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has a ring instead of a hook, it will be quite convenient. 

 In use, a table is improvised, unless a strong one for the 

 purpose is at hand, and this is set near the barrel. A 

 noose is made with the chain about the leg of the pig, 



Fig. 227. SCALDING CASK ON A SLED. 



and he is soused in, going entirely under water, lifted 

 out when the bristles start easily, and laid upon the table, 

 while another is made ready. 



Figure 229 shows a more permanent arrangement. It 

 is a trough of plank, with a sheet iron bottom, which can 

 be set over a temporary fire-place made in the ground. 



Fig. 228. SCALDING PIGS IN A HOGSHEAD. 



The vat may be six feet long, three feet wide, and two 

 and one-half feet deep, so as to be large enough for a 

 good-sized hog. Three ropes are fastened on one side, for 

 the purpose of rolling the hog over into the vat, and 



