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TREATMENT OF INCARCERATED INGUINAL HERNIA. 
the internal abdominal ring, as Hering and French veterinarians have 
noted. Reduction may now sometimes be effected by introducing a finger 
into the inguinal canal and pressing and kneading this point, especially if 
Fig. 128.—Herniotome. Fig. 129.—Herniotome. 
an assistant pass his hand into the rectum and pull gently on the bowel. 
Moller prefers to carry out this accessory manipulation personally, because, 
whilst it is important to exercise a steady and regular pull on the portion 
of bowel in the inguinal canal, the spermatic cord must not be grasped, 
as it would limit the pull. With a little practice the parts may easily be 
