AU6,  ^2 
500nE’S  RURAl.  PSEW-YORKER, 
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Bomcstit  (Etonomi). 
BIDDYISM. 
The  discussion  of  Uio  sorvant-girl  question  '  t 
has  monopolized,  to  an  alarming  extent,  society's  i 
small  talk.  Nay  more,  it  has  invaded  the  homo  1 
ch'clo,  is  served  at  breakfast,  dinner  and  tea,  and  i 
forms  not  an  inconsiderable  element  in  tln!  enter-  t 
tainment  of  visitors.  It  was  oiu- paitiful  duty  to  ) 
call  on  Mrs.  A.  the  other  evening.  Well  knowing  I 
her  weakness,  wo  wont  fully  determined  to  steer  ' 
clear  of  the  all-absorbing  topic,  but,  it  must  be 
confosHcd,  not  witliout  misgivings  as  to  the 
rcsnlt.  If  oiu'  memory  is  not  at  fault,  tho  con¬ 
versation  opened  in  tho  usual  way,  with  a  few 
desultory  remarks  in  reference  to  tho  weather. 
From  this  soasouable  subject  wo  rambled  on,  j  i 
aimlessly  to  all  appearances,  until  it  was  about  I  ( 
tuno  to  take  our  departnvo.  It  did  look  an  if  our  i  \ 
fondest  hopes  were  to  ho  realized,  when  in  an  '  1 
unguarded  mometit  wo  inquired  after  Mr.  A.'.s  j 
health.  Tlic  old  lady  laid  aside  her  speeta<^les,  | 
and  with  an  energy  fai’  surpassing  any  previous  j  , 
efTorts,  replied:-  •“  Poor  Mr.  A.  has  retired  much  ,  i 
earlier  than  usual  this  cveniug,  oompletidy  ^  ( 
tuckered  out.  Do  you  know  he  has  spent  tho  ] 
better  portion  of  tho  day  hunting  after  a  Hiddy  ? 
Oiu-  beauty  left  us  tliis  morning  without  a 
moment’s  notice,  and  hero  I  have  been  t  he  whole 
livelong  day  fretting  and  stewing  among  pots  > 
and  kettles,  until  I'm  completely  exhausted.  , 
To  think  that  after  doing  so  much  for  them  Diat  ^ 
they  should  serve  us  so,  the  ungrateful  wretelios  ! 
But  I  couldn't  stand  tho  impudent  huzzy's  slack 
any  longer.  Now,  there  is  .Mrs.  F.,  sho  novor  ' 
has  any  trouble  with  her  help.  I  don’t  uuder- 
stand  for  my  part  how  she  manages  so  well." 
All  my  diplomacy  vanished  as  dew  hoforo  tho 
morning  smi.  Tho  dear,  old  soul  had  found  her 
level  at  last  and  didn’t  we  catch  it— whew  1  Bhe 
rattled  on,  regardless  of  thue  and  oonsoqucnces  ; 
told  us  all  tthout  tho  vast  army  of  BuinoErs  and 
JUuY  Anns,  which  at  ono  time  or  another,  had 
in  rested  her  hoiuiohold;  expatiated  on  tho  phe¬ 
nomenal  gixid  luck  of  Mrs.  Bo-and-ao  in  kcoimig 
girls  ;  explained  why  Mrs.  B.  had  to  change  her 
help  every  week — in  fact  told  all  she  knew. 
What  she  didn’t  know  sho  surmisod,  and  wliat 
sho  didn’t  surmiso  wasn't  worth  hearing ! 
