STATE BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION. Ill 



men who do not use a bee-veil at all. There was one of them 

 went in one of my apiaries; he went around with me with 

 a smoker and he said, "They will never sting me; there is 

 no need for me to wear a veil." And he kept that smoke going 

 all the while, so I couldn't have any use of the smoker, I 

 won't give you the man's name because I am afraid it might 

 hurt the feelings of his son Ernest. [Laughter.] 



Mr. Whitney — There was a friend of mine who said he 

 didn't need a veil. He was extracting a great deal of honey. 

 He sold the honey around through the community. I didn't 

 know anything about bees then, and he invited me into the 

 yard where he was taking off some frames; and he said, 

 "They never sting an honest man." I went in and stood 

 around the hive and pretty soon a bee struck him right over 

 the mouth. I said, "I guess you're right." [Laughter.] 



Mr. Moore — If any one really wants to handle bees with- 

 out a veil he can do it. I have been engaged in marketing 

 honey in Chicago, and for the sake of advertising I have done 

 a great many outlandish things. I have attempted to go into 

 my own hives and other peoples' without the bee-veil. The 

 past summer I didn't carry a veil with me except on one or 

 two days. I opened the hive without smoke. But I want to 

 tell you right now, I got stung on one occasion twelve or 

 fifteen times because not wearing a veil. If you are so 

 patriotic, all right; but as a rule it pays to have a veil. 



Mr. Whitney — A friend of mine in Ohio has been able to 

 handle his bees without a veil for years. At one time he 

 thought he would look into one hive and he took off the cover, 

 and they came out. He backed up and held uo his hands 

 and they still came. He turned around and ran down the 

 outside cellar-way and shut the trap-door, and he was stung 

 so badly he fainted away and was sick for three weeks. Since 

 then he hasn't been able to handle bees at all. A lady friend 

 said, "I always use a veil; never go into the yard without 



one." 



'shook'' or "shaken" swarm. 



"Is it better to say. "shook swarm" or "shaken swarm?" 



Mr. Root — If Dr. Miller wasn't here I would say "shaken 

 swarms," but in his presence I always say, "shook swarms." 



Pres. York — I think we would better refer that to Mr. 

 Hutchinson. 



Mr. Hutchinson — I agree with Mr. Root on that ques- 

 tion. 



Dr. Miller — If that thing is entirely to spite me, I am 

 going to say a word about it. I am very glad of an oppor- 

 tunity to say a word in favor of having people at large under- 

 stand that bee-keepers are not a lot of ignoramuses. I have 

 felt mortified at the use of that word as a violation of com- 

 mon English, that a teacher in any one of our public schools 

 would know better than to countenance. If either of these 

 good brethren who have such a vicious feeling towards me 

 can give me any possible reason why the word "shook" is 

 any better than the word "shaken," they can give me some- 





