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long fastened to the wall with hinges whereby it can be 

 turned against it when not in use is a very convenient ap- 

 pliance as well as a very practical one for this purpose. 

 Its edges are suppHed with a series of screw-eyes for the 

 securing cords, and there are two hinged legs at the free 

 end, which fall automatically to the perpendicular position 

 as the table is brought down from the wall. 



THE TWITCH.— (See Fig. 25). The twitch, a valua- 

 ble restraining appliance in equine surgery, consists of a 



Fig. 27. 

 White's Operating Table. 



plain round stick of wood with a loop of cord fastened 

 through a hole at one end. It is used to inflict pain to the 

 upper lip to distract the patient's attention from the pain 

 inflicted by the operation. Although brutal in principle 

 its use is absolutely necessary in many, in fact, most sur- 

 gical operations, performed without general anaesthesia. 

 Lancing an abscess on the anterior parts of the body, 

 suturing accidental wounds of the head, ears, neck or 

 shoulders, paring of a corn, removal of a shoe, clipping 

 the hair of a limb, etc., etc., are always materially facili- 



