The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-17
The Failing Health ofthe Emperor Napoleon

1t is little odd that the Moniteur which, durnt
the past fortnight has taken particular pains to
ton daily that the emperor took ride walk, neg
leeted to publish the report given in the other journal
that on Friday last his majesty went shooting in th
forest of ST. Germain and killed less than hun
dred and eighty head of game. Not that this feat
of itself very remarkable considering the il
which the BIRDS after being carefully preserved ar
driven up before the emperor's gun by whole arm,
Of men. STILL the evident object OF the Moniteur
in its daily bulletin is to make it appear that the EN-
peror in his usual health it is little strange tina
this, of the evidences of it. omitted to b
mentioned.
Now, without giving credence to all the alarming
reports in circulation about the emperors health an
well satisfied that IN spite of all the efforts to keep W
appearances and keep down excitement, alarm anC
speculation upon the subject it is really in very baC
condition. For years he has been suffering more OF
less with caarrh of the bladder, and is said now tt
void daily considerable quantity of blood. Diabetes
is also reported to have in In addition to his per
sonal friend and physician, Dr. Conneau the emperol
has constantly and attending him the three,mos
eminent men in the profession in Paris-Drs; Rayor
Nelaton and Ricord.
Dr. Rayor is the DOZEN president of the faculty o
medicine of Paris and in that capacity may perhaps
be supposed to represent all the medical learning o
the city. His opinion, indeed, bears great weight
with it, and he is much employed in consultation BY
those can afford to pay his large fees Nelaon is
everything Lle ulStitSuSicu
in Paris He it was who went Italy, and found and
extracted the ball from Garbalds foot and saved him
from an amputation after the italian surgeons had
declared that the ball was not there but that amputa
ton must take place. Records reputation in his spe
calityr is world wide. His income from his proics-
sion is said to amount to about 500, ,0G0 francs, or
500 600 year. He receives his patients every af-
ternoon after O'Clock, and it is said frequently
tinues his receptions till three four in the morning
and so great is the rush upon him that III order to
him at ALL it is necessary to procure number each
patient awaiting his turn he does at an omnibus bu-
reau. Ricord, in spite Of his immense income-like
Alexander Dumas, Lanartne, Daniel Webster and
other great men, living and dead--is said to be con
tinually embarrassed and in debt, and few years
SINCE his creditors inearcerated him for few days in
the debtors prisons Clicby. Rcord is American
by BIRTH native of Baltimore but came to Paris
when he was 10 years old. He is now about 60, and
wears in his button hole the ribbon of the legion of
honor.
Such are the emperor's medical advisers and the
fact of its being considered necessary in addition
his regular physician, who is very skillful and
in whom the emperor has great confidence to call in
such eminent men is perhaps in itself strong evi-
dence of the emperors bad condition. Still, it is not
probable that there is any immediate DANGER there
is no doubt that he does ride every day. and at
tends to his usual routine of business. This however,
perhaps only an evidence OF strong and determined
will combating and overcoming physical disability
| saw the emperor coming out from the Iueries on
Sunday morning with the inevitable cigar in his mouth,
and he certainly looked paer and to use vulgar but
expressive word, generally "shaky" than have
ever before seen him. 1t is said that his medical men
have advised him stop smoking but that his majesty
not only pays no attention to this advice, but smokes
now more than ever 1t is certainly not to be won
dered at that he is shaky if what have heard stated
upon the best authority about of his habits is true
A friend of mine called few weeks since at the es-
tablishment of the tobacconist who furnished the
peror with cigarettes, and, as he in the habit of
purchasing his cigars there, the tobacconist great
favor gave him bunch fthe cigarettes which he fur
nished the emperor My friend, upon smoking one Of
these discovered very peculiar favor about it, and
upon making inquiries of the tobaceonist informed
that the paper of the cigarettes made for his majesty
was all saturatedin decocton of strong green tea.
In spite of the Moniteur's daily bulletins in spite Of
the fact of the emperors diurnaI rides and walks and
his presiding at cabinet councils, people already
specuIating upon the result Of his death 1t is
talked about in salons and cafes in shops and in the
street, and the interest exhibited in the matter it is
evident is not so much from doubt the fear ofwhat
viii come afterwards In another letter | shall ex-
plain the condition of parties in France and the prob
able contingencies which will arise in case the en-
peror should be removed by death.
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