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as backward. If under the necessity of cutting off a limb, first 

 skin it from near the foot and leave the skin attached to the 

 trunk. Never cut off a member in the middle, but in the case 

 of fore-limb bring away the shoulder-blade, or in the hind the 

 thigh-bone. 



Hf-AD OR Fore-limb turned back. — Secure the presenting 

 limbs with ropes having a running noose drawn tightly round 

 the fetlock, or the head with a noose round the lower jaw, or, 

 still better, lound the neck behind the ears, then pushing them 

 back secure the missing part and bring it into position. In 

 searching for the missing parts it is well to follow those already 

 presented. The left arm will usually answer best for a Umb at 

 the left side of the jvomb, and the right arm for the right. 

 Reaching the shoulder, the hand may be slid down to beneath 

 the elbow and that joint bent so as to bring the knee up ; then 

 the hand is slipped past the knee to the shank and by a similar 

 movement, pushing back the upper part of the limb and pulling 

 forward the lower, the foot is brought up and secured with a 

 noose. All are then brought forward and delivery is easy. In 

 order to bring up the missing part it is often needful that an 

 assistant shall push back the body of the foetus after the limb 

 has been seized. The assistant may stand with his back to 

 that of the operator, and introduce his left arm along by the 

 operator's right or vice versa. Or a smooth round pole like a 

 fork-handle may be introduced and planted in the breast of the 

 foetus as a means of pushing it back. In either case the pres- 

 sure should be slightly upward toward the back of the fcetus, so 

 as to bring up the breast and fore-limb toward the passage- 

 The missing head may be turned back on either side, downward 

 upon the breast or upward upon the back. First ascertain its 

 position, then if it cannot be reached by pulling the limbs 

 forward into the passage, push back the body in such a way as 

 will favour the advance of the head. If the ear is reached the 

 head may be pulled by it, till the socket of the eye can be 



