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Excerpt from A New Method of Rhinoscopic Exploration Turck constructed an instrument like a polypus forceps, for drawing forward the palate, another similar to the urethral for ceps for clamping the uvula, and a third consisting of a small tube with wire sling to catch the uvula. Moura suggested his tenseur du voile du palais, which was simply two hooks sliding one upon the other, mounted upon a handle, and designed to seize the palate. All these various contrivances are useless; for experience has shown that we cannot conveniently pull forward the elevated palate. The same amount of irritation and energet ic contractions as that excited by seizing the palate in order to pull it forward, is not noticed when palate hooks are employed. This sort of instrument was adopted by Czermak. Turck also suggested a hook with a horizontal groove to prevent the velum slipping off. These instruments are much too heavy and irritating, and cannot, as'a general rule, be borne by the pa tient, and the soft structures have not unfrequently been dam aged by their use. To overcome these objections, I construct cd some years ago a hook of exible wire, which is light, easily managed, can do no harm, and is capable of doing all that such an instrument can accomplish. A third method may be attributed, I believe, to Turck, who used an instrument consisting of curved points which are intro duced behind the velum and then opened; one blade rests on the posterior wall of the pharynx, while the other presses the velum forwards. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicat