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inserted and held, so that it may turn in a horizontal 

 plane from either side. Below the catch there is 

 pivoted a lever, with the long arm hanging down, the 

 short arm up. The bottom line of the net is now 

 hung upon the long arms throughout its length, the 

 short arms being hitched under the triggers. On a 

 pull of the trigger-cord at any reasonable distance, 

 the triggers release the short arms of the levers, and 

 the net drops, the rings on the end poles sliding 

 down to the bottom. There are one or two further 

 points, however, which may be noticed. The ' eleva- 

 tors ' are to be fixed on the poles with the brass 

 catches at the backs thereof — that is, in the opposite 

 direction from that in which the rabbits are driven. 

 Then, at the bottom of each pole are what the in- 

 ventor terms ' guides.? These are light slips of wood, 

 about six feet in length, which are run on to spindles 

 nearly flush with the ground. As the bottom line of 

 the net hangs on the long levers, each ' guide ' is passed 

 through the mesh next the line, spindle end first, 

 brought under the net and slipped on the spindle. In 

 this position the top end of each ' guide ' should rest in 

 a slanting position against the bottom running line, 

 close to the end of the lever. Looking at it sideways 

 the net will be seen to hang between the ' guides ' 

 and 'elevators.' The 'guides' serve to keep the 



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