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In all cases of death from chill, the skin remains 

 whole, or shows a separate texture from the body ; 

 (at least for some time) while in foul brood the skin 

 decomposes as soon as any other part of it, the whole 

 melting into a jelly-like substance. 



NO CURE SANITARY MEASURES. 



No cure has as yet been discovered for this dis- 

 ease, although it has existed for so long a period ; 

 neither is it likely that there will be, other than by a 

 constant watching for and destruction of every ves- 

 tige of every hive, together with all their contents, 

 whenever found to contain the disease.* 



This plan has been found to be the only safe one, 

 as every delay and every effort made to cure it by 

 driving the bees, is liable to result in communicating 

 it to healthy stocks. This may be done by remov- 

 ing the infected honey, or by the bees from diseased 



* " Three weeks from the first swarm will be the time to 

 examine them. It is easily done now, as about all the healthy 

 brood (except drones) should be mature in that time. Again, 

 after the breeding season is over, in the fall, every stock should be 

 thoroughly inspected, and all diseased ones condemned. It is better to 

 do it, even if it should take the last one. It would pay much 

 better to procure others instead, that are healthy." Quiriby. 



In addition to making the special examinations as above, I would 

 recommend that at any time when a hive is noticed to be in a 

 weak or despondent condition, it be immediately examined as to the 

 cause. 



