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never seen it shaken, and did not believe it could have been shaken. 
His size and strength gave him great advantage in operations. 
He was particularly fond of instruments, and was always trying to 
simplify them, believing that the degree of their simplicity was the 
degree of their utility. Trifles were apt to put him out of temper, 
but grave accidents only rendered him more calm. He has been 
seen to rush out of the operating room to weep and sob, but in the 
scene of action he never shewed the least emotion. Obstructed in 
the midst of an operation, he never stopped to talk or scratch. his 
head, but in an instant the thing was done. That, for him, was 
the best move that was accomplished on the spur of the moment. 
He had great powers of diagnosis and touch : a touch and a glance 
would do more for him than a whole day’s meddling for some prac- 
titioners. He had great faith in the vis medicatrix natures , and 
would avoid the use of drugs whenever possible. He was firmly 
set against quackery in all its forms. As a teacher, he was neither 
fluent nor eloquent, but distinct and practical, with great power of 
gaining the attention of his pupils. Though second to no operator 
then living, he avoided an operation whenever the welfare of his 
patient could consist with such a course. He observed in a letter 
to a friend — “ My principal business is to prevent the necessity of 
operating.” Mr. Morgan was a most skilful as well as bold ope- 
rator, and was distinguished for the attention he bestowed upon 
medical surgery. His writings, which were not numerous, were 
marked by great clearness and strength. The work on Poisons, 
undertaken in conjunction with Dr. Addison, contributed much to 
his fame. 
Taking a general retrospect of the subject of his address, the 
orator drew an argument in demonstration of the existence of a wise 
Creator, from the delicate arrangements of the human body, more 
particularly brought to light in the achievements of modern organic 
science ; and concluded an oration of two hours, which had been 
listened to with the most marked attention. 
MILK. 
[From “ The Scottish Farmer and Gardener’s Journal.”] 
Of all the animal fluids, milk, perhaps, is the most important, 
as being that which constitutes in every country a very important 
part of the food of man. It is produced by that order of animals 
which are termed mammalia , and it varies in its composition and 
properties to a certain extent, according to the nature or habits of 
