Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-22
4 Morning Talk With Dr. Bliss.

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EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Aug.
2O.-Just before the morning dress
ing occurred DR. Bliss came in
to private Secretary Browns room, he said in
reply to questions regarding the President
that he passed comfortable night; that he
slept from half an hour to an hour at time,
and that the last twelve hours had shown
considerable improvement. During awaking
hour, about 10 O'Clock, an enema was admin
istered and about2 o'clock the patient took
two ounces of milk cruel. After that he rest
ed quietly until the doctors arose. Dr. Bliss
cav the President for the first time during
the night, after day-break. The conversation
with the surgeon was as follows,
O. How is the patient doctor?
a. He has had good night.
o. Then | suppose he is better?
A. Oh, yes. He shows an improvement
since Yesterday. l saw him only few min
utes ago. BE was lying there as quietly as
could be. l took his pulse and it was about
ninetysix.
O. How was his respiration doctor?
a. 1t could not have been more than six
teen. He was breathing so easily and his skin
was cool and moist.
O. Was the pulse firm?
a It was soft and clear.
Q. The pulse will become more frequent
after the morning dressing l suppose?
A. Yes; possibly three or four beats.
Q. How is the parotid gland; does it bother
him much?
DR.. Bliss-Did you ever have the humps?
Reporter-Yes, sir.
Doctor-Then you know something of how
it troubles him. He cannot open his mouth
wide at all times. He told me this morning
that his mouth would not open more than
half an inch.
Q. Is it still swollen?
a. The swelling is not SO much now, but
the soreness affects the muscles of the jaw.
@. Didn't it cause collection of phlegm
in the throat then?
" that he can be heard in the next room. He
told me just now that he thought if he could
vomt 1t woul clear the phlegn away. / told
him that was not necessary. On one occasion
during the early morning, one who happened
to be in the hall outside the door, near the
Presidents bed, distinctly heard the patient
ask Col Swain for his handkerchief. When
it was given him he cleared his throat and
wiped his lips, and repeated the operation sew
eral times.
Suring further conversation with DR.. Bliss
he talked in regard to mistake which oc
CURED in a telephone interview with him last
night regard ng the use of an instrument In
connection with the wound. He said he ap
pears to have been understood to say that the
not been run into the wound further than 81
inches. What 1 intended to say, continued
the doctor, was that no probe had penetrated
the wound beyond that depth. How far the
flexible cleansing tube had been inserted hi
could not say, but he would ascertain exactl,
and probably mention the fact in one of to
days bulletins.
DR.. Reyburn came in the room just as DR.
Bliss concluded, and said the indications thi,
morning were better than they ha(
been for a week. DIR W. H. Hawks
came to the mansion about ten minutes ago
at the time of the dressing, to obtain the ex
act condition of the President. He conferre,
with DR.. Boynton, VINO said the patient is still
better this morning, and everything is favor
able The feeling of reinsurance is rapid,
increasing.
SNUBRED
The following is the reply of the secreiar
of war and postmaster general to telegram
of DR.. Hammond sent shortly after the Pres