NYc  merely  cite  this  instance  as  an  inlinitosimal 
fraction  of  every  day  experience.  To  say  tho 
least,  the  whole  subjoct  is  loathsome  and  dis¬ 
gusting,  ht  only  for  circulating  among  tho  class 
from  which  it  omanatos.  BiunoET  is  ono  of  the 
evils  uccofisary  and  incldontal  to  housokooping, 
but  now  much  common  sense  does  it  require  iu 
order  to  appreciate  the  fact  that  the  male  portion 
of  the  couinujnity  do  not  care  as  a  rule  to  be 
bored  almost  to  distraction  by  such  an  abomina¬ 
tion 
We  venture  to  say  that  sucli  a  thing  was  never 
known  as  two  women  getting  together  without 
discussing  “my”  sorvauta,  or  if  they  didn't 
happen  to  have  any,  somebody  elsc’s,  wlilcU 
amounts  to  about  tlio  same  thing,  and  sometimes 
a  good  deal  more.  Who  is  particularly  anxious, 
after  coming  homo  from  a  hard  day's  work,  to 
listen  to  tho  croalunga  of  a  lot  of  old  gossips 
about  Mrs.  W.’s  hjilp?  Surely,  the  man  who 
can  relish  such  a  dish  must  have  a  romarkahle 
oonstitutioa.  From  tlio  petted  wearer  of  >ilks 
and  satins  the  humhlo  occupant  of  a  calico 
wrapper,  it  l.s  pretty  much  the  same.  All  scorn 
imbued,  to  a  greater  or  loss  extent,  with  a  crav¬ 
ing  after  this  detestable  and  nauseating  subject. 
Some  there  are  who  have  nothing  else  to  occiqiy 
their  minds,  and  consequently  must  have  some¬ 
thing  to  tallc  about.  Others  wish  to  impress 
upon  yom-  mind  how  many  Servants  tm  keep  , 
while  not  a  few  it  must  bo  regretted,  use  the 
subject  as  a  common  sewerage  for  the  dissemina¬ 
tion  of  gossip  and  scandal.  One- half  the  time 
consumed  in  comparing  notes  with  Mrs.  B.,  if 
sfient  in  soino  protltable,  reftniug  occupation, 
would  make  tlio  whole  household  more  cheerful 
and  tho  community  at  largo  happier  by  far. 
Anything  under  the  sun  but  this  iutolcrablo 
Biddy  question.  Try  science,  art,  literatmo— 
anytliing  in  fact,  but  if  you  can't  find  somctliing 
suited  to  i'our  calihor,  put  on  a  knowing  look 
and  keep  sileut.  You  will  tlien  be  credited  with 
something  you  never  dreamed  of  pussessing. 
After  all  this  a<.lviee,  if  you  will  iiersist  in  so  de- 
■  meaning  yourself  as  to  degenerate  into  discussing 
every  sei-vant  girl  in  the  place,  don’t  be  olTetided 
if,  in  anguish  of  spii-it  we  cry  out  lustily,  I’cuco, 
ho !  E.  J.  w. 
M’e  sympathize  with  our  correspondent,  and 
know  from  painful  oxiicrieuce  wlioreof  lie  speaks. 
But  wo  are  also  ejuito  well  aware  of  tho  fuel  that 
women  who  ixjssess  tho  ability  to  proiiorly  direct 
iu  household  matters,  seldom  have  any  dilliculty 
iu  obtaining  and  keeping  good  servants.  Or,  to 
put  it  iu  other  words,  tho  J,ady  of  tho  house 
makes  good  servants  out  of  tlie  crude  materials, 
imported  or  otherwise.— Ed.  lluR.iL. 
- - - 
Fried  SquAsii.— Rlico-thju,  dip  iu  egg,  tJien  in 
Hour  and  fry  in  butter. 
A  NOITEL  SMOKE  HOUSE. 
One  sees  very  strange  sights  somotimes,  and  I 
am  disposed  to  tell  yoiu- readers  how  .some  people 
smoke  their  li.ams  iu  whiter,  hero  iu  Minnesota. 
Tho  snow  falls  to  a  great  depth  oeoasloually  and 
drifts  deeper  yet,  in  places.  Said  a  fiarmor  to 
mo  last  winter,  “  tho  very  nicest  hams  ivo  have 
had,  were  smoked  iu  that  snowdrift  over  yonder.” 
And  sure  enough,  there  wore  props  juit  up  at 
each  side  of  tho  largo  hole,  for  support  to  tho 
polos  to  liang  the  meat  on— a  hoard  door  and 
tho  smoko  house  was  ready  for  use.  Simply  a 
very  largo  liole  dug  iu  one  side  of  a  snowdrift. 
