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after a lapse of two or three years ; 

 then, who can trace it back ? 



According to my experience, to charge 

 the spreading of foul-brood to comb- 

 foundation, is about as sensible as the 

 assertion of a noted French bee-keeper 

 of the old school, who used to declare 

 that the spreading of this disease was 

 due to the movable-frame hives. 



Hamilton, Ills. Cuarles Dadant. 



I have just read Mr. Corniel's article, 

 in regard to the danger of spreading 

 foul-brood through the medium of comb- 

 foundation, and will detail our method 

 of handling the wax. Our wax is all 

 refined by melting in a large copper 

 tank (by steam), and keeping it at the 

 boiling point for 6 or 7 hours. The tank 

 is double, the inner one being surrounded 

 by water ; the steam heats the water, 

 and does not come in contact with the 

 wax, so that the settling process goes on 

 all the time. Taking into consideration 

 tne melting of the combs into wax, in 

 the first place, and the continued heat in 

 refining, and again melting to sheet it, I 

 hardly think there is any possible dan- 

 ger of contagion. If there was any dan- 

 ger, after this process, I should think 

 that nearly all the bees would be affected, 

 for the use of comb-foundation is so gen- 

 eral. We are told that honey infected is 

 safe to feed, if boiled ; and that the 

 scalding of hives will disinfect them. 

 Wax will melt, or start to, at 145^, but 

 it takes about 157° to Tieep it melted. 

 M. H. Hunt. 



Bell Branch, Mich., April 2, 1891. 



Appropriation for the World's Fair. 



The Bill to appropriate $5,000 for 

 the exhibit of bees and honey at the 

 World's Columbian Fair is now before 

 the Illinois Legislature. It was intro- 

 duced on March 25, by Hon. Joseph M. 

 Hambaugh, and was, as usual, referred 

 to the proper committee. 



We gave a portion of this Bill last 

 week — such as was telegraphed to the 

 daily papers. As it was incomplete, and 

 omitted several important matters, we 

 now publish it in full : 



Whereas, The large revenues derived 

 annually from the sale of honey by the 

 bee-keepers of Illinois make this import- 

 ant industry worthy of the fostering care 

 of the General Assembly ; and 



Whereas, A creditable apiarian exhibit 

 by bee-keepers of Illinois at the World's 



Columbian Exposition, to be held in Chi- 

 cago in 1898, will call marked attention 

 to this growing industry, and greatly as- 

 sist the development of the same, and 

 thereby add largely to the material pros- 

 perity of the State ; and 



Whereas, The Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, an organization composed 

 of leading apiarists of the State, and 

 duly incorporated, in compliance with 

 the statutes of this State, have petitioned 

 this General Assembly for an appropria- 

 tion to defray the expenses of making an 

 exhibit of bees, honey and apiarian sup- 

 plies and appliances at the World's Colum- 

 bian Exposition, in 1898; therefore 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the People 

 of the State of Illinois, represented in the 

 General Assembly, That there be and is 

 hereby appropriated to the Illinois Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, out of any money 

 in the treasury not otherwise appropri- 

 ated, the following sums, to-wit: For the 

 payment of expenses of making an exhibit 

 of bees, honey, apiarian supplies and ap- 

 pliances at the World's Columbian Expo- 

 sition, to be held in Chicago in 1893, the 

 sum of $5,000, or so much of said sum 

 as may be required to make a credita- 

 ble display. 



Sec. 2. The Illinois Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation may, in its discretion, employ a 

 competent person as an executive officer 

 for service in preparatory work and care 

 of the State Apiarian Exhibit, whose 

 powers, duties and title shall be pre- 

 scribed by said Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 and whose compensation shall be fixed 

 by said Association, subject to the ap- 

 proval of the Governor. Said executive 

 officer shall be removed at the pleasure 

 of said Association. Any member of 

 said Bee-Keepers' Association, other 

 than said executive officer, rendering serv- 

 ice in connection with said State exhibit 

 by instruction of said Association, may 

 receive, as compensation therefor, only 

 necessary expenses and costof transpor" 

 tation while actually employed in such 

 service. 



Sec. ' 3. The sum of $5,000, or so 

 much thereof as may be necessary for 

 the purpose, is hereby appropriated to 

 defray the cost and expenses of the work 

 contemplated by this act, to be paid by 

 the State Treasurer from the funds not 

 otherwise appropriated, upon warrants 

 drawn by the Auditor of the State, which 

 warrants shall be drawn only upon item- 

 ized vouchers and receipted bills^ signed 

 by the President of- the Illinois Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, countersigned by the 

 Secretary thereof, and approved by the 

 Governor : And provided further, That 

 in no event shall the State of Illinois be 



