. Gleanings in bee culture . 2x>^ inch, for a handle. I have a piece of tin about two incheslarger than the label, on which I spreadthinly a little paste (which has in it a tea-spoonful of honey to a cupful, rendering thesticking quality greater. The labels are inan even pile, face down. In my left hand Ihave a table-knife. I place the tip of theblade (flat way) on about the center of theleft edge of the top label. I then take thepaste-pad with my right hand, dab it onthe paste, which is on the tin, and then dabthe pad evenly on the toj) label, which Iam holding down with the knife. Afterli
. Gleanings in bee culture . 2x>^ inch, for a handle. I have a piece of tin about two incheslarger than the label, on which I spreadthinly a little paste (which has in it a tea-spoonful of honey to a cupful, rendering thesticking quality greater. The labels are inan even pile, face down. In my left hand Ihave a table-knife. I place the tip of theblade (flat way) on about the center of theleft edge of the top label. I then take thepaste-pad with my right hand, dab it onthe paste, which is on the tin, and then dabthe pad evenly on the toj) label, which Iam holding down with the knife. Afterlifting the pad, which has left a thin layerof paste around the label, I again place thepad on the tin, which is spread with paste,and the knife on the table. I then take abottle or jar and roll it over the pasted rub it slightly with a cloth to be sure thatit sticks properly. The operation is expedi-tious, and worth practicing. The pad ismuch quicker and better than a brush. Woodville, N. S. W., Aus. Oct. 1, 1911 sst. Fred W. Math, of Cincinnati, demonstrating that bee-stings cure rlieuniatisui. STINGS AND RHEUMATISM. A Rheumatic Man so Helped by Bee-stings as to beAble to Walli Without a Cane. BY J. R. SCHMIDT. One of the most interesting experimentsever to be performed anywhere is that nowtaking place in Cincinnati, where a colonyof bees is being used to cure a case of chronicrheumatism. That the sting of the honey-bee is a sure cure for rheumatism is beingproven in the presence of many prominentphysicians and representatives of the press. This unusual treatment for rheumatismis being performed upon John Renner, ofCincinnati, who has been afflicted with thedread rheumatism for years, but now for thefirst time in years can walk about mostsprightly without the aid of his cane. Thiswonderful improvement, the physicianssay, is due to the formic acid, injected intothe patients system by the stinging bees,acting as a counter-irritant, and nullifyingthe rheumatic pains. John
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