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word, thou must be chaste, cleanly, sweet, sober, quiet 

 and familiar; so will they love thee, and know thee 

 from all other." 



Carbolic acid in lieu of the smoker has often been 

 advocated as a quietener for bees. It is generally used 

 by saturating a quilt, kept specially for the purpose, 

 with a strong solution of carbolic acid. The method of 

 preparing and the use of the carbolic cloth will be 

 found fully described in sec. iii. chap, xvii., Preparations 

 for Winter. 



In removing stings, care should be taken not 

 to press the poison sac ; this only makes the sting 

 more painful by injecting a further portion of the 

 poison. Stings can be readily pressed out with the 

 back of a knife blade, or gouged out with the 

 thumb-nail. Most old beekeepers rub a little honey 

 on the wound. This at least disguises the sting 

 odour. Bathing in cold water, or a cold water 

 bandage, will sometimes alleviate the pain. As a 

 general rule, individuals in normal health suffer but 

 little from the effects of an occasional sting, and it 

 will usually be found that, once a genuine enthusiasm 

 is aroused, " The labour we delight in physics pain." 



