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sects vvbich prey upon tlio fruit-trees, or 

 ouly acertaiu class; If tlie latter, to what 

 class' Please give iufornuitiou as far as is 

 practiculile, to the foregoius questions, 

 througli tlio Biii? JoOuNAi,. There are so 

 many unprincipled persons who are too 

 busty, or ignorant of the j)roper time, to 

 use a |ioisonous remedy against insects ou 

 fruit trees, that it- would he a boon to the 

 bee-keeping interest of the country, if such 

 means as is referred to was generallj' 

 known, and would give satisfaction. 

 Lyons, N. Y. Elias Richmoni). 



[By request, Mr. Brickey, who first men- 

 tioned the remedy in the Bee Journal, 

 replies as folows to the above questions : — 

 Ed.] 



In answer to Mr. Richmond, I would say : 



1. I have no knowledge of this remedy 

 being tried only on plum-trees against the 

 curculio, but if other fruit is affected by 

 the same insect, or any insect that climbs 

 the tree, it will be effectual. 



2. Apply before the insect climbs the 

 tree — at least before the trees bloom ; it is 

 better to be in time, if the application has 

 to be repeated. 



3. Parties that have tried it, say once a 

 year; but it is easy to renew. 



■i. Mr. Wm. Bryant, of Audrain county. 

 Mo., tried it iu 1861, on about ten trees, 

 and left one without the application, and 

 all the trees on which the string and tur- 

 pentine were applied, had a full and perfect 

 crop of fruit, and the one not so applied, 

 had no perfect fruit. I saw him again in 

 1867, and he said that he had kept up the 

 experiment with perfect satisfaction, and 

 without a failure, as to a crop of plums 

 each year on every tree tried; also in 1868 

 and 1869. Also, a Mr. Liberty and Mr. 

 Burton Yocom, of Tom, Mercer county, 

 Ky., have both tried it, and say that it 

 never fails on plum-trees, and they say 

 they will try it on other fruit trees. 



5. As stated above, it has been tried only 

 on plum-trees against the curculio, but it 

 will be tried here on all kinds of fruit, and 

 I will gladly give any information that I 

 can find out, to the fruit growers and bee- 

 keepers. I know of a case where Paris- 

 green applied to Irish potatoes, poisoned a 

 family. Petek Brickey. 



Lawrenceburg, Ky. 



Xerrible Cyclone in Kentucky. 



On Tuesday night, March 28, the cyclone 

 wiped us out— struck us on the southeast 

 corner, and raked to the northeast over 300 

 acres. It made kindling-wood and brick- 

 bats out of buildings that cost S15,000; 

 killed two members of our tenant's family 

 who were in a two-story frame cottage. 

 Our two-story brick- residence, 14 rooms, 

 was wiped out and scattered for six miles — 

 our family all escaping unhurt; 110 colo- 

 nies of bees "pied," mixed, scattered, and 

 blown off; and the shop and honey-house 

 demolished. We think that we have per- 

 haps 60 colonies shaped up, and 75 colo- 

 nies in another apiary all right. Now we 

 have to reconstruct buildings and fences, 

 and crops to plant. The prospect for white 

 clover never was better. There were three 

 buildings rubbed out on our place. Out of 

 ten pe.-sons in the wreck, two were killed. 

 It killed some hogs — 10 or 15, perhaps, and 

 one fine mare, our best, worth S200. It 

 blowed the barn away, and left $1,000 

 worth of tobacco that was hung up inside; 

 took a crib, and left 800 bushels of corn; 

 J took a granary, and left the wheat and 

 oats, but scattered it; and destroyed three 

 farm wagons, and all farm machinery. 



E, Dkane & Son. 

 Eminence, Ky., April 1, 1890. 



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A New Method of Treating Disease. 



HOSPITAL REMEDIES. 



What are they? There is anew departure 

 in the treatment of disease. It consists in 

 the collection of the specifics used by noted 

 specialists of Europe and America, and 

 bringing them within the reach of all. For 

 instance, the treatment pursued by special 

 physicians who treat indigestion,"stomach 

 and liver troubles only, was obtained and 

 prepared. The treatment of other physi- 

 cians, celebrated for curing catarrh, was 

 procured, and so on till these incomparable 

 cures now include disease of the lungs 

 kidneys, female weakness, rheumatism and 

 nervous debility. 



This new method of " one remedy for one 

 disease " must appeal to the common-sense 

 of all sufferers, many of whom have experi- 

 enced the ill effects, and thoroughly realize 

 the absurdity of the claims of Patent 

 Medicines which are guaranteed to cure 

 every ill out of a single bottle, and the use 

 of which, as statistics prove, ]ias ruined 

 more stomachs than alcohol. A circular 

 describing these new remedies is sent free 

 on receipt of stamp to pay postage by 

 Hospital Remedy Company, Toronto Can- 

 ada, sole proprietors. ' 



51D26t Imly. 



WUy Advei-lise in the American Bee 

 Journal? Here are some good reasons: 



1. Because it has a large and influential 

 circulation in every State and Territory 

 Canada, and other foreign countries. 



2. Because it is well-printed, and an 

 advertisement in it appears neat and 

 attractive, and invites a reading. 



3. Because it reaches just the class of per- 

 sons desired— professional men, lawyers 

 doctors, and the best rural population. ' 



4. The rates are low and the returns from 

 advertisements are satisfactory. 



