The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-04-20

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A SHILLING COUNTRY GIRL.
A Sketch From sassafras For
Horsemen.
Mr., Editor.-Reving been
asked question recently about
abolishing the use of the Ecraseur
in the operating work on horses,
and going back to the old fogy
clamping me:bcd by a popular
young man of this county and by
the way raiser gnd lover on a
small scale. / feel it my duty as an
operator Of this and various other
counties to give my opinion -rela-
tive TO this and not only my
opinion but the opinion of some
of our best writer's on this subject.
Now. gentlemen, as I promised
to give my opinion relative to this
first l will now attempt to do SO in
tlis my weak wsy.
First, / try to get hold of all the
writings on this subject I can and
read them, aud not only that but
make inquiry about the same and
I have the first article yet to read
that advocates anything of the
kind and can frankly say that I
have never talked to but one man
t1at claimed 10 understand the use
Eof the Ecrsseur that advocates the
use OF the clamp
Perhaps it will not be out of
place here to name the gentleman
and to give my opinion Tor HE ad.
vocating the use of the clamp.
The gentleman to whom L refer
is Mr.. Wolly Jones of this ooun-
ty.
Ny opinion as to why he adj
vooates the use of the clamp is
simply this. that he does not know
how 20 use the Eoraseur properly
and is somewhat afraid to use it.
Ny reason for this belief is
based on the grounds that Mr..
Jones received his instructions
from one Mr.. John Swoon of
jackson County who simply sent
off and purchased an Ecraseur and
then taught Mr.. Jones without his
first having been taught by an
operator proficient in the use of
the instrument. Some one may
ask why do You think Mr.. Swoon
was not proficient in the use of
the Ecraseur?
will answer that gu, stion by
saying that Mr.. Swan passed off ss
q Ridgling operator to Mr.. Jones
80 Mr. Jones told me and I have
known of Dtr. Swan failing to
operate on several Ridgling horsep.
Now for fear of being contradict
led. 1 will name the owner of one of
the horses. 1t was Mr. William
jackson of New Haven, W. Va,
afterwards my services were called
for by MIR. jackson and 1 went and
successfully operated on the horse
and owing to his not having the
proper attention died several days
afterward. Why use the clamp
when the Instrument will do in a
minute or two what it takes the
clamp twenty four hours to do OF
in other words what ia the differ
ence between using the clamp and
the instrument?
I will tell you the difference it
takes the clamp twenty four hours
to stop the fow of blood from the
Spermatic artery while the instru-
ment will stop it in very few
minutes ard not only that but the
cord goes back to it's proper looa-
ton while 1t ciamped there is
great danger of dislocating the
cord and causing the horse to suffer
Immensely until the clamp is taken
off. Why should I go back to the
clamp when have operated upon
between two and three thousand
head of horses and mules, and
never lost but nine head all told
that is that 1 have heard of includ.
ing three Ridglings with the instru
mentf 1 will now quote from
Professor A 81. Barker of Illinois
Pictorial Cyclopedia Of. Live Stock
Psge 456 The old way of castra-
ting with clamps is inconvenient,
but it gives rise 10 an immense
amount of pain, and is quite
inferior method compared with us