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sasli cord) or a small rope al)ove the hocks, by which the animal can be 

 readily suspended to a post or wall in the hanging posture (Fig. 165.) 

 If the tiank incision is to be used, it is necessary for the animal to be 

 confined in the recumbent i>osture at an angle of about thirty degrees on 

 either the right or the left side, depending upon which flank is to be 

 invaded. One of the best and most satisfactory methods the author has 

 ever employed is as follows: Procure a piece of three-eightlis iiu'h soft 



Pig. 16.") — Restraint for spaying the sow (belly method). 



rope aliout si.x feet long. Tie the ends together, foi-ming a loop as shown 

 in Fig. 16B. Next secure a 2x14 inch plank about twelve feet long; place 

 one end on the floor or ground and either spike the other end fast to a 

 wall or susjioid it by means of a ro]ic fi'om above. Make the rope loop 

 fast to the upper end of the x^lank with a screw eye or a spike (A), or it 

 may be fastened by boring a hole throtigh the plank large enough to permit 

 the rope to l)e di'avvn np through it where it is held secure by large knots 

 ill its ends. The contrivance should l)e so arranged that when the hog as 



