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of the thighs, and then pushing these joints completely under the skin of the breast. Next take a long straight trussing needle, and pass it through the end of the first pinion across the body, and into that of the opposite side, bringing it back through the joint of the thigh while thus under the skin, then carry it across and transfix the opposite thigh in the same way, and tie it to the other end of the string tight enough to maintain the proper shape. After this, the legs only require to be tied to complete the trussing. There is, however, no advantage in this plan over the skewers, and the string is more difficult to withdraw (see fig. 116).