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mission. Their impulse is, to fill themselves with honey, 
after which they are more peaceable. There are often 
occasions when they will require the repeated use of 
smoke to force them to yield. 
MEANS OF PROTECTION. 
It has been my effort to show that the fear of stings 
should be no hindrance to the pursuit of bee culture ; 
yet there are many who will need further protection to 
insure confidence, especially when handling hybrids. 
For those who must protect their hands, there 1s nothing 
better than long rubber gloves. An over-sleeve of cotton 
cloth with an elastic in each end to hold it snugly in 
place, at wrist and elbow, will prevent rambling bees 
from making explorations inside of one’s sleeve. 
BEE VEIL. 
To guard the face, a veil of mosquito netting, tarlatan, 
or lace, is sometimes indispensable. A piece a yard and 
one-quarter by three-quarters 
or five-eighths of a yard, 
should be sewed together, 
4 with an elastic in one end 
= to be adjusted over the hat 
crown. Four or five inches 
from the top insert a piece of 
coarse-meshed wire cloth of 
as fine wire as can be obtain- 
ed. This should be about 
6x9 inches. At a suitable 
distance from the bottom at- 
tach a narrow tape to tie 
about the neck, as shown in fig. 22. Stout, black, bobi- 
net lace, answers an excellent purpose, and is thought 
by some to be better for the eyes than the wire cloth. A 
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Fig. 22.—BEE VEIL. 
