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be "hemmed," and elastic inserted into both "hems." 

 The elastic in the upper one should be so adjusted as to 

 fit tightly round the crown of a hat ; the lower elastic 

 being much larger, with the two ends projecting like the 

 strings of a bag. 



In use the smaller top hem of the veil is drawn over the 

 crown of an ordinary broad-brimmed hat ; the bottom 

 hem falls on to the shoulders, and should be tucked 

 inside the coat collar. The loose ends of the elastic 

 are next drawn so as to make the veil fit round the 

 neck, the ends being wrapped round a vest button, and 

 the coat buttoned over all. 



Gauntlets should be worn over the coat-sleeves, so 

 as to prevent bees from crawling up the arms. It is also 

 at times advisable to protect the legs by using elastic 

 bands around the bottom of the trousers ; ordinary cycle 

 cHps may be used instead, or the trousers tucked inside 

 the socks. 



Slow or Stimulat'me Feeder. — This necessary portion 

 of the beekeeper's equipment, the invention of the Rev. 

 C. G. Raynor, is so constructed that the amount of 

 syrup supplied to the bees can be regulated to their 

 requirements. It is used for 

 " stimulative feeding," as it is 

 termed, in spring and in autumn 

 when honey is scarce. 



The feeder consists of a wide- 

 mouthed bottle, the mouth of which 

 is closed by a movable metal cap, 

 perforated on the face with, 

 generally, about ten holes, the 

 holes being arranged in a semi- 

 circle. The bottle, after being 

 filled with syrup and capped is 

 inverted upon a wooden stage provided with a central 

 hole, carrying a diaphragm furnished with a semicircular 



SLOW FEEDER 



