152 PLEASUBABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



grains of Naphthol Beta in alcohol or rectified spirits 

 of wine. Naphthol dissolves freely in alcohol, but is 

 insoluble in cold water. Pour just sufficient spirits on 

 the Naphthol to dissolve it and make it a clear liquid. 

 Pour the solution of Naphthol into the syrup when 

 sufficiently boiled and while still hot. In making 

 candy, pour in the Naphthol solution when the 

 syrup is of the proper consistence, and just before 

 taking it off the fire." 



The difficulty of taking the required number of grains 

 for the amount of sugar to be used may be overcome 

 by the contents of the packet (sufficient to medicate 

 145 lbs. of sugar) being put into a small long bottle 

 along with the necessary spirit, then pasting a slip of 

 paper on the side of the bottle as high as the top of 

 the solution. It would then be a very simple matter 

 to divide the paper proportionately to the amount of 

 food to be medicated at a time. This any chemist 

 would do when putting into the bottle the small 

 amount of spirit needed. 



Naphthaline is used in conjunction with Naphthol 

 Beta, though not in syrup. It is to be obtained in 

 balls about the size of marbles, two being split and 

 dropped to the bottom of the hive as a dose. The 

 fumes circulate through the hive and destroy the 

 bacilli. As a precaution against the introduction of 

 the disease Naphthaline and Naphthol Beta should 

 be used in every apiary. 



