HOW NOT TO KILL A SQUAB. 



The position of the right hand is correct, hut the left hand should grasp the neck of the 

 squab close to the fingers of the right. Pull firmly, theu push hack, and the spine will be brokeii, 

 the squab expiring instantly. With the hands ;is shown in the picture, the effect of a pull will 

 be to separate the head from the body. Having illustrated the mistaken way to kill a squab, we 

 liave impressed on the operator what to avoid. The correct method is quickly acquired if you 

 studiously avoid the wrong position of the left hand. 



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