Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-22
CONDITION OF TIE wouxp-rzr YIE1rsLE
DRAINAGE TUBE USED.

CONDITION OF TIE wouNp-TzE yLExrBLx
DRAINAGE TUBE USED.
"How about the wound. Dootori"
The wound il In excellent condition.
and the process Of sranulstion has made
1t o~onsidsrsbly smaller that It wss."
Glow large In proportion to the
wound 10 the channel In which the fsx.
Bile tubs was recently inserted7"
Tho tube We used Was . No. 8,
American measurement, cathetsr. which
10 quite small. The wound will now
bold q little less than two ounces Of
water, while previous to the commence.
mtpt OF granulstion II would hold more
than three ounces. That will give you
an idea OF how much smaller Il is."
The doctor then explained that the
small tube nearly filed the channel Of
the wound, which proves that Il was
healing satisfactorily.
DE-. BorNroN MTxavIrwEp.
Shortly after the interview With Dr..
Bliss occurred last evening. Dr.. Boyn.
ton vas asked II he considered the
President % decidedly better than he
Was the day before.
"No," replied the Doctor; ''hs 10 not
decidedly better. I think there 10 9
slight improvement a. compared with
y~estsrdsy. and I feel more encouraged"
Continuing the conversation the Doc
tor said 10 substance that II the irrits.
ton OF the parotid gland passed away
without suppuration he would feel much
relieved. He thought the patient was
taking sufficient nouhshment to build
up on. and barring further complication
hs considered the outlook . little more
encouraging.
suPPURATroS OF TIE PAaorID GLAND
AND IT'S CONSEQUENCES.
Tbs Doctor was asked II Il was not q
well established theory that when irrita.
ton presented itself In the form oil
swelling. the result that always followed
was suppuration.
BE admitted that such was ordinarily
the case, bat In the Prssident's oondi.
tiop." ssld he. "suppurstion n not de.
sIrtd. because Of the possible injury
which might follow"
'.Whst 10 the nature Of the injury
fssred from the suppurstion Of the
gland 2" Was then asked.
In replying, the Doctor said: ct Il
impossible 10 say where IL would end
should ruppurauon snsue; that It would
be possible for the Inflammation to ex-
tend to the interior Of the ear and do.
stroy that organ; that Il might seriously
Affect the bones Of the face In tho vioin.
inv Of that irritation: and further than
,h;. ,h.t ths,s vould bs danger Of the
i-nnr,. m.,,s, ,hjch o.ths,.d about the
- n.ns,,.,;no M. brsin. and In ad.
SiIon - re-. ~. II would be a con
siderable tag on the little strensth the
President has left.
OPINIONS OF pR. WOODWARD AND orHEhs'
Dr.. Woodward expressed the opinion
a. hs LETT the Executive Mansion aoou'
2 p. II. that the President was doing a.
v.il m oould be sxpsoted. One Of the
s,tsndIno suro.ons informed a friend
duripo the Afternoon that be viewed the
csss In a more hopeful light than hs had
for several dsye past. When asked
that he thoupht about the Qlsndular
,,oubl. bs ala that vbile he sbould
hsy. nrsisrred mot 10 have met with ths,
oo~mpiiosion. h. aid not now consider
4, N ssrion. im-portsnos. This surgeon
t.s,.d ,hst ,hs p-sti,nt's ,tomaoh vould
not hold ont and said be considered ths,
ths most slsrmine feature of the case.
tn. psti.pt's bowels are said to have
been moved more naturally and freely
yssterdsy forenoon than o time before
for the past week, which 10 considered
an indication thai his s'0"s'n u asa'n
""As
fAh s0s' wa" 40 u",.
NEW .0.A' Aasu'' - n"",,
washington spseiai says: mrs. aafneio
said last evening that while the Presi.
dan, "a. ali. N .~,,,enl.,s dis,inotlv be
S.s -nrs,.ut.d from snesiipe a, freely 4,
he w Inclined by th. troubles In bis
throat. Several times hs has expressed
bis desire TO be able 10 get away from
ID. White House, a. hs fears malaria,
and he sssms 10 have q preferences for 3
sss yoysos. Several times Yesterday b.
referred TO n. and Mrs. GARFIELD thinks
he fsyor. The idea Of going 10 LONG
Branch. II Mrs. Garfield sntsrtains any
fe.rs of her husband not recovering she
eopc.sls them we'll, for there was not the
slipht.st ~spp.srsucs OF extreme anxiety
in her manner last evening. She speaks
hopefully OF the President being able to
stand the fatigue Of removal from the
| White House at no distant day.
:, ,.,.,nrxr WANTING Yr,rr.pIr.