^HE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



Sir 



suri)lus that is finished and slip in a cover 

 furnished with a bee escape. Such covers 

 can be used ocer hives, the same as other 

 covers, by simply stopping up the holes with 

 corks. We shall try some bee escapes next 

 summer. 



THE DETECTION AND ERADICATION OF FOUL 

 BEOOD. 



It is not advisable that a bee-keeper be con- 

 tinually opening brood nests and critically 

 examining the combs for foul brood. If 

 a colony shows signs of listlessness, or many 

 dead bees are seen in front of the hive, or 

 a peculiar, unpleasant odor is noticed, it 

 would be wise to make an examination. 

 Whenever handling frames of brood it would 

 also be well to glance at the brood. Notice 

 if the " pearly field " of unsealed larvivis un- 

 broken. If there are desolate patches, ex- 

 amine more critically. If some of the larv* 

 are discolored, shapeless, ropy, ill smelling ; 

 some of the cappings sunken, perhaps perfo- 

 rated, foul brood is present. What is to be 

 done? This depends upon the time of the 

 year and other circumstances. If it is dur- 

 ing a honey flow, the bees may be put in new 

 or disinfected hives, with no combs in which 

 to store the infected honey brought with 

 them. It is a pleasure to note that this 

 course is now advised by all. There is no 

 necessity for starvation. One or two corres- 

 pondents use the term, but it is evident from 

 their descriptions of the methods used, that 

 the starving was omitted. In fact, Dr. Ma- 

 son wrote us, upon inquiry, after his article 

 was in type, that he did not starve the bees ; 

 that his use of the word " starvation " was a 

 mistake. Whether foundation shall be used 

 or not is yet a disputed point. W^e think 

 that were honey mixed with salicylic acid 

 and fed to the bees imuiediatehj, so that it 

 would become mixed with the honey they 

 have with them, foundation might safely be 

 used : especially if the honey flow were so 

 light that the foundation would be drawn 

 but slowly. We are quite favorably im- 

 pressed with the plan advised by Mr. Taylor, 

 that of feeding the bees medicated honey 

 early in season, thus keeping the disease in 

 check and securing a crop of honey; then 

 caging the queen when the eggs that she 

 lays would no longer hatch soon enough to 

 produce bees that would help gather the 

 harvest, — but we will not repeat the details 

 here, as all can be found in his article in this 



issue. We still believe that there is no 

 necessity for destroying the combs and the 

 honey they contain. If a man cannot, or 

 will not, exercise suflicient care, it would 

 certainly be better to burn them; but, if he 

 has enough "gumption" to succeed as a bee 

 keeper, he can save the combs from destruc- 

 tion. If necessary, let him follow the ex- 

 ample of Dr. Mason — boil the hives and 

 melt up the wax at night. It would be well, 

 however, for all to bear in mind that one 

 little "forget" may compel a repetition of 

 the "whole business." 



MAKING ADVERTISEMENTS ATTBACTIVE, AND 

 CONTINUING THEM. 



Bluffton, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1890. 



W. Z. Hutchinson: — 



Dear Friend; In your last issue you speak 

 of composing and arranging advertisements. 

 I can say this much for the Review (and it 

 is a great surprise to me, too, as the Review 

 is a rather new publication compared with 

 some of its contemporaries), it is one of the 

 best, if not the best of the advertising medi- 

 ums I have tried. It is surprising to see how 

 many say: "Saw your ad. in the Review." 

 I don't know whether this is the result of your 

 skill in displaying advertisements, but it is 

 true. F. A. Eaton. 



We frankly admit that one object, in giving 

 the above letter to the public, is to show 

 those who have never advertised in the Re- 

 view its value for this purpose. We also 

 wish to call attention to the fact that Mr. 

 Eaton is a conthmoKs advertiser. Keeping 

 everlastingly at it brings success. And, last, 

 but not least, his advertisement has a picture 

 in it. As we mentioned last month, there 

 are several methods of making an advertise- 

 ment attractive. Using a large amount of 

 space is the most expensive method, and not 

 always the best. Mr. Eaton's advertisement 

 occupies only six lines, yet it has probably 

 been read by every one who reads the Review. 

 It will pay almost any one who has much 

 advertising to do, to get up a small cut of 

 some kind. Notice how the dealers in im- 

 plements, stock, etc., adorn with engravings 

 their advertisements in the agricultural jour- 

 nals. Don't get some old electrotype that 

 has appeared in all the catalogues and price 

 lists in the land. Get up something new. 

 Be original. Think. We do the best we can 

 with every advertisement that comes to us, 

 but, with from forty to fifty advertisements 

 to look after, we cannot give each one the 



