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when the patient is asleep. If so, let him 

 rest. Xot a thing to eat ; he woii't stmt'e .' 



So keep doing, and in ?A or 36 hours he 

 will feel quite "chipper."' But right here 

 is where you patience and good judgment 

 must come to the rescue ! He will want to 

 eat your pantry out of sight, but you must 

 insist on giving him, very sparingly, of 

 crackers and milk, or toasted bread well 

 soaked in milk — fed often, and only a little 

 at a time, because — you see ?— his stomach 

 must have rest. Cool buttermilk is excel- 

 lent, if liked. 



After the first day's light feeding, the 

 yolk of a boiled egg (not the white!) may 

 be given morning, noon, and early evening, 

 with the usual bread and milk. The third 

 day a simple rice-pudding may be ven- 

 tured on in addition, and the juice of fresh 

 berries in a little cool water will be relished 

 besides. After that, ho will be well enough 

 to take care of himself, with a little caution. 



Practically the same treatment applies 

 to children, and if they show symptoms of 

 irritation or nervousness, the hot bath, 

 morning and night, will do wonders in 

 quieting them. But remember, aye excitable 

 Hume is worse than none. 



COXVEWTIOi^ DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1894. 

 Aug-.16.— East Tennessee, at Whitesburg.Tenn 

 H. F. Coleman. Sec, Sneedville, Tenn. 



Oct. 16-18.— North American, St. Joseph, Mo. 

 Frank Benton, Sec, Washington, D. C. 



Sept. 11-13.— Nebraska State, at Lincoln. 



L. D. Stilsoii, Sec, York, Nebr. 



Sept. 15.— S. E. Kansas, at Bronson. Kan. 



J. C. Balch, Sec. Bronson, Kaus. 

 1895. 

 Jan. 28.— Venango Co., at Franklin, Pa. 



C. S. Pizer, Sec, Franklin, Pa. 



Feb. 8, 9.— Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis. 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec, Madison, Wis. 



ig^ In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



Pres.— Emerson T. Abbott St. Joseph, Mo. 



Vice-Pres.— O. L. Hershiser.... Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Secretary— Frank Benton, Washington, D. C, 

 Treasurer— George W. York... Chicago, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' ITuion. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor.. Lapeer, Mich. 

 GEN'ii Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



conducted by 

 MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY. 



Beevidle, Texas. 



Straw Mats Over the Frames to Keep 

 Off Heat. 



Mks. Atchley:— We had bad luck 

 with broken combs once from heat, and 

 lost nearly all our whole apiary. But 

 we have had no loss since we have used 

 the straw mat over the frames, as it 

 keeps the heat of the sun's rays off the 

 tops of the combs. Try them. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Hamilton, 111., July 21. 



Thank you, my good friends, for this 

 recipe. It is too good to keep secret, 

 and I have given it to the public, as it 

 may be the means of helping others, as 

 I have had reports from different parts 

 of the country, that their bees were 

 damaged by the hot wave. Yes, I shall 

 try it, and am satisfied that the straw 

 mat will keep out the force of the sun's 

 rays. And it might be well to mention 

 right here, that the bees in this latitude 

 stop work in the sections in real hot 

 weather, unless well shaded, and the 

 straw mat will be a help, or a remedy 

 for this, too. Jennie Atchley. 



Foul Brood and Bee-Paralysis in 

 Australia. 



Mrs. Atchley :— I think you are 

 quite right as to the origin of foul brood. 

 We have not a single case in this colony, 

 and never had. There is, however, 

 plenty of it in the adjoining and south- 

 ern colonies. Now, if it would originate 

 in dead brood, we hac} every condition 

 necessary to propagate it last year. We 

 were then visited by the most disastrous 

 floods ever known in this colony, and a 

 large number of apiaries were swept 

 clean out of existence. 



When the washers subsided, hundreds 

 of dead colonies were left scattered 

 about, and soon became a fiWiy mass of 

 rotten brood. At this time of the year 



