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M. H. REYNOLDS. 
my return home, the above illustrated apparatus was made 
at once, and has since been used in quite a number of opera¬ 
tions with great satisfaction. It may be used to confine any 
small animal, and will confine them in any position that may 
reasonably be desired. 
The pieces A c are 2x4 and 7 ft. 10 in. long; the pieces A B 
are 5 ft. 8 in. of 2x4; the pieces which correspond to steps of 
ladder are 1x2 and 12 in. long, 3 and 3f in. apart; the pieces D, of 
which there should be four, are used for blocking in the sub¬ 
ject ; they are 12 in. long, 2x3, and rounded off at the corners. 
F F are strips of strong muslin, 2 in. wide, 18 in. long, and are 
doubled into a loop, which is again doubled at the loop end 
and slipped over the limbs just above the feet. We also use 
a large strap (g), which is buckled around the pieces A c and 
the breast of the subject after she is in position. It will read¬ 
ily be seen that the subject may thus be rigidly confined, for 
either flank or median line operation ; the intestines will drop 
downward and out of the wa}^ except with very plump and 
very fat pugs; the subject is at a convenient height for the 
operator; and, finally, the apparatus may be moved so as to 
get best light from any direction. 
Suggestions for the Operation .—When the subject arrives 
several days before the operation, it is a good plan to keep* 
