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mucus, smear them and the body of the foetus thickly with 

 lard before attempting to extract. In dragging upon the 

 foetus apply force only when the mother straias, and pull 

 slightly down toward the hocks as weU as backward. If 

 under the necessity of cutting off a limb, first skin it from 

 near the foot and leave the skin attached to the trunk. 

 Never cut off a member in the middle, but in the case of 

 fore limb bring away the shoxdder-blade, or in the hind 

 the thigh-bone. 



Head ok fobe limb tubned back. Secure the presenting 

 limbs with ropes having a running noose drawn tightly 

 round the fetlock, or the head with a noose round the lower 

 jaw, or still better round the neck behind the ears, then 

 pushing them back secure the missing part and bring it into 

 position. In searching for the missing parts it is well to 

 follow those already presented. The left arm will usually 

 answer best for a hmb at the left side of the womb, and 

 the right arm for the right. Reaching the shoulder, the 

 hand may be slid down to beneath the elbow and that 

 joint bent so as to bring the knee up ; then the hand is 

 slipped past the knee to the shank and by a similar move- 

 ment, pushing back the upper part of the limb and pull- 

 ing forward the lower, the foot is brought up and secured 

 with a noose. All are then brought forward and delivery 

 is easy. In order to bring up the missing part it is often 

 needful that an assistant shall push back the body of the 

 foetus after the hmb has been seized. The assistant may 

 stand with his back to that of the operator and introduce 

 his left arm along by the operator's right or vice versa. 

 Or a smooth round pole like a fork-handle may be intro- 

 duced and planted in the breast of the foetus as a means 

 of pushing it back. In either case the pressure should be 

 Bhghtly upward toward the back of the foetus so as to 

 briug up the breast and fore limb toward the passage. 

 The missing head may be turned back on either side, 

 dov/nward upon the breast or upward upon the back. 

 First ascertain its position, then if it cannot be reached l)j 



