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tourniquet (p. 682), to keep the part in a bloodless condition, and 

 thus to facilitate th© finding of the nerve, which will be a great 

 assistance to inexperienced operators, who are apt to become con- 



Fig. 171.— Greener's Humane Cattle-killer. 



fused by a continued flow of blood. To anyone who is conversant 

 with the anatomy of the part and who has a fair amount of self- 

 possession, these aids are in no way essential to success ; for the 

 discovery of the nerve to such a one is a veiy easy matter. The 



Fig. 172. — Probe-pointed curved scissors. 



hair should be removed (with, for instance, a probe-pointed curved 

 scissors, see Fig. 172) from the site of the intended incision. 



After casting the horse with the hobbles on the right side, if 

 the operation has to be performed on a right foot, and vice versa, 

 we remove the foot from its hobble and draw it forward by 