Mrs.  .IuMA  M.  WUEKIAIOK. 
OHIGINAL  BECIPES. 
Spi'-eil  CurranU. — Three  pounds  of  sugar  to 
seven  pouud.s  of  currants,  ono  teaspoon  each  of 
ground  cinnamon,  allspice  and  cloves,  a  pinch  of 
red  popper  if  liked.  Boil  a  half  hour.  Very  nice 
to  oat  with  moat. 
Appli‘1^. — Three  pounds  of  sugar,  seven 
pounds  Ilf  apples  qnartorod  and  cored,  ono  pint 
of  vinegar.  .  Ktoam  tho  apples  till  a  fork  will  go 
through  them  readily.  Then  make  a.  sh-U))  of 
tho  sugar  and  vinegar  and  pom-  over  them  wliile 
liot.  Stick  a  clove  or  two  into  each  quarter. 
Very  nice.— F.\u.meu’s  Wiee. 
FriM  Can!ifl(>uu>r.  Boil  and  mash,  season 
witli  peptiiir  and  salt.  To  ono  medium-si/,ed 
lie.'id,  .add  a  half  |)lnt  of  milk,  two  well  beaten 
eggs,  and  llonr  enough  to  make  a  hatter.  Put  a 
spoonful  at  a  time  ui  a  ])au  of  hot  lard,  or  better, 
butler,  and  fry  a  light  brown  on  botli  sides.  A 
good  breakfast  dish.— Mrs.  Kustic. 
Cmtvnnial  J’lnhUiitj.  Ono  pint  biittcrmilk, 
three  tablosixionfnls  of  cream,  one  toaspoonfiil 
of  soda,  one  teaspoonfnl  of  salt.  Iiidi.m  me.al 
and  wheat  Hour,  ciiual  parts,  enough  to  niuko  a 
not  very  thleit  hatter ;  liake  iu  tlio  usual  way. 
After  htdilng  split  it  open,  sprciwl  u-ith  butter, 
and  apply  fresh  raspberries.  To  bo  oaten  with 
swccloned  cream. 
ffrahmn  f/em.s-.-  One  cup  cream,  one  cup 
sour  milk,  ono  tcaspounful  soda,  one  tahlcspoon- 
ful  molasses,  salt,  one  oiqi  wheat  llonr,  two  cups 
graham  flour.  B.ike  in  gem  tins. — Jennie. 
i-arify  tho  miasmatic  air  instantly  and  send  it 
above  the  breathing  point.  But  it  is  “trouhle- 
somo  ”  to  bo  building  tiros  night  and  morning  all 
summer.  It  being  no  “  trouble,”  roqniring’no 
effort,  to  shiver  and  shako  by  the  honr,  daily,  for 
weeks  and  uiouths  together. 
- ♦♦♦ - - — 
HYGIENIC  NOTES. 
A(iue.—lf  yon  are  made  miserable  with  chills 
and  fever,  dissolve  13  grains  of  citric  acid  iu  a 
cup  of  hot  colTee,  and  drink  it  just  before  the 
chill  attacks  you.  It  has  been  known  to  erne  tho 
worst  cases  of  this  disease. 
Ilenu'ihj  for  None  /J/ccd.— Take  equal  parts  of 
burnt  alum,  white  sugar,  and  while  of  an  egg. 
Mix  well,  make  a  swab  by  rolUiig  cloth  hard  tho 
size  of  tho  nostrils,  saturale  the  mixture,  and 
insert  in  tho  nostril.  Tho  bleeding  will  immedi¬ 
ately  cease. 
Cure  for  /b<n(.s.— Gharcoal  has  boon  disoov- 
orod  to  bo  a  sure  cure  for  burns.  By  laying  a 
small  jiioco  of  cold  oharcoal  upon  tlio  burn  tho 
pain  subsides  itnmediatoly.  By  leaving  tho  char¬ 
coal  on  ono  hoiu-,  tiio  wound  is  healed,  as  has 
boon  demonstrated  on  several  occasions. 
tiwn  Cholera  Mixlure.  Take  ciiual  parts  of 
opium,  red  pepper,  rhubarb,  peppei-raint  and 
camphor  atid  mix  them  for  use.  Tho  doso  is  ton 
to  twenty  drops  in  three  or  four  teaspoon  fids  of 
water.  “No  one,”  says  the  Jom-niil  of  (loni- 
merco,  “who  has  this  by  him,  and  lakes  it  in 
time,  will  over  have  tho  cholera.” 
