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Dopheide's embryotome (fig. 49) is not as useful as the 

 preceding ones. It is my opinion that it is of little use in 

 practice. 



Fig. 47.— Gunther's Bistoury Cache. 



Spatulas are emploped to separate the skin from under- 

 lying parts. They are used a great deal in embryotomy. 



Fig 48.— Finger Knife. 



The small spatula, 27 cm. long, is used to separate the skin 

 on the fore legs as far and above the carpus, and on the hind 

 legs as far as the hock. This is done before the large spatula 

 is employed (fig. 50). 



Fig. 49. — Dopheide's Embryotome. 



The large spatula, 72 cm. long, has the same shape as the 

 small one, its wide end being also blunt. Its haudle shows 

 a crutch. The wide end is slightly concave in the middle 

 (fig. 51). 



Fig. 50. — Small Spatula. 



A large spatula, a modification of the above, is the so- 

 called heart-shaped spatula, its wide end beiug heart-shaped. 

 In order to tear at the same time connective tissue the 



