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CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



the labor pains. Work as lively as possible while the cow is elevated ; it 

 is an unnatural position, anl under very unfortunate circumstances, and 

 if she is kept in it long at a time very bad results might follow. 



The instruments necessary are a piece of soft rope, (the size of a man's 

 little tinger and about ten feet long), a jointed hook, straight hook, con- 

 cealed knife, and erabriotomy knife. 

 The last named, is a small curved blade 

 fastened to a ring that fits over the 

 big finger, so as to carry the knife in 

 the palm of the hand. 

 First Malpresentalion . — If one fore foot and the nose are entered in 

 the passage and the other foot bent back, the calf cannot be delivered 

 without first bringing up the retracted foot into its proper position, on 

 account of the obstruction which the shoulder would offer. Tie a small 

 rope around the foot presented, in order not to lose it ; then push the 



CONCEALED KNIFE. 



FIRST MALPRESENTATION. 

 One fore foot and the nose entered, the other foot bent back. 



calf back, to allow the arm to be introduced and find the other foot ; take 

 in a noose of the rope, and jiut it over the foot as shown in the annexed 

 cut ; then — with the hand jjlaced over the foot, so as to cover the toes, 

 and thus prevent them from lacerating the womb — draw it up with the 

 other hand. This accomplished, delivery will soon be effected. 



Second MaJprcsentation. — When one foot is presented, the other foot 

 and the nose being turned down, proceed in a manner similar to that just 



