20 BEE DRESS, 



The portion which hangs down, is to tie 

 round the neck, as before mentioned. Some- 

 thing for the niouth to grafp will be proper 

 in both cafes, to keep the mem at a requi- 

 fite diftance. This laft hood is calculated 

 to carry in the pocket. 



The oiled linen is prepared by foaking 

 linen in linfeed oil, and then fqueezing the 

 fuperfluous oil out, and drying it in the air : 

 this procefs will take two or three weeks. 

 The procefs is then to be a fecond time re- 

 peated. Gloves made of it, though thin, will 

 be impenetrable to the ftingofthebees: indeed 

 they will not attempt it. Garments made of it 

 will effe&ually refill wet. The oil may be 

 previoufly coloured by the ufual pigments, 

 for green, blue, yellow, &c. 



Befides the hood, a thick pair of tanned 

 leather gloves will be neceffary, or other 

 leather oiled only once : a portion of old 

 ftockings is to be fewed to the extremities 

 to draw tight over the cuffs of the coat. 

 The legs muft be defended by a thick pair 

 of yarn ftockings, drawn over thofe in com- 

 mon wear. The greateft care muft be ufed 

 in putting on the hood, that no hollows 



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