SUBDUING AND HANDLING BEES. 



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Fig. 74. 

 DRESS FOR LADIES. 



A suitable attire 

 for ladies (fig. 74) 

 has been illus- 

 trated and des- 

 cribed in the Irish 

 Bee Journal as fol- 

 lows : — • 



*' A white smock, 

 made of washing 

 material. It buttons 

 tightly round the 

 neck, over the veil, 

 and down the back, 

 being secured by a 

 belt round the waist. 

 The smock keeps 

 the dress free from 

 honey, vaseline, etc., 

 and can be con- 

 stantly washed, 

 which is an advan- 

 tage if foul brood has 

 to be dealt with. A 

 pair of Burkitt gloves 

 are drawn over the 

 bands and the ends 

 of the sleeves, and 

 with a wire veil, the 

 stings of the bees 

 are defied. Of the 

 Burkitt gloves I can- 

 not speak too highly 

 No sting seems able 

 to penetrate them; 

 they are not clumsy 

 to work in ; and they 

 give much confi- 

 dence to nervous 

 manipulators." 



170. Treatment of Stings. — If the hand be stung, and the 

 sting be left in the flesh, the sting should be withdrawn imme- 

 diately, not squeezed, but drawn out with the nail or a knife- 

 edge; because the reflex action will continue for some time 

 to inject poison into the wound if the sting be not removed 

 (39). If a drop of ammonia be at once applied to the wound, 

 the pain and swelling may occasionally be reduced ; and if 

 the spot be touched with the carbolic feather (176), the bees 

 will not be excited to further attack by the smell of the sting 



