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" A few years after, another correspondent appeared 

 in the Cultivator, giving particulars of his experience, 

 proving very conclusively to himself and many others 

 that cold was the cause." 



Mr. Quinby says : " Had I no experience further 

 than this, I should, perhaps, rest satisfied as to the 

 cause, and should endeavor to apply the remedy." 



Several other writers have appeared in different 

 papers on this subject, and nearly all who assign a 

 cause have given this one as the most probable. 



" Now I have known the chrysalis in a few stocks 

 to be chilled and destroyed by a sudden turning of 

 cold weather, yet these were removed by the bees 

 soon after, and the stocks remained healthy. To me 

 the cause assigned appears inadequate to produce 

 all the results with the larvae. After close, patient 

 observation of fifteen years, I have never yet been 

 wholly satisfied that any one instance among my bees 

 was thus produced." 



It is a singular fact that Mr. Quinby and Mr. 

 Dzierzon, both of whom recommend and practice the 

 wintering of bees in large numbers in dark reposito- 

 ries or cellars, have been the greatest sufferers from 

 this disease, and the first (as far as I know) to defi- 

 nitely describe and publish its character. 



Mr. Dzierzon attributed the origin of the disease, 

 in his case, to feeding bees on American honey, but 

 is not sure that such was the fact. 



Whether they had discovered its existence in their 

 apiaries previous to practicing the above method of 



