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Show Skill of Old-Time Surgeon. Of the skill In surgery of Dr. Valentine Val-entine Molt, It Is recorded that In 1S2S he performed what Is universally allowed al-lowed to be the most dllllcult feat eer attempted in surgery. A clergyman was atlllcted with an enormous tumor In tho neck, In which were Imbedded nnd twisted many of the great artet-les. artet-les. In removing the tumor It war necessary to take out entire one of thu collar bones, to lay bare the mem brane indovdng tho lungs', to dissect around arteries displaced bj the tumor tu-mor ami Imbedded In It, to apply 4r. llKHtmes and remove an immense. ma8s ot dlscufed matter. All this was done without lliu old of chlorofonn. The patient unvlved the operation and until) ears nfterward continued to discharge the duties ot his profession. |