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practice, and even where only a moderate amount of canine 

 work is done its advantages cannot be overestimated. The 

 top should be made of some hard wood, such as pitch pine, 

 oak, elm, or teak, etc., which will bear constant washing 



Fig. II. — Improvised Hobble. 



without tendency to shrink, and should consist of a board 

 about I inch thick. If expense were not a consideration, it 

 would be better for antiseptic reasons if it were made of metal, 



Fig. 12. — ^The Authors Pattern of Operating Table. 



glass, or some such absolutely impermeable material, and a 

 trough or metal tray can be arranged underneath to carry off 

 the superfluous fluid. The measurements of the top, to take 



