MISCELLANEOUS. 



853 



pole having on one end a staple, through which a common sur- 

 cingle or feather strap passes around-the animal's chest. The other 

 end of the pole is fixed in the socket of an iron handle, which 

 terminates in a loop large enough to admit the hand. About eight 

 inches from this loop is a fixed iron hook, attached at a right angle 



to the pole. This hook is inserted in the nose-ring. A strap pass- 

 ing around the horns and over the pole, attaches the latter more 

 firmly to the head. 



In Fig. 1134 we represent an invention to prevent hooking. 

 Each end of a cord running through holes bored near the tips of the 

 horns, is attached to a wire hook, which is placed in the nostril. A 



