Daily Republican., 1881-08-20
The NATIONS PATIENT.
.ur PRESIDENT SLOWLY CON
'"' r,xuEs TO IMPROVE.
.u.e. Another Qsiet NiSst.
he wound Rapidly Assl'
i.x-Increased Hope ~
his Recovery.

iux-Increase" AA"S
his Recovery.
,,..,l pepa,cn to the KHronl'cAS'
'f ,r,y:ToS, ID. G.. Aug. 2o.-1
.n.-ras President passed A"o'hs
r;,,,. His condition does no
ns materially from that of y"sterda.
nonlns'
puse-ls.
Temsera:are-"'t
E4spira;ion--ls,
Favorable reports continue 10 ehia
t" t,.n, he White House all day yes
nav rae President continued tt
si"" ~" uorrstment in small quantities
TN. n.. ,,pngpntly and asked :or it often
ir,a r"', ra.nt., ,. we're also in every respect
NV, ~. Tte critics Of the surgeons hav]
s,Js w., had lay except in Que par ic2lar.
hnr h1u Iro,Iggl with affected alarm that
" r,t.-., 90 to the Con,.ition of the
~oori a1 was omitted from the bulletins
'|,Ss S Jay, "What can be the matter
" ,r;,h n, III. vound?" they were asking In
" gi' crowds, but, as a general thing, they
;,iiei 70 Il AXE any impression.
An honr after the evening bulletin,
4. pre,lpnt was found to be better in
srsrr sr r,,rgs. than at any time since
,bs @ i,.t ,r2ublr. The surgeons decide
bp wonL,! onght as in excellent con-
%itjon % and healing rapidly. The in
famed c.4ui is giving no trouble to the
",rpons, and very little annoyance to
hr President. At half past ten last
Mrh, the report from the White House
gyps rv a>e of Il very comfortable
nigh.
WHAT DR.. BLISS SAYS:
Dr. BIS, said tonight that the Pre-.
yi-p, .ya, lov in a better condition for
r,cyvcrv .aan at any time since the
.aoolllg. AL the threatening coupli.
,afioas were undrr control. The wound,
the stoma b and the swelling of The
paroiid sAnd were progressing more
satisfactorily. "rhe wound, ubse we'd
the docru. is healthier, and healing
RAPIDLY Il r.ng the past few days. We
have saleia better knowledge of its
topography than before, and in the
Nght Of tl.is knowledge we are of opn-
ion tina, Tie healing process will con-
time sttaliiy and uninterruptedly; ia
word tie wound is in Il state that
causes Us 10 apprehension whatever.
The swtipg of the parotid gland has
been d.mipi,hing all lay, and it is less
rtSmrl mis- evening than it was at
noon. t. . not attended with much
discOmfot' 10 the President. am liz
cnel to, link i, will not supprlrate,
but rather hat it will be ahorted. This
ismore likely to occur if the nutrition
ispertpct from this time on.
Dr.. B.ss regarded the gastric irrita.
tion as vi laIy subdued, and said
"rp toSyclock this evening we gave
the patlt.t twenty ounces of nolrisi-
lHen' by mouth. 1t consisted OF k0u-
miss and milk porridge, the lat'er,as on
YESTERDAY, was prepared by Mrs. Gar
held, His frequent requests for more
tood Indicated largely increasing ap-
letlte, He retained all the nutrition
administered by mouth ard il jectiOn.
by the after method we administered
twenty onnces of beef extrac5 and the
yCIh o' !oNr eggs. Another very gra'i-
lying pAa'e Of the improved condition
.! tht President is that all the i,npor-
"h' 'nnrt!o"s are properly and perfect.
yptrtormed.
"HalI goes as well rs you expect. when
doyou LINK the President will be able
10 be remuyed?"
In atott wo weeks, l think, he will
@ WEI. enough to be moved to the
SoNIltE, Home or on board whatever
Nts%. night be selected for sailing
Hp, II stuh conclusion should be
reached
AE'vFtvE MANSION, Aug. ls-ll
r. N.-lhe President s conditi IN to-day
Las been decidedly better than any dav
,Ace " Tie untavorable symptoms Of
,Molcay N .ast manifested themselves.
ne mas sept more to-day than usual,
"au appears much refreshed when
"Saklhs tom his slumber. While tbs
ss!aNaGa. !lhamatlon has not entirely
utAppeaIeI, it is thought by the sur I
seohs ,s WA, The gland is less irritateh, ;
arna.; ,on !l'e TACT that the patient docs not
Apo'.eI'e 50 much pain from it
INN nGsnet ;nL questionable feature denot-
ds ;dss.., n.,"ltoVtment is the tone OF the Pres
sSom. sSonss stomach, which has not yet
msmt "l any gastric disturbance. The
whn uIDuess I 0t the Cabinet and all others
I4tt eff ,h' lave called during the day have
con,o'. VIC mansion obviously much en-
sur.astd' snris The air Of so.emnity and
A'e'v Hnn'h whleh had pervaded the White
nIaCs "s, ;, 'oF the past few days has given !
now r~v' II" ~ a decidedly better feeling. 1t is
iua,w1aa... 1a..e generally conceded that the ..
not n", in .I; '"l OF The parotid gland does
tha, ii !, !; 'l's case indicate. pyamia, and
biIit.,o'II n uur entirely 10 the patient $ de-
has 'H' H.' a WORD ola Respondent character
inc ,rea' .u uttered to-day by those hay
and WV t,'S w, 70 tlle Presidents apartments,
ery w .. "e '"'th in the Presidents rccov- !
been ,% ., ~ .Fessed by these p.rs ms has
Of ~. ~, "I almost sanguine nature. All
yrOarS.i" uIe attending surgeons when ap- a
jet fins o,' "'Sh question on the sub :;
las WaS ,u'S evening said: "The President |
day." """s " sensible improvement to- a
inytbo" "nyhton , in conversation regard /
iup,ovirr w, residents condition, say $ he is
apuLvslng ~ gradually. "
glardS" n.y.. n.y. The ttouble in the parotid
II, 1; was asked the Doctor. d
bis res0s,p'lpn n APPARENTLY diminishing" was o
,uca pses s.s the patient experience anuov. V
he swrlHn,s w. y causes some pain yet, but '
carce,y e,."ns has subsided 80 tina, it is 9
unte"'y perceptible. ~ ~ 40 "
ION i,5si, gu apprehend suppuratiou b
low v',nSSs,ely; ,Ss, Ny; but, it is not probable. d
d." "' 'ne Inflammation is scatter. y
Te to eat?' o''ueht manifest a de- n
itt y, yet l1s sua nothing ike a sharp anne a