VI 



PREFACE. 



and I desire to be held responsible for everything I say, but otherwise 

 my position is really no more than that of an expositor. 



On the other hand, my indebtedness is manifold. For the use of 

 illustrations, and for leave to extract such portions as seemed suitable 

 from his masterly ' Operationslehre,' I have to express my deep obligation 

 to Professor Dr. Bayer, of the Vienna Veterinary School. I have taken 

 full advantage of his permission. For information in regard to French 

 practice I have frequently had recourse to Professor Cadiot's * Traite 

 de Therapeutique Chirurgicale/ while I have received much assistance 

 from Professor Lanzillotti-Buonsanti's ' Trattato di Tecnica e Tera- 

 peutica Chirurgica degli Animali Domestici ' and from the ' Lehrbuch 

 der Chirurgie fur Thierarzte ' of my old friend and esteemed teacher 

 Professor Dr. Moller. Regarding human practice I have consulted 

 the well-known ' Manual of Surgery ' of Messrs. Rose and Carless. 



The extent to which I have been able to illustrate the work is due 

 in no small degree to the liberality of Herr H. Hauptner, Luisenstrasse, 

 Berlin, and of Messrs. Arnold, West Smithfield, London, two of the 

 largest veterinary instrument makers in the world. 



Once more I have the sincere pleasure of expressing to Professor 

 Macqueen, of the Royal Veterinary College, London, my gratitude 

 for greatly valued assistance in reading proof-sheets, for general 

 criticism on disputed points, and for never-failing support and 

 encouragement in prosecuting the work now concluded. 



JNO. A. W. DOLLAR. 



56, New Bond Street, 



London, W. ; 



March, igo2. 



