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the conjunctiva, the nictitanous membrane, the lachrymal caruncle, the 

 media, etc., with more care, and the eyelids are not sufficiently sep- 

 arated, the following manipulation is employed (Fig. 21 and Fig. 22) : 

 Having quieted the animal, one hand is placed upon the face to pre- 



FiG. 22.— Examination of the eye. 



vent his advancing, or upon the inferior' lip, if thp head be held too low. 

 Then, with the thumb and index finger of the free hand, the eyelids 

 are separated and the eye-globe is compressed into the orbital cavity. 

 The nictitans will then protrude and expose a large area of the con- 

 junctiva, and render pathological growths or foreign bodies visible. 



Beauties of the Eye. — Whatever may be the physiological 

 integrity of the eye, its absolute beauty resides in the following 

 phenomena : 



1. Its separation from the median line, which coincides with a wide 

 forehead and a wide nose. . 



2. Its degree of prominence over the surrounding regions, which 



