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puslied back into tlie womb. The operator now 

 introduces his hand and feels the situation of 

 the feet, tlien fix a cord around each j)astern, or 

 about the knee, and bring them into the pas- 

 sage. The head is next to be brought forward 

 again by means of the cord; the cords being 

 now pulled steadily together, it will generally 

 be extracted. Should the calf be dead, and 

 much swollen, the head may then be opened by 

 means of a knife, so as to lessen the bulk. 

 When the feet presexit and the head is doubled 

 under the rim of the passage. The cords should 

 be placed round the feet, the hand passed into 

 the womb, and the cord looped round the lower 

 jaw. The calf pushed farther back into the 

 womb, the head brought into the passage and 

 the three ropes pulled together. The delivery 

 effected as quickly as may be without the exer- 

 tion of more force than is necessary. 



The last false presentation is the breach — 

 the tail appearing at the mouth of the shape. 

 The hand is to be passed into the uterus, fasten 

 the cords around each hock. The calf is then 

 pushed as far back as possible into the womb, 

 and the hocks are after brought into the pas- 