Jxtuijh  at  a  cheoHO  diet  as  you  will,  Frof.  I’e.ok 
says  that  in  this  country,  wliero  clieesc  is  nsod 
least,  it  requires  ono  physician  to  every  five  liiin- 
drod  persons,  and  In  awilzerland  and  foreign 
countries,  whoro  it  is  used  most,  it  only  roquu-es 
tho  praotico  of  ono  physician  for  ton  Uiousand 
persona. 
KrtjxipeloK.—l  have  found  sour  milk,  bultor- 
milk,  or  wlioy  therefrom,  an  excellent  remedy  to 
apply  for  tho  oyryslpelas  as  a  wusln  Also  to  ap¬ 
ply  glycorino  twice  or  tlireo  times  per  ilay  ;  it  has 
a  soothing  effect.  I  have  many  times  applied 
the  milk  hoiaiid  found  it  allayed  tlio  inflammation 
hotter  tlian  cold  apiplicatious,  and  far  loss  trou- 
blosomo  than  ikiuIUooh.  Mrs.  J.  M.  N. 
Felonn  and  Rnsli/  Nuiht-  -  Elder  I-' vans,  the 
^jiiilicuic'  Ifiifornuition, 
EARLY  BREAKFAST. 
It  may  be  some  consolation  to  those  who  are 
obliged  to  take  early  breakfast  that  so  good  an 
authority  as  Du.  Hale  doseaut.i  in  this  wise  ujion 
tho  subject  • 
JfrenUfast  shoirld  ho  eaten  in  the  morning,  be¬ 
fore  leaving  tho  house  for  excrcieo,  or  labor  of 
any  description ;  tliosc  who  do  it  will  ho  able  to 
perform  luoro  work  and  witli  greater  alacrity 
than  those  who  Avork  an  lionr  or  two  before 
breakfast.  Besides  this,  tho  averago  diiratiou  of 
the  life  of  tlioso  wlio  take  breakfast  bc-fnro  exer¬ 
cise  or  work,  will  lie  a  number  of  years  greator 
than  tbosii  Avho  do  otherwise,  Blost  persons  be¬ 
gin  to  feel  weak  after  having  been  engaged  five 
or  six  hours  in  their  ordinary  avixiations ;  a 
good  mo.-tl  reinvigorates,  but  from  tho  last  meal 
of  the  day  until  next  morning,  there  is  an  inter¬ 
val  of  some  twelve  hours;  hence,  tho  liody,  in  a 
sense,  is  weak,  and  In  proportion  cannot  resist 
deleterious  agencies,  whethor  of  tho  llerco  cold 
of  midwinter,  or  of  the  poisonous  miasm  which 
rests  upon  the  surface  of  tho  eartli,  wherever  the 
sun  shines  on  a  blade  of  vegetation  or  a  heap  of 
offal. 
This  miasm  is  more  solid,  more  conconti  ated, 
aud  henco  more  malignant,  about  sumise  and 
sunset,  than  at  any  otiier  hour  of  the  twenty- 
four,  because  tho  cold  of  tho  night  condouses  it, 
and  it  is  on  tlio  first  few  Inches  above  tho  soil  in 
its  most  sidid  form;  but  as  Uio  suu  rises,  it 
warms  ami  expauds,  and  ascends  to  a  point  high 
euougli  to  be  hroathed,  aud,  being  taken  into  the 
lungs  with  the  air,  aud  swallowed  with  Die  saliva 
into  tho  stomach,  all  weak  and  empty  as  it  is,  it 
is  greedily  drank  iu,  thrown  immediately  into  Die 
cii'culation  of  tho  blood  aud  carried  directly  to 
every  part  of  Die  body,  depositing  its  ixii.sonous 
inlluoncos  at  tlio  very  fountain  head  of  life. 
