DANIEL. WEBSTER,
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In the House of Representative on Friday
last, in Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, Mr.. IFedS:er made a
most able and eloquent speech in favor of
the mission to Panama.


His observations, throughout, were char
acterized by that vgour of thought and that
nervous felicity of expression, which are SO
peculiar to this distinguished individual; but
it was towards the close when, warmed with
his subject, the orator quickened into more
stirring and lofty style of eloquence, that he
seemed to exercise power over the physical
and moral facukies of the House, which has.
perhaps, been seldom exceeded in any le-
gislative assembly. If there be any truth in
opposed to the measure, felt themselves
exalted in having such noble adversary
to encounter.


Surgical oheration.-In the 18th number
of the New York Medical and Physical Jour-
nal, DIR. David l.. Rogers has reported an
important and interesting case OF epilepsy, OF
fourteen yeas standing cured by the opera
tion of trepannng.


The subject of the case was Mr.. D., aged
46 years, who had labored under fits of ep-
ilepsy for the previous IA years. "For the
last ten" says the report, "they have occurr-
ed so frequently as to disqualify him for la
bour Of any kind, and they have gradually
increased in frequency and violence. From
their long continuance his mind is much i'm
paired, and he is fast approaching to state
of idiotism." 1t appears that he had receiv-
ed blow on the head, some lime previous
to these fits, which fractured mis- skull. DR.
Rogers coLceiving this to be the cause ot
the fits, recommended an operation for hi,
relief; aud accordingly ON the 5th of Feb
1926, assisted by Professor Mott and Dr.
King, he removed the injured portion ofbone
by the application of the trephine, and found
a shicuia of bone projecting into the brain
DR.. r. adds, "a;ne months after the opera
tion, saw this man in the street: he STATED
that his memory had nearly recovered it,
usual strength, he has had no return of tn,