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BEE-GLOVES. 



For some time Miss Wilson wore a kind of cheap white 

 glove that I think was m.ade of pig-skin. She dislikes the smell 

 of oiled canvas gloves, although to me the smell is not very bad, 

 and the smell of the pig-skin is horrid. Latterly she wears light 



Fig. 77 — Pushing Sections out of Super. 



buckskin, which are free from smell, and wash well, or else a 

 pair of kid gloves with a pair of 10-eent pickle gloves o\'er 

 them. The latter are rather bungling. 



GETTING OUT STINGS. 



I like to get a sting out of my skin as soon as possible, if 

 not too busy. A little trick in this direction is, I think, not 



