. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 272 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW upon the latter two, together with a vig- orous beating of the face and "breast with a cold moist cloth, with quick, short sharp blows. This excites the activity of the heart; and when that is done the most is accomplished. But if this is in- effectual, then artificial breathing should be resorted to, by grasping the lower part of the breast with both hands, quickly compressing the ribs, and as quickly re- leasing them, continuing until the patient breathes regularly. Rhythmical raising of the arms and quickly lowering th
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 272 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW upon the latter two, together with a vig- orous beating of the face and "breast with a cold moist cloth, with quick, short sharp blows. This excites the activity of the heart; and when that is done the most is accomplished. But if this is in- effectual, then artificial breathing should be resorted to, by grasping the lower part of the breast with both hands, quickly compressing the ribs, and as quickly re- leasing them, continuing until the patient breathes regularly. Rhythmical raising of the arms and quickly lowering them also helps, but this needs some skill. THK DICKEL THEORY—THK WORKERS DETERMINIEG THE SEX. As Mr. L. Stachelliausen,in the Decem- ber Southland Queen, has already sum- marized the chief points involved in the discussion of the Dickel theory, I will only say here that editor Dickel, of the Noerdliche Bienenzeitung, said at the Salzburg convention that he has transfer- red eggs by a pin with a bent point from drone-cells into worker-cells, and given these to a colony made queenless three or four days, and that both workers and queens developed from these eggs; also that when young drone larvte are moved and worker larvtt put in their places, and these given to a colony made queeidess three or four da}s, that workers, queens, and drones will be raised from these larvLt. On these experiments and other consider- ations he builds his own theory that every egg is fertilized, and that the workers determine its sex at will by special secre- tions. HONEY FOR THE COMPEEXION. Herr Maurus says that Roumanian girls often mix honey with water for washing face and hands, and affirm that it produ- ces a very fine complexion. Montrose, Colo., Aug. 22, 1S99. Department of riticism CONDUCTED BY R. L. The best critics are they Who, with what they Offer another and better way. THE VIT.\EITY OF FOUE BROOD GERMS. HOW THE PROBLEM NOW STANDS. The problem as to the amount of heat n
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