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broad. Make two holes in a direct line di- 

 agonally across the table, beginning 

 six inches from the left hand corner, 

 and about four or five inches from 

 the margin. These holes should be six 

 inches in the clear. Pass through these 

 holes a leather strap three quarters of an 

 inch wide, and twenty inches long, the two 

 ends being fastened together. Below the 

 table and through the strap run the lever ', 

 two feet long by one and a half wide, one 

 end fastened by a movable joint to the op- 

 posite legs of the table. On this weights 

 are fixed, in order to hold the subject firmly 

 by the wings. An old axe makes a good 

 weight, and may be fastened backward or 

 forward on the lever, adjusting the weight 

 to the size or strength of the fowl. This 

 strap is passed over the wings, close to the 

 body. Next, we nail on the right-hand end 

 of the table, about four inches from the cor- 

 ner, an inch buckle attached to a short 

 piece of leather, so as to elevate the buckle 

 about half an inch above the surface of the 

 table. Take a piece of leather suitable to 



