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it would not be because it had caught it from its neighbor 

 which I had attempted to cure, but because the germ of foul- 

 brood was hidden somewhere in the hive, and of late had come 

 in contact with a larva. 



"The formula of the mixture is as follows: 

 16 gr. salicylic acid, 

 16 gr. soda borax, 

 1 oz. water. 



"I keep on hand a bottle of this mixture, so as to be always 

 ready for an emergency; also a druggist's ounce glass, so that 

 I may know what I am doing. My food was honey, with about 

 25 per cent, water added. But we may feed honey or sugar 

 syrup, adding to every quart of food an ounce of the above 

 mixture. Bees being without comb and brood, partake of it 

 readily, and by the time their comb-foundation is built out, 

 you will find your colony in a healthy and prosperous con- 

 dition. 



"Thus you see foul-brood can be rooted out completely, and 

 without an extra amount of trouble, provided you are suffi- 

 ciently impressed with its dangerous, insidious character, and 

 are prepared to meet it promptly on its first appearance. 



"When an atomizer is used on combs and larvae the medicine 

 should be only half as strong as given in the formula. ' ' 



792. Since Muth wrote the above, Hilbert improved the 

 method, by dispensing with soda borax, and adding to his 

 treatment fumigations with evaporating salicylic acid. We 

 give this new method, for it has been used successfully by 

 Mr. Bertrand and several of his neighbors in a number of 

 different apiaries in Switzerland. 



Prepare : 



Solution No. 1, 



Crystallized salicylic acid 1 oz, 

 Pure alcohol, 8 oz. 



With this mixture prepare: 



Solution No. 2, for washing or sprinkling the combs with 

 an atomizer, 20 drops of solution No. 1, mixed with 7 ounces 

 of tepid rain water, or 200 drops in a pint of water. 



Solution No. 3, to be used in the food of the bees, about 



