FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



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GETTING OUT STINGS. 



I like to get a sting out of my skin as soon as pos- 

 sible, if not too busy. A little trick in this direction is, 

 I think, not known to all bee-keepers. I am not sure 



Fig. 77. — Pushing Sections out of Super. 



whether I learned it by instinct, or from the writings of 

 G. M. Doolittle. If a bee stings my hand, I instantly 

 strike the hand with much force upon my leg, with a 

 sort of quick, wiping motion. This mashes the bee, 

 generally, and rubs out the sting at the same time. 



