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fowls are singed immediately after being plucked, and 

 stubbed, and when properly done there is no objection 

 to this custom, as it is simply clearing the skin of 

 surplus hair and feathers. For study of the recognised 

 English market styles a sojourn in the neighbourhood 

 of Heathfield and Uckfield (Sussex), or Boston 

 (Lincolnshire), would prove valuable to a practical 

 mind, and a visit to Wexford (Ireland) and their 

 surroundings would also serve a more useful purpose 

 than many explanatory volumes. 



