The common method of punching a round piece out of the nasal septum for the introduction of the ring is, I think, open to objection, as portions of the fine nervous filaments are destroyed.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
This is a very common cause of catarrh, and requires, for its cure, a slight operation, a cutting away of the bulging or projecting part of the septum.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
The nostrils lie, as you can see, side by side, separated from each other by a thin, straight plate of gristle and bone known as the septum.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson