wrong. But let us suppose our colt is now cast skillfully and 

 tied slowly and safely, ano held firmly on his back by our 

 assistants. If the bag, or scrotum, testicles and all are down 

 well, then with the elbow forward between the hind feet 

 grasp one seed at a time in the left hand, and with a knife, 

 or hook, which is my preference, 

 split the bag over the extreme 

 hind part of the seed one inch 

 long into the water, then intro- 

 duce the hook No. i here de- 

 scribed — all other blades shut — 

 and push forward to the point 

 you wish to split to; or repeat, 

 to cut enough forward; then turn 

 the point of hook upward, and 

 with one gentle pull split the 

 skin and tunic, and that will ex- 

 pose the testicle. Then do the 

 other the same way, about one 

 inch on each side of the septum 

 or raphe three inches long well 

 forward. But if the seeds are 

 small and are not well down, and 

 are hard to grasp with the left 

 hand, grasp the sheath two inches 

 behind the front end and push it 

 forward tightly. Then place your 

 hook where you want the front end of the gash, and slowly 

 pull back, with your hand raised a little after the hook enters 

 the skin, and the front end will slide along just under the 

 skin and you will not cut deeper than the skin, nor cut into 



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