94 COlfTROLLIKa BEES. 



showed the most boldness and indifference to stings of 

 any man he ever saw, and seldom received any. This 

 illustrates the true principle. He was bent on investiga- 

 tion and discovery in his favorite field of study, and the 

 paltry fear of a few stings found no place in his mind. 

 As a natural consequence, the bees took but little notice 

 of him ; whereas, if a person passes through the apiary 

 expecting an attack, dodging and evading every bee that 

 flies near him, the bees are quite likely to become dis- 

 pleased and assail him, when he would otherwise have 

 escaped their attention. 



KEMBDIES FOR STINGS. 



It is difficult to tell which are the best remedies for 

 stings. There is so much difference in the effect upon 

 different individuals, and upon different parts of the 

 body, as well as in the depth a sting reaches, that reme- 

 dies effectual in one instance, will be useless in another. 



Ammonia, soda, or salt and soda mixed, and slightly 

 moistened, are probably as efficient as anything. Camphor, 

 taken internally, seems to possess a virtue when the sting 

 is severe enough to cause blotches upon the skin, as well 

 as when applied externally. 



When stung in the throat, drinking often of salt and 

 water is said to prevent serious consequences. 



Whether any of these remedies are applied or not, it 

 is hardly necessary to say that the sting should be re- 

 moved as soon as practicable. 



In doing this, it should be observed that as the poison 

 sac is yet attached to the sting, it should be extracted in 

 such a way as not to force any more of the poison into 

 the wound. The sting may often be scraped off with a 

 knife-blade, and the part be squeezed a little to force the 

 poison out. It is unquestionable that the system becomes 

 accustomed to the poison in time, and little annoyance is 

 experienced by practical bee-keepers. 



