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and lifting them so that the needle may pass through both at the 
same time. This is repeated until the peritoneal wound is closed 
by a simple continuous suture. The skin is then grasped and 
held, as in Fig. 4, while a subcutaneous suture is placed in it. 
This suture is then carried continuously from one side to the 
other until the skin wound is closed. The two ends of the suture 
are united by a surgeon’s knot, as in Fig. 6. If No. 1 gut is used, 
the knot should be small enough to be completely hidden. 
After-treatment .—A11 aseptic pack of gauze, with or with¬ 
out a boric acid dressing, should be held over the wound by a 
many-tailed bandage. The bitch will lie quietly for the rest of 
the day and be as bright as ever the next morning. Union by 
first intention will result, and the gut suture is readily absorbed, 
so that there is not the bother of removing it, as with silk or 
linen. 
President Brenton of the American Veterinary Medical 
Association exercised his usual good judgment in his appoint¬ 
ment of Professor Septimus Sisson, anatomist at the College of 
Veterinary Medicine of the Ohio State University, as chairman 
of the committee on revision of anatomical nomenclature. The 
revision is much to be desired, as the present condition in regard 
to our anatomical terminology is almost chaotic. The undertak¬ 
ing will be difficult and laborious, and must be done with great 
care in order to produce a nomenclature which merits general 
acceptance. Professor Sisson has demonstrated his unusual 
ability and perseverence in the production of Sisson’s Veterinary 
Anatomy, which has met with universal approval, and acceptance 
at Veterinary schools, and he expects to further broaden his 
knowledge on the subject by consulting with his British col¬ 
leagues during a sojourn in Europe the coming summer. We 
congratulate the A. V. M. A. on Dr. Brenton’s appointment. 
Dr. D. A. Gorman, of Kittanning, Pa., in renewing his sub¬ 
scription to the Review says of it: “ One of the living issues of 
our profession—long may it live.” 
