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which cause suspicion and irritation: in short, the aim 
should be to do what is needed without the bees being 
conscious of it. 
Security from attack, however, is essential to 
self-possession, and I know of no covering so effectual 
as an envelope I devised of a kind of light net or 
gauze, sometimes called leno. It should be so made 
at the top as to go over a hat or cap; with sleeves, 
tied at the wrists, and strings, or an elastic band, to 
fasten round the waist. The sleeves may be made of 
some stronger material (see pre- 
ceding figure). The entire upper 
part of the person is in this way 
enveloped, as seen in our engraving 
annexed. The projection of the hat 
keeps the dress clear of the face, and 
it is sufficiently transparent. A pair 
of india-rubber gloves is all that is 
further necessary to complete pro- 
tection. Some wear these outside of = 
woollen ones; it is said, however, — 
