224 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



BEE-GLOVES. 



For some time Miss Wilson wore a kind of cheap wliite 

 glove that I think was made of pigskin. She dislikes the smell 

 of oiled canvas gloves, although to me the smell is not veiy bad, 

 and the smell of the pigskin is horrid. Latterly she wears 



Fig. 77 — I'lf^liniij /~it(lii>ii\ out of Super. 



light buckskin, which are free from smell, and wash well, or 

 else a pair of kid gloves with a pair of 10-cent pickle gloves 

 over them. The latter are rather bungling. 



GETTING OUT STINGS. 



T like to get a sting out of my skin as soon as possible, if 

 not too busy. A little trick in this direction is, I think, not 



