is placed on the animal preparatory to applying the hobbles or 

 easting harness until the animal is again on its feet. Experience 

 and dexterity are not to be underrated in the operator who is to 

 undertake the task of securing and properly confining the larger 

 of our domestic animals. Do not allow yourself to become excited 

 or unduly alarmed or aggravated should everything not transpire 

 as smoothly as you expect or desire, for in so doing the surgeon 

 is not in possession of his mental faculties sufficiently to do justice 

 either to himself, his patient or his client. 



Perfect, or even good, surgery is impossible without perfect re- 

 straint. The surgeon is no better than the restraint method which 

 he uses. It is rare to see a surgeon handle a knife any more 

 skillfully than he handles his restraint technique. Imperfect re- 

 straint means an imperfect operation. 



The particular methods of restraint necessary for each oper- 

 ation and the details pertaining to same will be specifically de- 

 scribed under the proper headings. G. R. W. 