Tho  older  mereliants  of  Ghailostou  may  rc- 
ineiiiher  that  when  deadly  fevers  prevailed  in  hot 
Aveathor,  they  dared  not  ride  into  town  iu  the 
cool  of  the  morning  or  ovening,  hut  mid-day  was 
accounted  safest. 
If  early  breakfast  was  taken  in  regions  Avhero 
chills  and  lever  aud  fever  and  agno  jireA-ail, 
and  if,  in  addition,  a  hiisk  fire  were  Idudled  iu 
tho  family-room  for  the  hour,  including  simset 
!  ami  sunrise,  those  tronlilesoiuo  maladies  Avoukl 
diminish  in  any  ono  year,  not  tenfold,  but  a 
ttiousaudfold,  bocauso  the  heal  of  tho  tiro  would 
whole  arm  if  necessary,  in  water  as  liot  as  can  be 
borne,  until  the  pain  is  gone  and  Die  core  is 
loosened  and  draAVU  from  tho  bone.  When  rusty 
nails  have  produced  Avoiimls,  tho  same  courso 
has  heou  piii'siied.  If  ou  the  hand  or  foot,  keep 
it  in  hot  AValer. 
llhxn.nuilixjii,  in  tin’  Joints, — When  tho  joints 
are  stilTonod  Avilli  rheumatism  or  a  settled  cold, 
tho  following  apiilioations  are  capital  and  oiiablo 
tho  sufferer  to  move  AVith  ease  : — Gut  into  small 
hits  (or  grate  it  j  ono  ounce  of  eastile  soap.  Ad<l 
a  heaping  tablospijonrul  of  red  Cayenuo  pepper. 
Have  these  in  a  small  pitcher  and  tlien  pour  on 
to  them  half  a  pint  of  lioiling  hot  water.  Htir 
until  all  is  dissolved  and  add  a  little  eider  brandy 
or  alcohol  when  bottling.  An  application  of  the 
above  brings  tho  blood  in  a  glow  to  tho  jouits. 
Bub  a  Uttle  sweet  oil  ou  to  relax  Dio  muscles. 
fljf 
THE  BEE  KEEPING  INDUSTRY. 
The  following  exhibit  of  tho  heo  keeping 
industry  from  tho  Industrial  Motor,  aiipears  to 
us  to  he  rather  strongly  put  iu  round  numhors, 
still  it  may  be  tnio.  There  is  however  one  very 
importaut  point  left  out  and  that  is  the  annual 
losses  by  those  who  are  unsuccessful,  Avhiuh 
according  to  some  estimates  amounts  to  about  , 
as  much  as  tho  entire  protits.  It  is  douVitless  j 
true  however  Dial  tho  honey  interest  Of  this 
counti-y  is  one  of  such  groAving  importanoo  as  to  | 
be  attracting  the  attention  of  a  great  niany 
capitalists.  Honey  promises  fair  to  become  a 
8ourc,e  of  natioual  Avealth.  It  is  estimated  that  ^ 
70,000  of  our  people  are  engaged  in  apiarian 
pursuits,  Bomo  of  tliem  having  sold  last  year 
from  fifty  to  ono  hundred  thousand  pounds 
each,  the  product  of  their  own  bees.  It  is  said 
that  the  mcomo  of  1.  H.  Harbisou,  tho  great 
f'ahforiiia  honey  raaguate,  derived  fi  om  the  sale, 
of  BUi-i)lu8  honey,  is  more  than  ^'25,000  per 
aunum,  over  and  above  all  expensos.  In  this  i 
State,  Capt.  Hetberiugton  of  Cherry  Valley*  sold 
last  year  58,000  iiounds  from  his  own  apiaries. 
