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them. Only cause the spores to germinate where the said 
germs find no means of continued propagation and 
sustenance, and there is an end of them. 
I have repeatedly proved by practical demonstration, 
in fact, and in results, that a fairly strong colony will, 
under certain conditions, give no resting-place to spores 
or germs, either with or without the aid of medicinal 
applications. 
Look at the method employed by Mr. McEvoy, of 
Canada. The original combs are all removed, the bees 
brushed back into the same hive where they are not 
confined, but having been supplied with frames containing 
starters only, are allowed to remain three days, and build 
what comb they will. The whole of this is then removed 
and the bees placed straight on to foundation. The hive 
is not, neither are the bees, disinfected, or fed with 
medicated food ; and in not one, but in thousands of 
cases, has this treatment resulted in a perfect cure. 
Where are the dreaded spores? Surely the bees should 
have been scalded if the scientific (?) opinion holds good 
as to the otherwise impossibility of killing the enemy. 
Mr. McEvoy considers the bees use up all the diseased 
honey they have in building the new combs during the 
three days. Possibly they do, but the probability is that 
when shaken from them they still have some of the same 
honey, though this is apparently all used up before the 
foundation can be used for storage. Even then it is some 
few days longer before larve make their appearance. But, 
again, asks the scientist, what becomes of the spores? 
The fact is, in the meantime they have germinated without 
the means of reproduction. 
I must also consider the so-called starvation plan, which 
is very similar to the above, except that the bees are 
confined without the means of comb-building for some 
