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slender rolls and feeding them in gradually, lighting the first one 
before putting it in and keeping the bellows going lightly. When 
the smoker is warmed up, hard wood, split, may be added and later 
larger pieces until a good fire is started. Afterwards wood and | 
excelsior may be added from time to time. Hard maple, well sea- 
soned, or dead apple wood are the best fuel, as these woods do not 
gum up the smoker as do some others. 
The beginner may find at first, until confidence is gained, that 
a bee veil will be a very desirable investment. Indeed, there are 
few apiaries about which, at certain times, a veil will not be needed. 
A. very durable one can be made from black cotton tule, with about 
eight or ten inches square of silk tule for the front, to better permit 
sight. The usual style is made open at top and bottom. The top 
is then gathered and a rubber band inserted, so that it will fit tightly 
cver the crown of preferably a broad brimmed hat. The lower edge 
Fig. 8.—The globe bee veil. 
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then can be tucked in the neck or folded under one’s coat. The 
brim of the hat will hold the veil away from the face. There is 
offered for sale what is known as the globe bee veil, the essential 
feature of which is a pliable frame work skeleton which holds the 
veiling from the head at all points. It is somewhat inconvenient 
on account of the added weight. Rubber gloves can be worn but 
on-the whole they are a useless article and are soon discarded even 
by the amateur. 
A small sized putty knife or an old case knife, for scraping 
purposes, and a screw driver for prying the frames apart, together 
with a feather plucked from the left wing of a turkey and used for 
brushing the bees from the combs, equip one for opening a hive. It 
