Daily Republican., 1881-09-02

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thought that 1t would allay apprehen-
sion and show that no evil consequences
were to be feared from this particular
febrile rise if it were stated in the bulle-
tin that no rigor or sweating accompan-
led it.
Especial attention was ther efore call
cd officially to the fact that these alarm
ing symptoms were absent. The good
intentions OF the surgeons, however,
were defeated by the form Of expression
given to them, and instead Of allaying
apprehension the well-meant bulletin
excited 1t.
Notwithstanding the fehrile rise, how
ever, the patient had a fairly good night
and his condition this morning was at
least as favorable as 1t WAS yesterday
morning The range OF his pulse vas
rather higher throughout the day than
yesterday, but until after four clock
there was no appearance OF fever, anu
his general condition showed further
slight Improvement. He chewed u
piece of beefsteak this afternoon and
swallowed the juice, and at Intervals a
little later in the day had chicken stew
ed in milk and plateful of soup, be.
sides the usual quantities of beet extract
and milk portilge
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION YEsTER
In an interview with reporter OF the
Associated Press this evening, DR..
Bliss gave the following details with re-
gard TO the symptoms and treatment OF
the patient to-day, and they may be
taken as u comprehensive statement OF
the present aspect Of the case:
"What is your judgment tonight,
doctor, with regard to the progress made
by the President since in the morning.
"Ihe President has had n very excel
lent day. The range of his pulse has
teen rather higher than yesterday, but
not nign enough W cause 'iheaslnehs,aho
his whole expression and appearance
are better than yesterday.
"W hat about the gland.
There is more Improvement, per-
heps, in the gland than anything else.
lhy swelling has decieased very much
in size, and the gland is fast assuming
iLs natural appearances and dimensions.
"Hay- you made any change i'll :he
treatment Of the swelling
eyes we have disContin, ed the poul-
ticing. When a swelling of this CHAR
ac,er reaches a certain point continued
lomenlailon is an injury to 1t ratler
than IA benefit. 1t softens and weakens
the integument and has a tende -cy to
cause sloughing or course, all the
dead cellular tissue will eventually come
away, but it is unnecessary TO destroy
the vitality of that which may still be
living by too much poulticing. We
therefore discontinue that part OF tue
treatment and applied for a short time
a stimulating ointment. We are now
putting nothing on the gland but lint
and simple cerate.
How many openings has the swelling
now"
"Six, including those into the
mouth and ear. -Four of them were
made by incision and two were spon-
taneous. The last cut was the longest
and deepest, and it is through that
that most of the pus is now discharg
ed"
"Ts the discharge Of pus cantinu
ous ."
at oozes out more or less all the
time, but we have pressed the gland
gently twice to-day to increase the out
flow. We shall repeat the operation
once during the night in order to avoid
tho febrile rise which the retention OF
pus causes. The presence of a single
ounce OF pus in the gland is sufficient
to cause great deal Of febrlle dis
turbance.'
els the opening from the gland into
the mouth an opening through the duet
or through the cellular tissue adjacent
thereto"'
1--WE cannot tell yet with certainty.
am inclined to think that it is through
the cellular tissue close beside the
duct"
"Would not an opening into the duct
be difficult to heal on account OF tht
continuous flow of saliva through it,
1T might be-
"Will there be any distortion of th'
residents face after the gland hl ;
up?'
'"I think not The right cyclic a's
, been slightly affected, owing to th': .ac
thai the fifth pair Of nerves -un di
rectly through the parotid gland, and
they have been badly squeezed by The
inflammation but this slight affection
of the eyelid shows improvement TO-
day, and don't think You would no
tice it ALL"
"Upon the whole the condition Of the
gland to-nightis very much lmproved:
"Yes: it has never looked better.
SIS the wound doing eqaully well?'
"The wound has not changed much
in appearance. The quantity OF puS
discharged from it this morning was
not as large as expected, although the
pus itself was healthy in character.
, "To what is the diminished Quito"
, attributable?"
"It may be due to the fact that the
/ suppurating surface is now compare
lively small and growing smaller, while
! the granulating surface is increasing.
t If such be the case the dimished secre
: tim and outflow of pus are natural"
s'T, what depth is the wound now
open?"
az could not get the catheter in this
!: morning to d greater depth that eleven
inches"
!, "The wound has been open heretofore
has it not, TO distance oftwelve inches
and a halt?'
eyes, am inclined to think that the
, inch and half OF difference Is due tc
healing"
"Has the process Of granulation been
, fully re established"
| Well, 1t is going on slowly. That
r process was the last to give way during
, the partial inanition Of last week, and
, it will probably be the last 10 recover
} 1t will, however, go ON rapidly enough
, as soon az the glandular complication is
; disposed of and the system begins tt
feel the influence of the improved a..
similation of food. Upon the whole
, the wound is doing as well rs could bt
expected"
, ia there anything to be said about
the stomach ?"
"Nothipg, except that it Is perform