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THE HORSE 



cautery or the crushing instrument previously described, as it is so long in 

 effecting its purpose. 



Castration by Torsion and by Ligature are not suitable to the horse, and 

 being but rarely practised iu England need not be here described. 



FiG. 111.— IIuisii-Clake Castratok. 



The art of the instrument maker, and the competition among castrators, 

 may account for a good deal of change in the present-day methods of perform- 



Fw. Ufa.— HnisH's Caustic Cr.Asr. 



ing this indispensable operation, but as fire is the most aseptic method of 

 all, it is not unlikely that the old plan will again come into favour when the 



OHNE E SESEMANN LONDON / ffi 



Fio. 115. — KuoiiNE AND Sesemann'.s Caustic Ci.am. 



motives for a new departure no longer exist, and the old gelder will have gone 

 with the dodo. A good deal of swelling after the operation is quite usual 

 and may be disregaixled so long as the animal feeds well and is not abnorm- 

 ally stiff in his hind-quarters. A finger dipped in carbolized oil may be 

 introduced into the wounds on the third or fourth day, if there is reason to 

 suppose that matter is imprisoned. Common tallow candles are much in 

 favour for this purpose, and I see no objection to them even if they do con- 



