do BEE-FARMING. 



it resembled a rough iron bar out of a smith's forge. The 

 sting of a bee, viewed through the same instrument, showed 

 everywhere a polish amazingly beautiful, without the least 

 flaw, blemish, or inequality, and ended in a point too fine 

 to be discerned." 



Frequently the effects of the sting in persons who are 

 susceptible, and with tender skins, are felt for many days ; 

 and if the swollen part is irritated, or rubbed at the end of 

 that period, the pain is again slightly felt. But it may be 

 a slight satisfaction to such persons to know that the effect 

 of the venom is not so violent in after-years — certainly, 

 the sickly sensation, accompanied with the smarting pain, 

 is not regarded with so much horror after being felt several 

 times. Much, also, depends upon the state of the body at 

 the time : if the skin is in a state of perspiration, or the 

 body at a high temperature, or the person is ailing with any 

 disease, the effects are much more violent. 



When stung, the first thing to be attended to is the 

 removal of the sting from the flesh ; for, if left to itself, it 

 sinks deeper and deeper, all the time ejecting more and 

 more of the venom ; but if the sting is immediately removed 

 very little poison can have been injected beneath the skin. 

 It is easy to tender advice, but often difficult to follow it. 

 The next thing to be attended to is not to rub or irritate 

 the part. If violently rubbed it puts the blood in active 

 circulation, and so the poison taken up in the circulation 

 is rapidly disseminated. 



One of the remedies which has lately appeared in the 

 newspapers — although it is very old — is to apply damp 

 soil (earth) to the wound ; this is said to act like a charm, 

 and to take away immediately the pain and inflammation. 

 The real fact is, anything cold applied has a soothing influ- 

 ence for a limited period, such as cold water. This is also 

 strongly recommended by many bee-keepers. Langstroth, 



