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under the waistcoat. Some veils have a piece of fine 

 wire netting sewn in front of the face. 



Fig. 47. BEE VEILS. 



A good smoker is also a necessity, for smoke, as a 

 rule, is the handiest, least harmful, and one of the 

 most efficient bee quieters known. A few puffs of 

 dense smoke blown into the entrance of a hive is 

 sufficient to drive the bees to their honey, and to gorge 

 themselves ready for flight to a new home, when in 

 this condition they may be handled safely. There is 

 no need to try to stupefy bees, for if too much smoke 

 is administered they will pour out of the hive, which 

 is not desirable. 



I have used a number of different kinds of smokers, 

 but like the two herein illustrated the best, and of the 

 two I prefer the " Vesuvius," because it is a breech- 

 loader, and in that respect the handiest. Some bee- 

 keepers prefer the other ; they are both good. 



FUEL FOR .SMOKERS. 



Though dry rotten wood makes excellent fuel, giving 

 out dense smoke, it is not always readily obtainable, 

 but old sacking can, as a rule, be procured anywhere. 



