The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-14
The Prince of Wales.
ORIGIN OF HIS ILLNESS.
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from the London Times, Nov pol
The illness of His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales is understood to date from his recent
visit to Lord Londesborough Typhoid fever
is known to be a zymotic fever, arising usual
ly from poison generated by sewerage. The
more severe effects of this poison are to pro-
duce the fever; its minor effects are to induce
less serious forms of constitutional disturbance
Several of the members of the distinguished
party assembled at Lord Londesborough's
house, which is in the neighborhood of Scarbo-
rough, have suffered more or less severely from
such symptoms Lord Chesterfield. we regret
to learn, has since his return home been attack
ed with typhoid fever in a very severe form.
Inc SYMPTOMS declared themselves somewhat
Later than was the case with His Royal High
ness the Prince of Wales, but the attack IS APP
parently more severe. Turning to the Dulletins
winch nave been received from oanurins na:i,
we are reluctantly obliged to admit tnat, WINE
atfording the fullest scope for weil-iounueo eA
such as still to give grounds for anxiety. Inc
attack from the first was sharp ana we know
that when q royal bulletin announces IN guard
ed terms that the fever is strong ana the nlghts
les, of delirium and that the affection is acute
| It ia understood that it has been so with His
ROYAL Highness. On the other hand, there are
| good grounds for the most consalotory reflec-
| tions and the most encouraging anticipations in
| the fact that the fever has now reached the
! sixteenth day without any of those compli-
cations which constitute the real danger of ty-
| phoid, far more than the uncomplicated
disease ITSELF even in its strongly developed
types. Again, although youth is not so mark
ed an advantage for the patient in this disor-
der as in its cognate affection, typhus, yet it
counts for something, and as far as it's influ-
ence goes, inclines the balance always toward
happy, speedy, and unimpeded recovery. 1t
| is important to remember that this fever be-
| longs to the class which have stated periods OF
incubation, varying very considerably it is true,
and fixed course of days through which they
run. In very mild case satisfactory termin
alton mightbe expected in twenty-one days
well-marked attack such as this cannot bt
| expected to terminate favorably before the
twenty -fourth or twenty-eighth day, or it may
be little later. Thus then, bulletins of more
or less grave or doubtful character may be ex
pected, from thenature of the malady, for per
| haps ten days or fortnight longer, and it i.
well to know this beforehand, inasmuch as i
will tend to prevent undue anxiety and alarm
HOW THE ROYAL FAMILY BEAR THE TRIAL.
[From the Pail Mall Gazette, Nov. 3O.]
A Lynn correspondent writes: Her Roya
| Highness the Princess Louise of Hesse, 1.-THE
Princess Alice who it may be remembered
gained the character of being an excellent nurse
| when attending upon the late Prince Consort, il
| in constant attendance upon her brother, tn,
Prince of Wales
(From the London Times, Nov. 80,
The Princess of Wales has borne her grea
| trial in the most admirable manner and will
singular equanimity. While fully aware of tn,
gravity of the Princes illness, Her Royal High
ness has throughout been calm and collected.