. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 13, 1917. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 3®5 frequent intervals, which brought under observation the progress of disinfection. The longer period naturally fosters a favourable judgment of the slowly acting dyes, while shorter periods are adverse to them. We conclude, therefore, that the statements of Browning and his colleagues as to the relative germicidal efficiency of chloraminc-T and other antiseptics of the chlorine group compared with brilliant green, malachite green, and acrillavine are incorrect, and that their mode of test- ing the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 13, 1917. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 3®5 frequent intervals, which brought under observation the progress of disinfection. The longer period naturally fosters a favourable judgment of the slowly acting dyes, while shorter periods are adverse to them. We conclude, therefore, that the statements of Browning and his colleagues as to the relative germicidal efficiency of chloraminc-T and other antiseptics of the chlorine group compared with brilliant green, malachite green, and acrillavine are incorrect, and that their mode of test- ing the germicidal action of the sub- stances studied by them leads to results whicb ;ire radically ; The above lengthy quotation does not in reality show to the independent mind that the Havines are worthless antiseptics, whether absolutely or relatively, especially in the light of the successful experience of Drummond, McNee and others recorded recently in The Lancet, but it clearly shows that all these recently introduced antiseptics are still receiving their severe tests, and that although their general value has already been recognised, no final judgment at the present stage could possibly be passed on them. It follows, therefore, that if bee-keepers are to reap the full value of these new antiseptics, and to serve the cause of their craft, they should follow the example of the medical profession, and have an open mind to- wards all, and not confine their experi- mental efforts to only one of them. These preparations are usually supplied to medical practitioners at a lower price than that charged to the lay public, but it might be possible for members of the British Bee-keepers' Association, if its service be made good use of; to obtain them at such a specially low charge. In any case, however, it is a trivial cost to obtain a small quantity of any of them for experimental purposes. Every bee- keeper who has diseased stocks should therefore at his earliest opport
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