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OPERATIONS ON THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

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Pig. 358.— Gunther's Forceps. 



violent struggles, at the critical moment ; and if tlie tooth is not 

 very strongly held by the forceps, it is possible that it may slij) 

 out of the jaws of the instrument and di-op into the mouth. To 

 avoid the possibility of its passing into the pharynx, we think it 

 would be but a prudential measure to have an assistant keep his 

 hand in the animal's mouth ready to secure the tooth, if necessary, 

 before it passes beyond the soft palate. 



