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elder six inches long and from three quarters to one 

 inch in diameter ; bark it, and spHt it through the middle, 

 and having taken out the pith, cut one adjoining end 

 of each piece with a slope, from the inside out- 

 wards, about an inch, and notch it on the outside, as 

 also the other end that is not sloped, that they may be 

 securely tied together. Fill the hollows nicely with 

 the paste, and sprinkle over it some of the mixture in 

 phial. Then place the sloped ends together in such a 

 manner that the other ends will be separated about an 

 inch, and tie them by several turns of the thread in that 

 position, thus: 



Every preparation being made; the colt thrown 

 and carefully tied; the integuments of the testicles are 

 to be laid open, the stone pulled out, and the epididy- 

 mis separated from its adhesion to the lower end of 

 the testicle as in the ordinary way. The cord is then 

 caught in one of the clamps, which is pressed hard 

 upon it, and firmly tied at the open end. When this 

 is accomplished, the cord must be cut directly off, close 

 to the edge of the clamp, and a little more of the above 

 mixture should be sprinkled upon the ends exposed by 

 the knife. After the operation is concluded, the clamps 

 should be suffered to remain on eighteen or twenty-four 

 hours. They may then be taken oflf by penning the 

 colt in a confined place, and cutting the strings whicJi 

 tie their blunt ends. Neither swelling, nor stiflfness, 

 nor any other inconvenience follows this operation, and 

 the animal appears, after he is relieved of the clamps, 

 as well as ever he was. This method may, with equal 

 efficacy, be applied to every other animal whose age 

 or size renders the old way precarious. 



