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Chap.IX.] prentice hand in surgery (on such articles of experiment as, gourds, etc., or has learnt the art with the help of things as stated above), or has been instructed in the art of cauterisation or blistering (application of alkali) by experimenting on things which are most akin, or similar to the parts or members of the human body they are usually applied to, will never lose his presence of mind in his professional practice. Thus ends the ninth chapter of the Sutrasthanam in the Sushruta Samhita which treats of Instructions in Surgical operations.