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i, 1, or m are the most practical. A probe such as shown 

 (Figure 188g) may hkewise be used to push the intestines 

 aside as well as a small pair of tweezers (Figure 188f) which 

 may be used in removing any foreign matter from the body. 

 The operation. The instruments, together with a pan 



Figure 188. — Instruments used in caponizing, 



of water and a sponge, should be placed on a box adjacent 

 to a barrel or table where the operation is to be performed. 

 The bird is then placed on its side on the head of a barrel 

 or on a table of convenient height and held stretched out 



