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sons should be governed by them. Educate yourself 
to understand 'your bees before you attempt to teach them. 
This will be one of your best safeguards against their 
attacks. When you approach a swarm of bees, espe- 
cially, strange colonies, let your manner be studiedly 
careless, as though they were unobserved by you, but 
have your ears open to every sound ; approach them 
slowly and fearlessly ; if your presence is not agreeable, 
some one of their number will volunteer to warn you of 
their displeasure. This one will give you more atten- 
tion, and approach you with a sharp bumming sound, 
usually very near the face. If you are near the hives, 
do not attempt to brush them away, as this will be 
accepted as a signal of attack, but rather turn slightly 
away, and if followed by the bees, appear to not notice 
them, and they will soon leave you. But should you be 
unfortunate enough to get stung, I will here give you 
some of the most popular remedies known. First, 
extract the sting as soon as possible ; the quicker it is 
removed, the less it will s.well. If inserted where it 
can be reached with the mouth, suck the poison.from 
the wound as soon as possible. It is bitter and pungent 
to the taste, but is harmless when taken into the mouth 
in small quantities, as from a wound. Do not rub the 
part stung, as this will tend to spread the inflammation. 
Cold water, if applied immediately, is effectual in many 
cases. Tobacco, moistened with water and bound on, 
is good. Hartshorn ( aqua ammonia,) is one of the best 
remedies known, if applied immediately, from its volatile 
properties. When the wound is bathed with it, the 
poison having a greater affinity for the ammonia than 
for the blood, it readily leaves the wound to mingle with 
it, and the atmosphere possessing stronger attractions 
