Show skill of old time surgeon of 0 the skill in surgery olt 01 di val entine mott it Is 14 recorded that in 1828 he nihat hat Is universally at al lood 0 A cd to be the hobt difficult feat ever a attempted in surgery A clergyman was as afflicted with ith an enormous tumor in the neck in alch vere mere imbedded bedded Im and tainted many of the great arter ies fes in re Te the tumor it was necessary to talie take out entire one of the collar co ilar bones to lay bare the mem brane inclosing the lungs to dissect around arteries displaced by the tu mor anil and Im bedded in it to apply 45 ligatures and tenice an immense mass of dise diseased aged matter all this was nas done without the aid of chloroform the patient surN survived ived the operation and many bears ears aft afterward erNard continued to dibe haile the duties of his probes slon sion |