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manner. AVitli the rif^lit liand gj'asp the testieles and with the left hand 

 strij) the spennatie eords of their eoverings until the,y are well isolated as 

 high as the snnnnit of the serotnm. With the left hand grasp the testicle 

 and make two pounds traction on the cord outward, at the same time ap- 

 plying the emasculator to the cord and forcing it well up near tlie snnnnit 



H 



\ 



Y- 



Fig. 99 — End incision. H, Lett testicle within the scrotum; G. right 

 testicle within the scrotum; I, knife; K, position of the left hand; 



L, incision. 



of the scrotum. Bringing the handles of the instrument together the cord 

 and its coverings are seA'ered. 



The end-incision method (Figure 99) has many advantages over the 

 one already described and is to be preferred. Grasp the apex of the 

 scrotum in the left hand and remove one-third of it — by one swee]i of the 

 knife. The testicles surrounded by their tunica vaginalis will now drop 



