AT KILLING TIME 



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hip, the head laid against the right thigh near the knee. 

 Next the fowl should be rapidly and firmly extended 

 or drawn, and at the same time the head is suddenly 

 bent backward, by which means the neck is dislocated 

 just below the junction with the head, and deatli 

 immediately ensues, as all the large vessels are torn 

 across. 



If fowls are to be killed by 

 the beheading process, a mechan- 

 ical guide, as shown in Figure 

 2(), helps in keeping the bird in 

 position and in guiding the blow. 

 The spikes are far enough apart 

 to slip the head in between. One 

 person can easily hold legs and 

 chop head off, which is much easier than striking hit 

 or miss. 



Fig. 26 — BEHEADING 

 BLOCK 



