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unnoticed previous infection, of an indefinite number of cells, 
which contain sick or dead larve, or, if the disease is just begin- 
ning, by the presence, among the brood, of sick or rotten larve. 
The larve die and rot either before or after sealing. It is only 
when the disease has lasted for some time, that the cappings are 
punctured, and that the brood has an offensive odor. 
“The spreading of brood in the Spring is not always caused 
by foul-brood. A defective queen, some old pollen in the cells, 
&c., may also cause it. The brood may die (we do not say rot) 
by other causes also, and we should regret to see our bee-keepers 
become unduly frightened, and make a useless inspection of 
all the brood in their hives, for such work ig not an agree- 
able pastime. But if foul-brood has already appeared in the 
neighborhood, or in the Apiary, it is well to drive the bees froin 
the brood-combs and to inspect the latter with a scrutinizing eye. 
We have sometimes diagnosticated foul-brood in hives which had 
but two or three sick larve, barely turning yellow. When the 
disease has already spread, it strikes the eye. The brood is 
shapeless, yellow, brown, black, and the cappings change color 
and sink.”—(Bertrand, Revue Internationale d’ Apiculture.) 
791. Cure. Several methods of cure for foul-brood have 
been given, with more or less successfulresults. Mr. D. A. 
Jones, has written a small pamphlet, in which he gives his 
method. He removes all the broodless combs, from the 
infected colony, drives (473) or shakes the bees into a 
box covered with wire-cloth, leaving enough bees in the 
hive to take care of the brood, if it is worth saving; and 
puts the driven bees in a dark cellar for three to six days, 
turning the box on its side so as to see the bees through 
the -wire-cloth. He keeps them thus till he sees some of 
them dying from starvation. Then, he puts them into a clean 
hive, on comb-foundation, and feeds them with the honey 
that has been removed from their combs, after having boiled 
it with one-fifth of water. The bees that hatch from the 
brood receive the same treatment before being returned to 
their colonies; all the combs are melted, and the hives, 
frames, &c., are boiled for ten minutes before being used 
again. Although Mr. Jones has been successful with this 
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