, 1881-08-22
THE PATIENT.


Special UttpaseA to ms Chttapo Tribune.
WAet1N0r0N. D. c.. Aug. .l.-lt has boon
ycry anxious day, aud It Is difficult to tlnd any
roason upon which to bhso d hope. TbOro ara
som0 who lightly tnlk OF the now symptom which
appeared this evening, g,-yomiting.- has
malo 1t necessary once moro to discontinue tho
llBc OF food by tho natural method, aud 10
abandon tho stomach. but tho Attending sur-.
Kcons IN tho case do not troat tho tMattor light
Is. Ono Of thuH, whose nn.no 10 rnrcly nlct-
tIcncd In tho public prints. and whose medical
reputation aud experience surpass those Of al
the rest, snid this evening sadly to
friend that tho case WIS worry, very critical; TINT
last wcok, when 1t was supposed that tho systcm
had to support the drainage Of hut four inches
Of w0tnt tho loss Of tho stomach was regarded
as a worry serious thing, but Tonight there is no
stomach. and there aro ut loast nluo and ono
t,als iuches of woun.l to drain, and 1t ts not
known how much moro. Tho stomach IL very
greatly n0edcd.
THIS EvESrN1's nuLIET1N
anuotiucea that nburishtnont by cnon,a will
he moro frequently administered; but what II
tho organs by which tho nourishtng enun,atA
arc administered should fail2 At QUO t'tno last
wcek thoro was auoh a fuilurc,-n looaentnR Of
tho bowels having rejected tho cncma before lts
contonts could 10 absorbed. 8ino0 that time,
although no mention Of 1t has bcon made In
the bulletins, and tho uso ot morphine bus been
lgtlled by some 0t tho Surgeons, it. Ia stated
upon luost credible authority ihat opium has
becn Administered with every enemn. md tho
bowels strengthened, It Ia supposed, thoroby to
retain tho necessary food to malntaiu lfe.
Tho morning bulletin today gave no ground
for announcement. 1t showed thnt tho Presi-
dout had passed.
-. y a nEsTLEss NIGHT,
and while tho conditions Of tho pulse ind tempcr-
atura wore not materially changed. tho surgeons
did not say TINT tho President WAS bettor or that
ho was worse. It was learned thut ho was rGst-
loss during tho night, nlthouGh tho bn|et[n RaId
TINT he Ind had sufficient sleep. as II any sleep
could DO sufficient for that poor pRtlcnt which
WIS not long. quiet, and ut,diBturbcl. Hut It Ia
known ihut tho President did not md cn,lnot
sleep moro than fifteen ortwcnty minutes ut one
time, bccn,lac Of tho fnct tint bis throat fills
up With phlogm from tho swollon gtand, which
has not disappeared or. boon materially rc-
duced. The pressure about tho th1oat. and
mouth, und heau is uncomfortable, and tho
phlogsn cotnos 10 frequently that tho Prostdont
| Is not allowed peace for longer, rorlod than
twonty minutes, but il soizel with that
TElsls11I.E TlCKLlSu IN THE THROAT
| that causes nausc,l md forces rotrh!ny. Tho
| noun bulletin shaved TINT tho President wna
about tho same, With d somewhat hlshor pulse,
md the temperature Increased by DO
| gree. Tho night hullotin. however,
snowsa un%. 'nU r''sms: 1.s na' su'''o. .... =.
s"ss ss,s.a m .,a,.sas,, ~ .s,.ao,,t,r.o s"a,,,,s
, naa w.. ,,',,,. .,s+ ,>..a t.,'.at o,.sse
would ho bal to tho nourtshlng Injections. und
| that tho Temperature haa begun to full. Mean
while there had been no change In the Elandular
swelling III tho neck, although the bulletin M
~. ,a WIS ps ~ t,r ~" ,ls,"" ""s
.h ~ -. fae', H., ,,,a ~ S
,,so .st..ata,' sat .,oas..,o .esot' :.
s 1Mss snst rhs w ho', ,ao,,
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s"'"'"'o' :" 49, oe'e.'"' 49, '"'1 ,
TIE VOMITING WAS cAuaEp ENTIRELY ny
'9iLF"al' ...
and waa not duo to any gastric disturbance, nut
1nat y "aa t"uaeae Waso - useon'!huo Puttsn9
| any 1oN III 1uo e1o'!'ao" '"a' Iho naSRl's anu
tendency 10 vom't n'Rat ceeate "oo'1'ohal 'Fsi-
1nt!o" !" Luu stt,tsaen'
Thcre andoahtctlly s Rooo oea4 IN ur'
hlass' explanat'on. a. mo palegM 1s 10 great Ill
/ 1nhhtltY 1na tuo ffee'uent IL oD''Rea 70 re'laso
himsclf Of It 10 frequently that u colaia occasion
tho vomiting Without my gastric disturbance
stu, whntovcr may 10 tho oxplanauon' Tho tact
is that u nas nocn to'in0 necessary to kooE
food out of tho utomach' but tho physEclans dur
Ing the pAst week have oontonded that thcls
MAIN HolE lay IN THE STOMACH.
That WAS when they supposed that thoy hull (aae
than four inchos Of wound to drain beeldcs aup'
porting tho system, md now thoro ia moro tha1
q foot Of wound. 1t 10 dltloult 10 obtain any
nows from tho slck-rootn beyond that which i:
glyeu in the official bulletins. but 1t Is statet
upon an authority which In ovasy staRo OF tht
oaso hitherto haa beaa uRcrrlns tlat Iaat n!xh
and the night before tho President was dr.
flrtous, and that during u portion Of yesteria,
or Of the day before bis mind In tho daytime
was somewhat oloudod. Upon aw2konlnx i
fakca him aoIn0 minutes to pick up Who threads
Of consciousness, and before going TO a1oop hlt