Adam  Grim  of  Jefferson,  Wiscoushi,  as  much 
more.  Hi  fact,  wo  might  go  on  cmuneraling 
individual  instances  of  the  iirotltablenoss  of  this 
industry  tuitil  avo  flllod  a  whole  coluuui.  nut 
perhaps  a  liettor  idea  will  be  conveyed  by  more  | 
I  goner.al  figures.  Tho  70,000  heo  keepers  of  this 
country  ciAvn  on  an  avei'agc  a  little  more  than  28 
hives  apiece,  or  in  round  uumbers  tAvo  millions 
iu  alL  Twenty-two  iiouuds  of  honey  to  the 
hive  is  considered  a  i-oasoAjihlo  yield  of  surplus, 
AA-orth  25  cents  per  ])ouud  \  §8,800.000  for  the 
crop.  The  wax  produced  is  MiraaDidat  20,000,- 
000  pounds,  worth  at  least  ■'9\,000,000,  making 
the  grand  total  revouuo  prosenVid  us  Iiy  our  in¬ 
dustrious  Uttlo  friends,  auuutvW,  §H,800,0(Ml. 
Wo  annually  export  §1,200,000  ^rth  of  honey 
and  §700,000  Avorth  of  beeswax. 
The  late  Mr.  CJuinby,  a  most  rebihle  author, 
in  Ids  Avork  on  hoes,  claimed  that  o^y  an  averago 
every  acre  of  gi-ound  Avould  yiekl  out  pound  of 
honey.  Tho  Btato  of  New  York  aloii^  has  .iO,- 
000,0()0  acres,  yet  sho  has  ncv<ir  gatluVed  more 
than  100,000  pnmds.  Just  think  of  tlio  loss! 
Honey  being  a  sort  of  volatile  oil  ovajioiates  if 
not  gathm-ed  and  “  AA-astes  its  swoetnosS  upon 
tho  desert  air."  3lr.  HarbiMou  says  that  tho 
lionoy  thus  lost  annually  iu  Galifornia  is  of  uoro 
value  than  the  gold  gathered !  Tlie  profit  r«,al- 
izod  by  Dio  keeping  of  boos  averages  from  ouo 
to  two  hundred  per  cent,  on  the  capital  invested. 
It  is  a  busiiiosH  anybody  Avith  Imdtixl  moans  can 
carry  on.  Students  froqiiently  siippnrt  thom- 
solvcs  Viy  keejdng  heos.  I’oorly  Jiaid  ministers 
have  often  depended  with  more  coulldouco  for 
theiv  daily  broad  upon  Iheso  little  industrious 
creatiu-os  of  God  llmti  on  thoii-  parislumcrs. 
Tliore  have  been  but  two  or  llu-oo  real  progres- 
sivo  stops  taken  in  bee  culture  siiico  Ibe  days  of 
Huber.  Iu  1852  the  Tlev.  L.  H.  Limgstrotb  in¬ 
vented  movable  comb  hives,  by  which  avo  ai-o 
able  to  buy  tlioso  neat  little  boxes  or  caps  wo  see 
at  Uio  grocer’s.  Lator  on  came  Dm  extracting 
m.'iclduo,  whieli  Diiows  tho  honey  from  tho 
eonihs  by  coiilrifngal  force,  leaving  the  combs 
intact  HO  tliey  can  bo  put  back  into  the  hives  aud 
rnlllled  by  tho  hoes.  Tho  greatest  invention, 
however,  has  been  reserved  for  this  year. 
Most  every  one  has  noticed  how  delicaUdy  and 
jiei-foetly  forined  Dio  honey  oonibs  are,  so  much 
so  that  no  one  ever  dreamt  tlu-y  could  be  succoss- 
fiilly  imitated.  But  it  has  beoa  done.  Dr. 
