II. 
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CAPON 
MAKER. 
PEOPLE WHO CAN CAPONIZE AND PEOPLE 
WHO SHOULD KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF. 
“| BEBE are people whom I would not advise to 
undertake the operation of caponizing. The 
person to do it should have, above all things, faith 
in his undertaking and in himself. He must be 
convinced that his work is right, and then go ahead. 
This is no place to make a trial for fun, or in a half- 
hearted way. Itisa little of the genuine enthusiasm 
that is needed, and that is bound to overcome diffi- 
culties should any be encountered. Then there 
should be an average amount of mechanical skill 
and the same amount of nerve. Clumsy fingers have 
no business in operatingon alive fowl. If you are 
alittle nervous at first, it will dono hurt. Your 
nervousness will wear off after you oper- 
ate on two or three fowls, and see how 
easy the job is, and how little pain it ap- 
parently causes to the bird. You must have full 
Faith and 
Nerve. 
