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tried my method, and have succeeded, to their own 
delight, while some have failed ; but the testimony 
is general, that bees under phenol become more ener- 
getic than are those that need no treatment. 
The quantities are easily managed, i oz. of phenol 
crystals (= carbolic acid No. i) will be sufficient for qolb. 
of syrup, Joz. for lolb., or Joz. of liquid carbolic, P.B., 
for qlb. syrup, or rather less than three quarts. The 
carbolic acid should be added to the syrup when the 
latter is cool, and equally mixed by careful stirring. 
Mr. McLain is just reporting some cures which 
appear remarkable, and, since I have no personal 
interest whatever to serve, I only trust that his method 
may be superior to mine, although it certainly involves 
much more trouble. I have used his remedy, and find 
spraying with a syrupy fluid very messy ; but time is 
needed before one can judge of results. I give his 
recipe and treatment in his own words : 
“To three pints of soft water, add one pint of dairy 
salt. Use an earthen vessel. Raise the temperature to 
90° Fahr. ; stir till the salt is thoroughly dissolved ; add 
one pint of soft water, boiling hot, in which has been 
dissolved four tablespoonfuls of bicarbonate of soda; stir 
thoroughly, while adding to the mixture sufficient honey 
or syrup to make it quite sweet, but not enough to 
perceptibly thicken ; to ^oz. of pure salicylic acid (the 
crystal), add alcohol sufficient to thoroughly cut it 
(about I oz.), and add this to the mixture while still 
warm, and when thoroughly stirred, leave standing for 
two or three hours, when it becomes settled and 
clear. 
“ Treatment . — Shake the bees from the combs, and 
