Th FISTULA AND POLL-EVIL 
longs the duration of decumbency we have in 
our recent operations been satisfied with clip- 
ping. By using the curved scissors these 
coarse hairs, even those between the folds can 
be trimmed away. In order to conserve the sub- 
ject’s strength by shortening the duration of 
the operation proper it is, however, preferable 
that all of this cleaning up process and disin- 
fection be done in the standing position. By 
standing upon an elevation in a place where the 
patient’s movements can be controlled and by 
twitching the nose, a more thorough cleaning 
can be given in the standing position than after 
the animal has been cast. When the body lies 
flat on the mat, ground or even the operating 
table, the sides of the withers are less accessible 
for clipping and washing, and besides wher 
this is postponed until the subject is down, the 
ground under and about the withers becomes a 
disagreeable place to occupy while operating. 
Anesthesia Chloroform anesthesia is much 
the best, although narcosis with chloral hydrate 
administered no less than one hour before 
casting will answer when the retinue lacks a 
satisfactory anesthetist. 
For this purpose we administer per os, pref- 
erably as a drench twelve drams of chloral 
dissolved in one quart of warm water. Cannabis 
indica intravenously, chloral in the peritoneal 
