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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



October 



Avorrus, more than any other mishap 

 in bee-keeping. 



Having had entire success in curing 

 bee-paralysis, of the most malignant 

 type, and everv case treated has re- 

 mained permanently cured up to this 

 time, not even one bee has ever shown 

 the least symptom of the malady ; 

 although some of our great, good, and 

 wise bee-keepers have honestly differ- 

 ed from me in their opinions, after 

 testing the remedy, from the fact that 

 that they did not succeed in curing 

 the 'malady ; while I believe all ad- 

 mitted that their bees did not die off 

 nearly so fast as previous to treatment, 

 at the same time there are many who 

 have proved the salt remedy efficaci- 

 ous, so far as I have been able to hear 

 from — so I use the same remedy for 

 moth- worms. 



Having accumulated a good many 

 beautiful combs, from one year to an- 

 other, and it worried ray patience to 

 find even once in awhile a mutilated 

 comb, caused by the moth-worms, I 

 sorted 40 beautiful, unsoiled combs, 

 and the balance I rendered into wax. 

 I make a strong salt-brine, and fully 

 saturated the 40 combs with the brine; 

 this was done (jver two years ago, and 

 there has never been any trouble from 

 the moth-worms since. If the treat- 

 ment proves effectual against the 

 ravages of the moth-worm, bee-keep- 

 ers ought know it. 



My plan of treatment here at the 

 house-apiary is as follows (and after 

 treating three or four combs one can 

 treat them quite speedily and effect- 

 ually, remembering that a thorough 

 test is always the surest road to suc- 

 cess in any problem in life — anything 

 short of this causes disputes, contention 



and unpleasant sayings, and a failure 

 in the end): 



Make, say one quart of brine, put- 

 ting in all the salt the water will dis- 

 solve. Take an empty brood-frame, 

 cover one side with wire screen, by 

 tacking on with small tacks. Spread 

 on a table an oilcloth, take a brood- 

 comb, lay it on the table, and pour 

 the cells, on one side, full of brine (I 

 use a gum sprinkler.) Then lay on 

 top the frame with wire-screen. Lay 

 on the table another brood-comb, lift 

 up the comb full of brine and turn 

 over and hold it over the empty comb, 

 and give the frame a quick upward 

 jerk, and the brine will quickly pass 

 into the cells of the empty comb. 

 Drop the screen-frame on the comb 

 just filled, and lay the comb just 

 emptied down on the table, the other 

 side up ; pick up the one now with 

 the screen on top, turn it over the one 

 just emptied, and with a quick upward 

 motion you will complete the comb. 

 Thus you continue the work, refilling 

 and emptying until all are treated. 

 The brine should be quite warm, and 

 will adhere to the cells better. 



The wire-screen prevents the combs 

 from breaking when throwing the 

 brine out with the sudden upward 

 motion or jerk. When the combs are 

 dry, they will look frosty ; thus they 

 can be laid away, and, when wanted 

 for use, give them a good rinsing in a 

 boiler of tepid, clean water, when 

 purer combs cannot be given to the 



bees. This if the experience of the 

 writer. 



Reinersville, Ohio. 



A few copies of the article " Giant 

 Bees of India," by Frank Benton, 

 are left. We will mail them to any 

 address at 5c each. 



