The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-06

keep Y on hand ready 10 "
turbance that IS likely to ariu
A. on the contrary. observes that BE-
arc crosacr on some daya than on
some others: but n he must handle
thcm on an "oif day" "a cool day after
a rain; a day when tho bees have been
robblng, or a day following q sudden
stoppage Of the honey-now). ne will
iirst mako sure that his smoker Il IN
good order. and ready TO give on
good voiume Of smoke. lie will blow
little OF j. IN az the entrance. and
then pry the cover up q little very
gently. Az he does so he will send a
airesm Of smoke into the crack made
by the putly-knlfo or screw-driver.
This drives down the guards, and then
the crack is made little wider, and
more smoke 10 then driven IN, when the
cover Is removed. II the bees show a
quick nervous movement. standing up
high on their legs. bobblng their bodies
quickly one way and then the other. no
gives them a few more light whifa Of
smoke until they are subdued. With a
screw-drlyer he loosens the frames.
holding the smoker In his hand. just
as soon as the bees stick their heads
up. ready 10 show fight. he drives them
back again, and then very cautiously
and deliberately removes the FIRST
frame. His movements from now on
are very deliberate; and occasionally
when the bees are little ohstrepcrous
he gives them another Whit OF smoke.
Only a very little is roquirod-just SUI
nclont TO let them know that he Is mas
ter. and that they must let him entirely
alone This summer ! worked with
the bees nearly a week before re-
coived a single sting. and yet one OF
tho boys who worked near me NJ tho
time. doing the same work. was stung
anywhere from three 10 Eve times a
day. Perhaps some may feel that these
slow movements wasted n good deal OF
time. but find that / can really do
more work In a day by closely and
carefully watching any disposition on
the part Of the bees 10 resent my in
iruslon. Right here rests the whole
secret. To one who Is accustomed 10
handling bees there Is certain indie
scribable action on their part that
shows when they are ready TO sting. A
little smoke al the right time takes the
fight" all out OF them. / do not be-
lieve Il Is good policy for one who
handles lees very much TO get stung a
great many times. and one should DO
careful TO avoid every sung as much
as possible. In the summer. when the
bees are working In the fields. enc or
two stings perhaps In the whole
month would be all that I should get.
providing there were nothing but
Italians from imported stock. or Of
that persuasion. and how avoid the
st.ngs "a simply By following the plan
laid down for Mr.. A. In this connec-
ilon Il nigh. be well 10 state that on,
who makes a business Of keeping bees
o. liable In years 10 come 20 experiences
some bad effects from too much Of
the apis-melllhoa poison being inject
ed into his system. The Rev. l. L
lnnFstroih, James Hoddon. and Others
In later years experienced some incon.
venieuce from what they ascribed d
the presence Of too much bee-sting poi
son In the system. In regard to dis
ponslng with a vell-yes. this can b,
done. but Il doesn't pay. have seer
some OF these same chaps boast OF how
they did not need any face protection
yet | have seen them waste valuable
time in stopping 10 put the hands up 4
the face. or plunge the head In a clumI
Of bushes. In ignoble retreat