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tare and dissect away the entire muscle down to the lower 

 end of the wound and there excise it. The small depressor 

 brevis, lying on the median side of the longus need not be 

 removed, thus preserving a limited depressor power. Re- 

 peat the operation on the opposite depressor. Make two 

 elongated tampons of absorbent cotton, of the size and form 

 of the muscles removed, .saturate these in i-iooo sublimate 

 solution, in.sert neatly in the wounds and apply a moderately 

 firm bandage as closely as possible to the elastic ligature. 

 Remove the ligature, upon which hemorrhage ensues, which 

 is to be controlled by the application of a second bandage 

 extending higher up on the tail over the previous location 

 of the ela.stic ligature. Remove the bandage in 24 hours, 

 wash the parts and saturate tiie tampons again with i-iooo 

 sublimate solution and apply a fresh bandage, allow it to re- 

 main for another 24 hours, remove the bandage and tampons 

 and treat as an open wound. Care should be taken to not 

 apply the bandage too tightly or leave it in place for more 

 than 24 hours, since otherwise necrosis of the tail is liable 

 to occur and nece,ssitate amputation. 