Jolm  liong  has  constructed  a  maeluno  tliat  turns 
tho  combs  out  matheuiaDeally  correct.  Tlio 
editor  of  “  (.ilcaniugs  in  Bee  Culture.”  says  iu 
bis  comuumts  on  those  coiiib.s  that  “  Dio  liiiest 
speciinons  of  comb  made  by  the  bees  look  cheap 
aud  awkAvard  Avhen  compurod  to  them.”  That 
(iiir  readers  may  ho  better  able  t<.>  appreciate 
Die  value  of  lliis  iiivcnlion,  avo  Asill  say  that 
Direo-fourllis  of  their  lime,  tho  bees  are  Inisied 
making  their  combs  aud  this,  too,  in  Die  very 
lioney-hai-ve.st  time.  Gniy  one-fourtli  of  their 
time  is  couseqiiently  being  spent  in  gathering 
and  storing  Die  lionoy.  Now  that  tho  combs  are 
to  bo  fiiruislied  them,  and  this  three-fourths  of 
their  time  saved  and  devoted  to  gathoriug  iu 
the  wasting  hoimy,  Die  revenue  frotu  honey  aud 
Avax  will  be  enormously  incre.isod,  is  it  any 
Avonder  that  tliis  little  insect  has  been  the  choseu 
symbol  of  saving  industry  for  years  ? 
—  - - 
PARASITES  ON  BEES. 
The  Biiral  World  rc'iiorts  that  at  the  last  meet¬ 
ing  of  tho  Rt.  Louis  Academy  of  Hek-nees,  I’rof. 
C.  V.  Uiley.tho  I’resident,  read  a  couimunicatiou 
from  G.  W.  Barnes  of  Wan  Diego,  Gal.,  iu  rela¬ 
tion  to  idirasites  found  upon  boos  iu  lliat  State. 
The  piirabito  Avas  desci-ibcAl  as  tho  color  of  a  flax¬ 
seed  and  easily  distinguished  by  Die  naked  oyo. 
It  appears  usually  under  tlio  Aviug  of  tho  bee, 
and  aillioroH  Avith  cousiderahle  tonueity.  It  oc¬ 
casionally  crawls  all  over  the  bee,  and  is  (luito 
agile  in  its  movements.  Tho  hoes  alllictcd  with 
I  the  vermin  become  agitated  and  move  rapidly 
over  the  comb,  fre*|Uoiitly  dying  of  iujm-ies. 
The  parasites  AA-oro  first  noticeil  there  last  year, 
aud  have  again  appeared  this  Huason,  giving 
considerable  trouble  in  large  apiaries.  Wpcci- 
meuH  of  the  insects  afllictetl  accompanied  the 
*  letter,  and  I'rof.  Riley  s,aid  the  jiarasitc  was  tho 
larva  of  tho  blister  heeUo.  It  was  well  known 
'  that  those  larA-a  attach  thcmselvirs  to  bees  and 
I  AVOi-e  thus  carried  into  Dm  hive,  Avhere  they  usn- 
i  ally  loft  Dm  groAVu  heo  and  attacked  the  larva. 
L  !  Prof.  Riley  had  not  before  hoard  that  those 
i  I  insects  injured  tho  fully  developed  bees,  ihe 
i  ^  information  Avas  valuable,  if  reliable. 
BEE  ENEMIES. 
Daodkn  iu  hi.s  Bee  Book  says : — “  Never  put  a 
swarm  of  boos  in  an  old  hive,  as  there  wUl 
almost  certainly  lie  the  eggs  of  the  hoimy-moDi 
deposited  in  Dm  crevices  of  Dm  hive,  Avhich  will 
hatch  out  and  probably  dostioy  Dm  SAvarui. 
Nothing  is  more  to  be  fU-eaded  by  the  Vieo  keeper 
than  the  moOi,  aud  Avlmn  they  once  gain  an  en¬ 
trance  to  tho  hive  the  bees  appear  as  if  powerless 
to  expel  them,  although  they  wiU  seize  thorn 
savagely  at  the  tiitraiice.  When  moths  have 
once  established  Dmmsclvcs  iu  a  liivc,  aud  tho 
maggots  begin  to  oat  their  way  through  tho 
combs,  tho  sooner  Dm  bees  arc  fumigated  and 
put  into  another  hive  the  better,  as  for  them  to 
i-oinaiu  witli  Dm  moth  maggots  will  be  certain 
destruetion  to  Dmm.  Moths  as  woU  as  the  large 
slug  R'av  lie  taken  in  groat  nmuhors,  late  on 
summer  evenings,  by  siireading  a  mixDu-o  of 
sugar,  honio-uia<le  Avirm  and  rum,  on  Die  Avails 
or  the  stems  of  trees. 
