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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



of the atmosphere at all elevations 

 and one of the causes of the speedy 

 dissipation of noxious gases and va- 

 pors in the open air." — Chambers^ En- 

 cyclopaedia, subject. Diffusion. 



" There is a very remarkable prop- 

 erty enjoyed by gases and vapors in 

 general which is seen in a high degree 

 of intensity in the case of hydrogen ; 

 this is what is called dt^Ksu'e^joit^er. . . 

 It is impossible to overestimate the 

 importance in the great economy of 

 nature of this very curious law affect- 

 ing the constitutions of gaseous 

 bodies ; it is the principal means by 

 which the atmosphere is preserved in 

 an uniform state and the accumula- 

 tion of poisonous gases and exhala- 

 tions in towns and other confined 

 localities prevented." — Fowne^s Chem- 

 isti-y for Students, page 112. 



As Mr. Moore refers to some state- 

 ments of mine made at the Toronto 

 Convention, allow me to take this op- 

 portunity ot saying that, in condens- 

 ing the report^ my remarks on that 

 occasion have been very much man- 

 gled. For instance, I did not say that 

 it required bacteria to produce dysen- 

 tery, but that if there were any bac- 

 teria, the dampness and consequent 

 fermentation in the hive, were the 

 causes. There are other misrepre- 

 sentations, but it is hardly worth 

 while now to correct them, I wash to 

 say, however, that in regard to the 

 purity of the air in rooms I am cor- 

 rectly reported. 



Lindsay, Out., Oct. 16, 1882. 



Translated from Bienenvater. 



Gleanings from (jerniauy. 



A. R. KOHNKE. 



In a village near Zempelberg, the 

 tavern keeper was attacked by row- 

 dies, who began to demolisli his fur- 

 niture, threatening also to abuse him 

 him and his family. To save himself 

 he ran out into the garden, picked up 

 one of his colonies of bees and threw 

 it through the window among the 

 drunken crowd ; the bees, enraged, 

 went for them with a will, and cleared 

 the house and premises in less than 

 two minutes. 



Spir^a Ulmaria.— The blossoms 

 of Spirma Ulmaria contain, as a natu- 

 ral product, salicylic acid. The plant 

 is a native of Germany, where it 

 grows in low, wet places and blooms 

 from June till August ; it attains a 

 height of from three to six feet, and 

 furnishes honey aud pollen ; in gath- 

 ering which, the bees also gather the 

 disinfectant. Cases of malignant foul 

 brood having disappeared without the 

 aid of the bee-keeper, it was discov- 

 ered that it was due to the profuse 

 bloom of this shrub. Thus, it ap- 

 pears, that nature has provided means 

 to check and cure this dreaded pest 

 among bees. 



Knowledge of Bees. — Reaumer 

 remarks, that whenever he attempts 

 to go near his bees in full state dress, 

 they will sting badly, but when in his 

 old dressing gown, will not molest 

 him. [It is rather curious, but a fact, 

 that my bees will not permit me to 



handle them in my fine suit, unless I 

 give them a severe smoking, whilst in 

 my every day clothes I can usually go 

 about them without smoke, though 

 both are of the same color. — Trans- 

 lator.] 



Obsolete Means to Promote 

 Bee-Keeping. — One hundred years 

 ago, in Prussia, prevailed a law that 

 every fanner, being in possession of a 

 certain number of acres, had to keep 

 at least four colonies of bees ; those 

 having about half the number of acres, 

 two, and those having a garden only, 

 one colony. In case of neglect, the 

 occupier of the premises was fined. 



To test the Purity of Wax.— 



1. Specific gravity. Pure wax, 

 whether bleached or not, has a spe- 

 cific gravity of between 0.956 and 964, 

 generally from 0.9-58 to 0.960. Adul- 

 terations with stearic acid, resin or 

 japanisian tree wax, makes it heavier; 

 with those of paraffine or tallow, 

 lighter. 



2. Pure beeswax is dissolved by 

 chloroform, on warming it ; not so 

 with adulterated wax. 



Rules for Beginners in Bee- 

 Keeping.— 1. Before you spend any 

 money for bees or fixtures, seek the 

 advice of an experienced bee-keeper, 

 even if you have to travel many miles 

 to obtain the same. What you profit, 

 by good advice, will richly repay your 

 traveling expenses. 



2. Don't attempt to make your own 

 hives, if you have nothing but a hand- 

 saw ; but buy them in the llat, of re- 

 liable manufacturers. 



3. Buy only strong colonies, even if 

 they cost a little more. 



4. Use but one style or kind of hive 

 in vour apiary. 



.5. Keep your colonies strong ; do 

 not divide for increase too soon ; 

 rather buy strong colonies. 



6. See to it that your colonies have 

 all worker comb, which may be had 

 by the use of worker comb founda- 

 tion. 



7. If some of your colonies have 

 not winter stores enough, feed them 

 plentifully. One pound above what 

 thej- will need will do no harm ; if 

 but one ounce is lacking, they will 

 starve and the colony will be lost. 



8. During winter, but especially in 

 early spring, keep the colonies warm, 

 otherwise the rearing of brood will 

 proceed slowly. 



9. Ill spring, contract the brood- 

 nest bv a division board, and add 

 more frames only when the bees cover 

 well what frames they have. Do not 

 add more than one frame at a time. 



10. What you do not understand, 

 learn of bee papers, or books, but es- 

 pecially of your bees. Exercise your 

 powers of oliservation to gain practi- 

 cal experience, and you will be suc- 

 cessful. 



Yienna, Austria. 



Sample Copies of theAsiERicAN Bee 

 Journal will be sent free to any per- 

 son. Any one intending to get up a 

 club can have sample copies sent to 

 the persons they desire to interview, 

 by sending the names to this office. 



Local Convention Sirectory. 



1882. 



Time and Place ef Meeting. 



Nov. I— New Jersey & Eastern, at New Brunswick. 

 J. Hasbrouck. Sec Bound Brook. N.J. 

 3.— Iowa Central, at Wlnterset. Iowa, 



Henry Wallace, Sec. 



1883. 

 Jan. 16.— Eastern N. Y., at Albany. N. Y. 



E. Quakenbush, Sec. Barnerville, N. Y. 

 16-18, Northeastern, at Syracuse. N. Y. 



G. W. House, Fayetteyille, N. Y. 



tW~ In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



i^The annual meeting of the Ma- 

 honing Valley Bee-keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held at Berlin Center, 

 Mahoning County, in the town hall on 

 Friday and Saturday the 19th and 20th 

 of January, 1883. All bee-keepers are 

 invited to attend and send essays, pa- 

 pers, implements, or any thing ot in- 

 terest to the fraternity. A full at- 

 tendance is requested of all who are 

 interested. In fact, the meetings will 

 be so interesting that you cannot 

 afford to miss them. We expect a 

 lecturer from abroad on the evening 

 of the 19th. 



Leonidas Carson, Pres. 



i^The Iowa Central Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual meet- 

 ing at the office of Graham & Steel, 

 Wlnterset, Iowa, on Friday Nov. 3, 

 1882, at 10 a. m. All interested in bee 

 culture are invited. 



Henry Wallace. 



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