the seat of the joint. The
head and detached portion of the neck may now be removed by steady
pulling. If there is still an obstacle, the knife may be again used to
sever any obstinate connections. In the case of a double-headed monster,
the whole of the second neck must be removed with the head. When the
head has been detached, a rope should be passed through the eyeholes,
or through an artificial opening in the skin, and tied firmly around
the skin, to be employed as a means of traction when the missing limbs
or the second head have been brought up into position.

AMPUTATION OF THE HIND LIMB.--This may be required when there are extra
hind limbs or when the hind limbs are bent forward at hock or hip joint.
In the former condition the procedure resembles that for removal of a
fore limb, but requires more anatomical knowledge. Having noosed the
pastern, a circular incision is made through the skin around the
fetlock, and a longitudinal one from that up to the groin, and the skin
is dissected from the limb as high up as can be reached, over the croup,
if possible. Then cut through the muscles around the hip joint, and, if
possible, the two interarticular ligaments of the joint (pubofemoral and
round), and extract the limb by strong dragging.

AMPUTATION OF THE FORE LIMBS.--This may usually be begun on the fetlock
of the limb projecting from the vulva. An embryotomy knife is desirable.
This knife consists of a blade with a sharp, slightly hooked point, and
one or two rings in the back of the blade large enough to fit on the
middle finger, while the blade is protected in the palm of the hand.
(See Plate XIII, fig. 4.) Another form has the blade inserted in a
mortise in the handle, from which it is pushed out by a movable button
when wanted. First place a noose around the fetlock of the limb to be
amputated, cut the skin circularly entirely around the fetlock, then
make an incision on the inner side of the limb from the fetlock up to
the breastbone. Next dissect the skin from the limb, from the fetlock up
to the breastbone on the inner side, and as far up on the shoulder blade
as possible on the outer side. Finally, cut through the muscles
attaching the limb to the breastbone, and employ strong traction on the
limb, so as to drag out the whole limb, shoulder blade included. The
muscles around the upper part of the shoulder blade are easily torn
through and need not be cut, even if that were possible. In no case
should the