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that shown in the cut. A veil is often used, or a 

 piece of musquito netting is thrown over the head ; but 

 such things are but temporary and imperfect security. 

 If the bee-keeper is accustomed to hiving swarms, and 

 if he be one that is favored by bees generally, and has 

 but an occasional use for protection, he may be as care- 

 less of exposing liis person to their stings as he chooses ; 

 but every apiarian who has frequent use of a protection, 

 and especially if bee stings produce much pain and 

 swelling, should have perfect security against Jheir at- 

 tacks. 



There is a class of p*sons who are seldom stung by 

 bees, when other people, placed in precisely the same 

 situation, would not escape without paying dearly for 

 their temerity. The reason of bees showing this par- 

 tiality, is merely owing to the odor of different people's 

 breath. Bees are very quick to take offence when ap- 

 proached by a person whose breath is unpleasant to 

 them. 



In consequence of the breath being offensive, it is 

 best to suppress respiration as much as possible, when 

 holding the head immediately over them, or when the 

 breath would, be likely to be scented by them. 



The principle advantages in a bee-dress on the fore- 

 going plan are, that the vision is not obstructed ; a per- 

 son being able to look through the wire cloth almost as 

 plainly as if no such thing intervened ; and_ the facility 

 that is offered for free respiration. The wire-cloth need 

 not be so large as to cover the whole face, but simply 

 over the jeyes, if you please. It is sewed in with ordi- 

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