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held in position by three straps which pass through slits in the 

 table surface and are buckled round the neck, chest, and loins 

 respectively. 



Mr. Henry Gray has devised a very ingenious operating- 

 rack which is portable and can be fitted to any ordinary 

 kitchen or saddle-room table. It consists of a couple of bars, 

 which are held in position by clamps, and between these the 

 animal (after being hobbled) is extended either in a dorsal or 

 abdominal position as required (Fig. i6). 



After an operation, and in some diseases, it is sometimes 

 desirable to secure a patient's legs in some such way that it 

 is unable to scratch the parts. This can easily be done by 

 hobbling with pieces of tape, a short piece of which is tied 

 around each hind-leg above the hock ; or two pieces are 

 used, a fore and a hind leg being connected. 



