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THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



(amativeness) large and failed to fertilize the eggs, but the cases were 

 very rare, and I attributed it to weakened or diseased nerves; as, for in- 

 stance, the nerves of the teeth or sciatic nerve, in the human being. 



FIG. 36 Holding hen ready to put in sack. 



Fig. 36 shows how to hold a hen before putting her in a sack to 

 examine her for prepotency. 



FIG. 37 Holding legs with right hand and gathering sack around legs with left 

 hand. 



Fig. 37 shows how to put her in the sack, holding legs with right 

 hand, with back of hen against bottom of sack, and gathering sack 

 around legs withjeft hand. 



