Litchfield enquirer., 1839-07-25

Ahe Iamhy 0f the patlent stale thai on Fro lessor Baxley's visiting the case, be immedi- ateiy pronounced it to be a tumor probably proceeding from the bone, constituting that form ot disease called oSteusarc0ma, and that ne could advise no means of giving her a prospect of cure short of tying the great arte- ry of the neck and removing the tuTnor itself.
 The patient, however, could not summon the tortitude at the time to consent to SO re- Pulsive an operation, and her friends having iearned that certain tUmoFS of the face had Oeen relieved by tying the artery of the neck alones and being informed that such was a Prellmlnary step to the operation proposed Oy ur baxiey, expressed desire 10 have that done, m the hope that the circulation being cut on, the tumor might disappear. This was accordingly done by Dr. B. on the 18th January, at the same time the patient was as snred that 1t afforded scarcely a chance of cure, and that the removal of the tumor was the only just ground of hope. The facility and adroitness with which this operation was performed, encouraged the patient on the next day to think that she might bear the ad. ditional one recommended, and on the l7th this was undertaken by Dr. Baxley. in inc M presence of his colleagues, Professors How. ard and Dorsey, Dr. c. M. Roberts and oth- CTS, and Mir. J. Rose, at whose instance Dr.. B. had been requested to see the patient.
 Before commencing this second operation 1t was found that the circulation had been completely re established in the tumor from the vessels of the opposite side of the head, and that the arteries on the affected side were pulsated with force ne less than those of the other side, conclusively establishing the correctness of the opinion that there was scarcely chance of cure from merely tying the carotid artery. This free circulation made 1t necessary during the operation to tie eight vessels, and cauterize several more.
 The operation at the right angle of the mouth, and the first incision cut down to the tumor, and terminated on the neck, a little beyond the point of the ear. The next incl. sion commenced in front, and near the top of the ear, and extended below this organ, end. ing in the first incision.
 All the parts above the first cut, and exten. ding to the prominence of the cheek bone, and those also below it, and reaching below the lower jaw, were quickly dissected off the tunnor, which was now completely exposed, and was indeed an appalling spectacle.
 The next step m the operation was to re- move the whole of the lower jaw bone from the chin to its socket above the middle of the ear; this was accomplished by saving through the bone at the chin, disiointing it ai the sockets, and separating it from its lateral and inferior attachments throughout its whole length.
 The third and concluding step of this ex. traordinary operation was the dissection of the remaining part of the tumor from it's at. tachment to the upper jaw and roof of the mouth, and as far back as the throat, which was speedily completed.
 Such was the astonishing firmness and self. command of the suffering patient, that she uttered no complaint, nor offered struggle during the operation; and if Unparalleled en- durancc on the part of the patient, and unsur- passed coOIness and skill on the part of the tion, can insure recovery, the prospect oi
 Mrs. o. is extremely fiattering. We learn on inquiry that she Is now doing we'll.
 It is stated in Cooper's Surgical Dictiona- ry for l636, that small portions of the lower jaw have been removed by several eminent surgeons, but the great operation of amputa- ting this jaw at the chin and Is joint, has nev- CT been performed either in Europe or Amer ica except by the distinguished Dr. Mott, of New York, and Dr. Cossack, of Dublin.- One other case is mentioned by Delpeau, in which "M. Giraffe, of Berlin, one of the most celebrated surgeons of Germany, dared to disarticulate the lower jaw" as in the pres- ent case."
 BIRTHPLACE or CoLuMBus-Hitherto the world has been in doubt as to the place that can claim the honor of having given birth to the discoverer of America. All his biogra- phers agree that he was Genoese, but the town in which he first saw the light has nev. CT before been ascertained. According to some he was beyond doubt native of the village of Cogareo, to others, ofNervi some claimed him for the city of Genoa. others for the little hamlet of Cagureti or Cuccaro, in Montserrat. This uncertainty, we are hap py to say, exists no longer. M. Isnard, Q Piedmontese antiquarian, has discovered that Columbus was born at Colognetto. in the re- found in the archives of the city. In letter its ambassador in Madrid, dated seventh Mo- vember, 1566. we find the following passage {: Christopher Columbus, of COllognetto, an il- lustrious parsonage. as, from being in Spain, you must yourself be aware of, has, as we are informed, ordained by his will that a house should be built at Genoa, to be called by his name, and an annual rent be fixed to keep it in repair," etc. etc.-N. Y. Mirror.
 Two sailors quarreling one called the other { 6 lobsided son of a gunv T am not crook eder than yo6,' was the reply. You lie,' re- torted the other-' you are so internally crooked, that if you were to put . ten-penny nail into your mouth, t would come out . cork.screw.'
 Dean SUif.-George Faulkner. the Dublin printer, once called on Dean Swift on his re- turn from London, dressed in rich coat of silk brocade and gold lace, and seeming not a little proud of the adorning of his person, the Dean determined to humble him. When he entered the room. and saluted the Dean l with ali the respectful familiarity of an old | the Dean affected not to kn6w | him in vain did he declare himself as ! George Faulkner, the Dublin printer; the 1 Dean declared him an inposfor. and al last | abruptly bade him begone. Faulkner per.