all the chance to travel 

 and exchange ideas, it is a part of your 

 business, and you ought to see those that 

 have used nearly all kinds of frames, yet I 

 say postively if you do not use and advocate 

 self-spacing frames, you are losing half the 

 enjoyment of bee-keeping. So confident 

 am I that I have sent you a sample of my 

 frame, and make you this offer : You make 

 up enough of them to become familiar with 

 the handling of them and use them one 

 season, and if you can and do still prefer 

 the non-spacers, send them all to me and I 

 will pay what they cost you. Or, if you 

 prefer it, I will ship you a few hives for you 

 to see the working of them. Now do not 

 think lightly of those frames. I had forgot- 

 ten entirely about the necessity of cleaning 

 frames, until a visitor the other day was 

 making thpt objection to the Quinby. No 

 cleaning or scrai)iug for me in li> years. 

 And, come to think of it, that is the great 

 objection to the ordinary self- spacers. 



The new comb foundation has got just 

 what it deserves. The time will come when 

 no foundation will be used in boxes, I hope. 

 And any bee-keeper that cannot prtiduce 

 natural comb, to be used in the sections, 

 better go out of the business. 



One word about bee paralysis. At)out 12 

 years ago while in Fla. with my bees for the 

 winter, there was one colony that was un- 

 usually active, when all the others would be 

 doing nothing. This colony was the same 

 as other ones so far as numbers were con- 



