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EESTEAINT OF DOMESTIC A1TIMAL.S. 



The rope and stick twitch with metal bound head, 



Figure 7, is more sub- 

 stantial than either of 

 those described and illus- 

 trated above. The stick 

 (a) should be heavy and 

 strong, size and shape to 

 suit the operator. Spaces 

 should be hollowed out of 

 head under the metal band 

 to accommodate rope or 

 sash cord (f) (e). A 

 metal band (g) (d) is 

 shrunk around head of 

 twitch stick. A round hole is bored four inches from head 

 (c) (b). The rope (f) (e) may vary in diameter from % to 



Fig. 6. Miles' Twitch Applied. 



Fig. 7. Rope and StFck Twitch Metal Bound Head. 



% inch, and in length from 18 to 22 inches, and are fastened 

 together at side of head of twitch (c). 



Ball and Chain Twitch. 



Figure 8 consists of a, 

 piece of % to i/2 iiich twisted 

 link chain 10 to 12 inches 

 long attached to piece of iron 

 at one end, and upon the 

 other end is a ball, as shown 

 in the illustration. This 

 makes a good twitch, and one 

 easy to apply. But on ac- 

 count of its rigidity it must 

 be used with care and dis- 

 cretion. 



Fig. 8. Ball land Chain Twitch. 



