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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



[June, 



others. On the following day, July 26th, the 

 combs were taken out of hive No. 3 ; the bees 

 upon i.hem brushed into a straw basket hive, 

 which was shut and then placed to one side. 



Comb No. 1 (at the entrance of the hive), was 

 first taken in hand. Referees, upon examina- 

 tion, declared that fully three-fourths of the 

 brood in the upper half of this comb was in- 

 fected. Herr Lanibrecht, in opposition, de- 

 clared that fully nine-tenths of the brood was 

 infected. 



This mass of decomposition was removed 

 from the cells. Herr Lambrecht labored at 

 these combs (42cm nigh x 26cm broad), with 

 assistance some three hours. Then comb No. 2, 

 which likewise contained sealed brood, was 

 taken in hand and treated in the same manner 

 as comb No. 1. After Herr Lambrecht had 

 thus worked for about half an hour, he arose 

 and declared that the conditions determined 

 upon by the Commission were impracticable. 

 •*jUpon the wish of the Commission, Herr 

 Lambrecht made the following declaration : 

 To President of the Commission, Prof. Masbaum: 



I hereby declare that I am in a position, ac- 

 cording to my tested method to cure swarms 

 affected with foul-brood, but am not able to 

 work miracles; thus, I am unable to restore as 

 living beings, the 90 per cent, of decomposed 

 brood found in comb No. 3, and, not being 

 allowed to apply the knife to the patient, I 

 clearly cannot comply with the conditions im- 

 posed by the Commission. 



I will remove the pest, and destroy its conta- 

 gious character, and bring the suffering bees 

 to their normal state. To do this I need the 

 knife, and according to the various circum- 

 stances must apply divers remedies. Should 

 you not be satisfied, and allow me a free hand 

 in carrying out this cure, then I will leave to- 

 morrow, and he who can may try his hand at 

 healing the swarm. 



A. Lambrecht, 

 Chemist and Bee-keeper. 



Voxtrup, July 26 th, 1,872. 



After the referee had reflected a considerable 

 time over the matter, he assented to further 

 proceedings, and hive No. 3 was managed in 

 the following manner : 



Comb No. 1 was not mutilated; from comb 

 No. 3 was cut out and new inserted ; comb No. 

 3 was cut away, except about two-fingers' 

 breadth. The hive thus received three frames, 

 one comb containing much unsealed honey, but 

 no brood was left out. 



On the 27th of July hives Nos. 1, 4 and 5 

 were taken in hand. From No. 1 was removed 

 considerable brood and uncovered honey; the 

 sealed honey was left. 



From No. 4 the combs were all destroyed to 

 within two inches of the top. The hive held 

 four combs. No. 5 was treated in the same 

 manner as No. 4. 



After the referee had examined No. 6, Herr 

 Lambrecht took it in charge. Considerable 

 quantities of comb were cut out, and six frames 

 with new comb began in them substituted. 

 A. Lambrecht, 

 G. Masbaum. 

 Voxtrup, August 1st, 1872. 



[Journal of Proceedings, No. 3.] 



At Voxtrup, near Osnabruck. On the 13th 

 August Herr Lambrecht made his appearance 

 here for the purpose of inspecting the stocks. 

 In hive No. 3 there was found in comb No. 2 

 (the middle one), more putrid cells in the upper 

 half of the com . This upper portion, so far as 

 the foul-brood extended, was cut out on the 

 16th of August. 



In hive No. 4 were found some diseased cells, 

 which were removed and the entire comb re- 

 turned to the hive. 



In hive No. 5 were found a few diseased cells. 

 (N. B. — This swarm lost its queen at the be- 

 ginning of August, which was replaced by the 

 referee, which still remained confined. On the 

 17th of August she was freed.) 



The examination of hives Nos. 1 and 6 did 

 not reveal the presence of any foul-brood what- 

 ever. A. Lambrecht, 

 G. Masbaum. 



Voxtrup, August 16th, 1872. 



[Journal of Proceedings, No. i.] 



Voxtrup, near Osnabruck. On the 20th of 

 August the referee examined the stocks with 

 tlie following results .- 



Hive No. 3 exhibited in first comb many dis- 

 eased brood-cells. Referee cut out of the upper 

 portion about the size of a hand. 



Hive No. 4 showed some few cells of diseased 

 brood. . 



In hive No. 5 there remained some covered 

 cells containing brood of the former queen, 

 which, by the holes in their caps, showed that 

 they were diseased ; there were in all twenty- 

 four pieces. During the examination the queen 

 flew away. On the 26th of August the referee 

 introduced a protected queen-cell. 



The examination of hives Nos. 1 and 6 did 

 not reveal the presence of any foul-brood. 



G. Masbaum. 



Voxtrup, August 20th, 1872. 



[Journal of Proceedings, No. 5.] 



Voxtrup, near Osnabruck. On the 5th and 

 6th of September, Herr Lambrecht gave the 

 hives a second inspection. 



In hive No. 3 he found a few diseased brood- 

 cells, sealed as well as unsealed, not exceeding 

 fifty in number. After Herr Lambrecht had 

 applied his remedy, many of the bees accompa- 

 nied by the queen, rushed out of the entrance 

 and threw themselves upon the neighboring 

 hives, where they were slaughtered in great 



