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under trainer, be allowed to look about her a little, at 

 first in an obscure light only, gradually, however, 

 increasing it, until they can bear the full light without 

 annoyance. Putting on the full hood is next to be 

 attempted, and in general in this state it is not very 

 difficult to effect ; however, there is sometimes so much 

 resistance that there is danger of injuring her body or 

 plumes. 



To make a refractory hawk to the hood, Blaine's 

 directions are : " You must be provided with a hood of 

 some light colour, as green, red, or yellow, which hangs 

 on your little finger of the same hand whereon you 

 carry your hawk, and let it hang so that it may be 

 always in sight, especially at such times as you feed 

 her. This do for about a week, or until you find her 

 acquainted with it so well as to search through the hood 

 for meat." If you interpose it when she does this boldly, 

 you may essay to bear a little hard with the hood against 

 her head, by which means she will, in about a month, 

 come to hood and unhood herself as often as you please; 

 and whereas before you used to restrain her from eating, 

 let her now eat moderately with the hood on, and never 

 but then, nor should you take off her hood until feeding 

 time. Being now effectually restrained, your falcon 

 must be accustomed to take to the hand when pre- 

 sented: she must also be familiarised to noise and 

 bustle, as well as to the sight of men and horges in 

 motion, and the hood, now rendered familiar to her, 

 should be frequently put on and off; nor must these 

 ceremonials be relaxed until she is thoroughly re- 

 claimed. It is in the persevering and vigorous parts of 

 this discipline, over and above those practised towards 

 eyesses, that the difference between their trainings 

 principally consists. 



