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much thinner than those in the New 

 York exhibit. The wood on the sides of 

 the cases in the respective exhibits are 

 of the same width, hence the projection 

 of the side-pieces at each end on the 

 cases in the Ohio exhibit is 5/16 of an 

 inch more than the projections of the 

 side pieces at each end on the cases 

 in the New York apiarian exhibit. That 

 5/16 of an inch projection, when look- 

 ing straight at the case, will cover a 

 large defect. If the observer will take 

 the pains to look in around the edges, he 

 will see whether or not there are any 

 imperfections. 



I agree with Dr. M. that there are 

 "really more" imperfections to cover in 

 the New York than in the Ohio exhibit. 

 It would naturally be expected that in 

 an exhibit of comb honey in which there 

 are nearly 2,900 sections in sight, there 

 would be a greater number of imperfec- 

 tions than would be found in an exhibit 

 of about 500 selected sections ; and I 

 am still of the opinion, after looking 

 back of the projections, that the New 

 York exhibit contains many more per- 

 fectly filled and full weight sections 

 than can be found in the Ohio exhibit. 



As I said in a former article, I believe 

 my figures in regard to the amount of 

 our extracted honey to have been too 

 high, and that I made no attempt at 

 absolute accuracy. 



In the fourth from the last paragraph 

 of Dr. M.'s article, he claims to have 

 counted the cases in the New York ex- 

 hibit, and finds 424 showing two sec- 

 tions each, 280 showing three sections 

 each, and 266 showing four sections 

 each. Not one of the items in this 

 statement is correct, and if it is not evi- 

 dence that his early education in the 

 rudiments of arithmetic is becoming im- 

 paired, the discrepancy must) be ac- 

 counted for in some other way, perhaps 

 due to defective " recollection," though 

 not 240 miles away this time. 



The correct figures are — 443 cases 

 showing two sections each, 295 cases 

 showing three sections each, 255 cases 

 showing four sections each ; and 16 

 cases showing no sections (the latter 

 used in building in corners in such a 

 manner that the " sections are not 

 shown) ; total, 1,009 cases. 



I would not be understood as casting 

 a single reflection on another exhibit, 

 for I know that all are worthy and de- 

 serving of the highest commendation. I 

 have acted entirely on the defensive in 

 every remark made concerning other ex- 

 hibits, and have said just as little as I 

 could in justice to myself and the api- 

 arian exhibit of the Empire State. But 



I protest against having the exhibit I 

 represent measured from one stand- 

 point, and a comparison drawn with 

 another exhibit from another stand- 

 point; I protest against the publication 

 of what purports to be an absolutely 

 correct count of items, unless it is cor- 

 rect ; and to any comparison of weights 

 of sections and projections of side-pieces 

 of cases, etc., unless a full explanation 

 of apparent differences, or apparent 

 similarity, is made. 



Dr. M. has never asked my assistance 

 in making an inventory of the New 

 York State exhibit, or in weighing sec- 

 tions for his comparisons, although I 

 have been on hand every day, and would 

 have been glad to have given him assis- 

 tance. If he had asked my assistance, 

 I could have furnished him some correct 

 statements, instead of his misstatements. 



World's Fair Grounds, Chicago, Ills. 



[For final reference to the above dis- 

 cussion in the Bee Jouenal, see page 

 359 of this issue.— Ed.] 



Foul Brood Disease — Its Treat, 

 ment and Cure. 



Written for " Oleaningn in Bee-Culture " 

 BY ERNEST K. ROOT 



To many of our readers, and perhaps 

 the majority, the rehearsing of much 

 that is old on this subject may seem un- 

 necessary ; but as the information that 

 has been gathered during the past seven 

 or eight years, including our own ex- 

 periments in the treatment and cure of 

 foul brood, have been scattered through 

 many different copies of the bee-papers, 

 it is hard for the beginner and others, 

 who have unexpectedly come upon foul 

 brood, to get at the information quickly. 

 We have already carefully considered 

 the subject under the heading of " Foul 

 Brood," in the " A B C of Bee-Culture ; " 

 but as the disease seems to be breaking 

 out anew in many quarters, and many 

 questions are being asked, we will at- 

 tempt to boil down the best that has 

 been written, including the article in the 

 book, bringing the matter up to the 

 very latest date. 



SYMPTOMS OF FOUL BROOD. 



Some of the brood fails to hatch. 

 Cappings here and there are sunken and 

 perforated at the center. On opening 

 one of those colls there will be found a 

 dead larva lying on one side of the cell, 

 somewhat shrunken, and of a brownish 



