VEILS 
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tic is stiff enough very good results will be 
secured. But if not, the veil must be drawn 
down as shown in the view at the extreme 
left, or No. 1. 
No. 4 and next cut show method of fas¬ 
tening the veil. A piece of cotton tape is in¬ 
serted in the bottom edge of the veil ex¬ 
tending clear around the veil except in 
front. Across the front, a four-inch length 
of %-inch tape elastic is inserted, and the 
ends sewed securely to the veil, leaving the 
veil fulled on the elastic so that the latter 
may be stretched without tearing the veil. 
On each end of this elastic is sewed a short 
loop of cotton tape thru which are passed 
the ends of the long tape. This tape is 
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then drawn up and crossed at the back, the 
ends being passed thru a two or three inch 
loop of tape attached to the cotton tape at 
the middle lower edge of the hack of the 
veil, then brought to the front and tied. 
This holds the veil securely. 
There are many practical beemen who 
prefer wire-cloth head-protectors to any¬ 
thing else. When first used they seem a 
little awkward; but the extreme comfort 
that one enjoys, more than compensates for 
their apparent outlandishness. 
The next veil is what its name implies. 
Being made of black wire cloth it will not 
catch or tear on any obstruction. The skirt 
is made of muslin and should be drawn up 
snugly around the collar by means of a 
draw-string. The screen is shaped so that 
the shoulders will not push the veil off the 
head, and has a deep face which allows 
one to look down at the hive and still look 
through netting instead of the view being 
obstructed by the cloth. 
The Alexander (shown at the bottom) is 
used by some of the most extensive beekeep- 
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ers in the country. It is a plain wire-cloth 
cylinder having a circular gathering of 
muslin at the top, and a sort of skirt of the 
same material sewn to the bottom edge. 
With this outfit one will be required to go 
bareheaded or wear a small cap. Much of 
the work of the apiary is done during the 
hottest weather, and this veil is very cool. 
Like the one just described it does not get 
“hooked” in passing among trees or shrub¬ 
bery, nor does it get torn like some of the 
veils of fabric. It has the further advan¬ 
tage that it can be removed in an instant 
without breaking any fastening, and is 
quickly put on again. The muslin skirt 
fits loosely yet snugly around the shoulders 
and neck. 
The Alexander bee-veil. 
The one shown in the cut uses a strip of 
wire cloth approximately ten inches wide 
and a yard long. A yard of muslin com¬ 
pletes the material required. Where one uses 
a coat, the skirt of this head protection can 
I’eadily be tucked inside; but even without 
coat or vest, the loose folds of the cloth fit 
with a fair degree of snugness around the 
shoulders and neck. 
Some Rse with much satisfaction a sort 
of chopping-bowl or basket inverted for a 
hat. It is worn in India and other hot 
