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Fig. S — Anseptic Triple Crimp Bmasculator With Self-Adjusting Auxiliary Attachment. 



Anatomy — A comprehensive knowledge of the anatomy of the 

 inguinal and scrotal regions is imperative if a man is ever to be 

 anything like a thrilling success in performing the various neces- 

 sary operations that are to be described later. However, on ac- 

 count of the limited space at my disposal it will be impossible to 

 go into minute details here. For complete and detailed anatomical 

 description the reader is respectfully referred to Sisson, Ghau- 

 reau and Strangeway's text-books on Veterinary Anatomy. 



Scrotum — Is a sac or bag made up externally by a layer of skin 

 which has been continued from the sheath, abdomen and flanks. 

 This skin is smooth, soft and hairless compared with the other 

 integument on the body. The scrotum consists of two cavities 

 divided by a longitudinal raphe ("median line"). Below the skin 



