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of the vein he should take the smallest of the set of fleams, 

 and after being assured that the point is well on the vein, 

 drive it into it with a smart cutting blow from a short stick 

 similar to a hammer handle or something of that kind with 

 which he should be provided before commencing operations. 

 If he manages to hit the vein squarely the blood will spurt 

 out in a stream. As soon as he is assured that he has taken 

 blood enough away he should remove the cord and bleeding 

 will immediately cease. I should have mentioned that the 

 operator should make it a point to open the vein lengthways 

 and not crossways, as it will be found necessary to pin the 

 orifice of the wound where the vein is opened by cutting it 

 in the last-mentioned manner, but unnecessary when opened 

 as recommended. 



Nodular Disease of the Intestines. 



Nodular disease of the intestines of sheep was in exist- 

 ence among our flocks long before serious attention was 

 drawn to its presence by scientists. Although it is now 

 over twenty years since I took my first lesson in the slaugh- 

 terhouse, even at that time I quite often noticed those cheesy 

 looking little bunches or nodules on the intestines which 

 characterizes the disease now known as nodular disease. 

 This disease was not at that time thought serious of, it being 

 quite common among sheep of the very finest quality, in 

 fact, that was my experience, as I never handled any other 

 grade in all my experience as a slaughterman; it is now, 

 however, rated among the most deadly diseases to which 

 sheep are susceptible. Previous to my attention being 

 called to its true character by the agricultural press of this 



