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and combs, or quick motions, the anger of bees may 
be excited. The smell of sweaty persons and animals, 
— any rapid motions or rough handling ; running to, 
from, or past the hive, and the slow, warm human 
breath is offensive to them, especially the latter ; the 
smell of their poison, also, arising from a crushed bee, 
or from the sting inflicted in the clothing of the opera- 
tor, provokes their anger. All these things should be 
avoided. 
In approaching a swarm of bees, walk boldly up to 
the entrance, coming from the rear of the hive, and 
administer the smoke, even if surrounded by numbers 
of bees, buzzing about your ears, don’t strike at them, 
if they alight on your face, brush them off gently, if 
they get too thick for you, don’t run wildly away, for 
that would cause them to follow you ; before they sting, 
their peaceful buzzing is changed to a finer or sharper 
sound, and then the sting can be avoided, by keeping 
your head bowed down and your eyes protected with 
your hands. Their aim is generally directed toward 
the eye, and they will sting other parts of the body 
only when furiously enraged. Should the bees refuse 
to leave, walk quietly around the corner of a building, 
or in the shade of a tree, or hide your face in thick 
bushes, or lay flat on the ground, with face down in the 
grass or weeds, and they will soon leave you. 
If stung, remove the sting, as quickly as possible, 
