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This case occurred on a farm 16 miles distant, in the middle of a Quebec winter. Horse and sleigh was the only available transportation. The shortest round trip was 5 hours; the longest 7. It was necessary to don gown and leave cap, coat and overcoat on “the barn floor” in zero weather.