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instances greatly to be preferred to the above, as being of a far less serious. 
and lengthy character. The operation may be performed in two ways. The. 
French perform the clasping method by burning two holes’at equal distances: 
on each side of the fissure by the instrument A raised. to a red heat, and 
then fitting the two ends of the clasp B into them. The“clasp when inserted, 
is made tight by pincers, as represented in figure C. : 
(After Signol). 
It is best to use a number of clasps placed at a distance of half an inch 
apart, and when this operation is completed, the foot may be supported by a 
