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RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



The rope and stick twitch 



Fig. 6. Miles' Twitch Applied. 



with metal bound head, 

 Figure 7, is more sub- 

 stantial than either of 

 those described and illus- 

 trated above. The stick 

 (a) should be heavy and 

 strong, size and shape to 

 suit the operator. Spaces 

 should be hollow^ed out of 

 head under the metal band 

 to accommodate rope or 

 sash cord (f) (e). A 

 metal band (g) (d) is 

 shrunk around head of 



twitch stick. A round hole is bored four inches from head 

 (c) (b). The rope (f) (e) may vary in diameter from % to 



Fig. 7. Rope and Stfck Twitch Metal Bound Head. 



% inch, and in length from 18 to 22 inches, and are fastened 

 together at side of head of twitch (c). 



Ball and Chain Twitch. 



Figure 8 consists of a 

 piece of % to i/o inch twisted 

 link chain 10 to 12 inches 

 long attached to piece of iron 

 at one end, and upon the 

 other end is a ball, as shown 

 in the illustration. This 

 makes a good twitch, and one 

 easy to apply. But on ac- 

 count of its rigidity it must 

 be used with care and dis- 

 cretion. 



Fig. 8. Ball and Chain Twitch. 



