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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



A Failure, is the result of the 

 experiment by Mr. A. I. Root, in at- 

 tempting to "cure la grippe without 

 medicine." We were very skeptical 

 about it, for we have had all the experi- 

 ence in that line necessary to bring 

 about that state of mind during the past 

 two Winters. Our testimony is that it 

 is the most persistent and diabolical 

 disease we know of ! We are sorry to 

 learn that Brother Root's theory of cure 

 has failed, for it would have been a 

 grand thing to have been able to 

 " enjoy " a visit from la Grippe after so 

 many thousands have pronounced it the 

 most unenjoyable thing in the world. 

 Brother Root says this in the last number 

 of Gleanings : 



Well, friends, I am here in bed yet, 

 but have much cause for thanksgiving. 

 My blood has got down to only 98 4/5^ 

 — only 2/5 of a degree, as you will 

 notice, above the great level of all the 

 blooded universe. 



Brother Newman smiled a little at my 

 " enjoying " having the grip. Well, I 

 take it all back. There was a point 

 reached where even I couldn't find a 

 thing enjoyable about it ; and this re- 

 minds me, since I have said so much 

 about doctoring without medicine, that I 

 shall have something to say, Providence 

 permitting, in our next issue, in regard 

 to doctoring with medicine. Very likely 

 the great Father is teaching me some 

 needed lessons along this line. 



Bees l^^ork. at Ni§:lit in the 



hive, and build comb as perfectly as if 

 an electric light had shone there all the 

 time. Many times we have been asked 

 why they prefer the darkness, but there 

 are good reasons for doing so. 



All know that honey is a liquid with- 

 out any solid sugar in it. But, after 

 standing, it gradually assumes a crys- 

 talline appearance ; in other words, it 

 granulates, and ultimately will become 

 a solid mass. 



Some have stated that this change is 

 due to the same agent which alters the 

 molecular arrangement of the iodine of 

 silver on the excited collodion plate, 

 and determines the formation of cam- 

 phor and iodine crystals in a bottle. 



We are informed that Prof. Schieber 

 enclosed honey in well-corked flasks, 

 some of which he kept in perfect dark- 

 ness, while the others were exposed to 

 the light. The result has been that the 

 portion exposed to the • light soon 

 crystallizes, while that kept in the dark 

 remains unchanged. 



Hence, we see why the bees are so 

 careful to obscure the glass windows 

 which are sometimes placed in their 

 hives. 



The existence of the young depends 

 on the liquidity of the saccharine food 

 presented to them, and if light were 

 allowed access to this, in all probability 

 it would prove fatal to the inmates of 

 the hive. 



At tlie "World's Fair no side 

 shows are to be permitted within the 

 Exposition grounds. The Directory has 

 decided that the entrance fee shall 

 entitle the visitor to see everything 

 within the enclosure. There will be, 

 however, several theatres built and kept 

 running, at which the finest talent in 

 the world, it is expected, will appear, 

 and visitors who choose to attend the 

 performances, will have to pay an 

 admission fee. Such sights as "A Street 

 in Carlo," will be free, but natives of 

 oriental countries, in a few cases, will 

 be allowed to charge a small fee to 

 special performances of a theatrical 

 nature. 



Tlie Exposition at Chicago this 

 year, will open on September 24. If 

 the Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Conven- 

 tion is held this year, it should be during 

 the Fat Stock Show — about November 

 19 would be a good time. 



Tlie numerous exciting events in the 

 yachting world, and the keen popular 

 interest shown this season in the noble 

 sport, make the paper on "New York 

 Yachts and Yachtsmen," in Frank 

 Leslie's Popular Monthly for September, 

 peculiraly interesting and timely. 



