300 Remedies for Stings. 
a sponge wet in chloroform—it takes but a few drops — 
then puts in another dry sponge. These dry sponges pre- 
vent the escape of the chloroform, except when the bellows 
is worked. Mr. Jones finds that bees partially stupefied 
with chloroform receive queens without any show of ill- 
will. As soon as the bees begin to fall, the queen is put 
into the hive and no more of the vapor added. I tried this 
last summer with perfect success. This was recommended 
vears ago in Germany, but its use seems to have been aban- 
doned. It is more than likely that Mr. Jones’s method of 
applying the anesthetic is what makes it more valuable. 
The smoker diffuses the vapor so that all bees receive it, 
and none get too much. I should use ether instead of 
chloroform, as with higher animals it is a little more mild 
and safe. Our British friends of late are recommending 
carbolic acid in lieu of smoke to quiet bees. By means of 
a feather the liquid is brushed about the entrance and along 
the top of the frames, or-else a cloth dampened with the acid 
is placed over the frames. This is also used to fumigate 
the bees for the same purpose. Mr. Cheshire advises a 
little creosote placed in the common smoker, to make the 
smoke more effective. There is no question but that this 
obnoxious substance will quiet the bees; but it seems to me 
from a brief experience, that it is far less convenient than 
the smoker. 
TO CURE STINGS, 
In case a person is stung, he should step back a little fo- 
a moment, as the pungent odor of the venom is likely to 
anger the bees and induce further stinging. By forcing a 
little smoke from the smoker onto the part stung, we will 
obscure this odor. The sting should be rubbed off at once. 
I say rubbed, for we should not grasp it with the finger- 
nails, as that crowds more poison into the wound. If the 
pain is such as to prove troublesome, apply a little ammonia, 
The venom is an acid, and is neutralized by the alkali. 
A strong solution of saltpetre I have found nearly as good 
to relieve pain as the ammonia. Ice cold water drives the 
blood from any part of our body to which it is applied, and 
so it often gives relief to quickly immerse the part stung in 
