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in the latter case firmly gripping it between his bo^y 

 and left arm — opens the mouth with the thumb of his 

 left hand, dips the paton into a vessel of whey or milk, 

 inserts it into the mouth, presses it down the throat 

 with his finger, and then carries the food into the 

 crop by running his finger and thumb down the out- 

 side of the neck. The process is repeated until the 

 crop is full. The second plan varies somewhat. The 

 operator sits upon a stool, with a lot of the paste and 

 a bowl of milk or whey before 

 him. The bird is placed upon 

 his knees, its legs being held 

 by them, the left hand holds the 

 wings, and he places a small 

 quantity, after dipping it in the 

 liquid, into its mouth, allowing 

 it to swallow in the usual 

 manner, there being no actual 

 cramming. Both these methods 

 are very simple. In some in- 

 stances a comljination of these 

 two methods is adopted. The 



birds are kept in cages, to which are fitted troughs. 

 After each meal the attendant goes round, feels the 

 crop of each fowl, and then crams a few of the patons 

 whenever doing so is thought desirable. 



Third : Cramming by a funnel. — In this case the 

 food is made into liquid form, about the consistency 

 of ordinary cream. A specially made funnel, as shown 

 in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 11), the nozzle 

 of which lis carefully turned to prevent- injury to the 

 bird's throat, is inserted into the throat until the 



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11. — Funnel fob 

 pattenin&. 



