INTRODUCTION 



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given up exclusively to the surgical "work-shop." An area 

 of 30x30 feet or 25x35 feet would be still more desirable, as 

 it would allow sufficient room for the construction of a stocks 

 (which the reader will notice is wanting in Fig. 1) and more 

 space could be allowed between the walls and two sides of the 

 operating table; but an area of still larger dimension would 

 contain superfluous space. 



The floor material is of wood, planed and calked. Ce- 



HOT WATER HEATER 



WASH STANDI 



O O MNGED'G 

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 O O TABLE 



BEDDED SPACE 



FOR CASTING HORSES 

 ANDOPERATINGINTHE 

 STANDING POSmOfi 



PORTABLE 

 TABLE 



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Pig. 1 — Plan of Operating Room and Appurtenances. 



ment, which is heralded as the sanitary floor par excellence, 

 is positively hazardous in an operating room where decrepit 

 horses, often hopping on three legs, must be handled. Its 

 slipperiness and hardness condemn it as unsuited for the pur- 

 pose, and besides it produces an uncomfortable state of hu- 

 midity, chilliness, and coldness that can not be overcome ex- 

 cept by constant artificial heat and excessive ventilation. 

 The wash stand at one corner, with its beveled floor lean- 



