, 1881-08-28

upo'l 1eAFtH2 Inc sicE-room soon after
O'Clock this afternoon, was ASKED what u
prospects OF the patient were. He. ~
| sTered:
IL must tell you. as a medical man. that
: 70 not see any hope Of the Presidents r.
co'ety. do not see how he can repair IL
waste or overcome his great debility. Ir r.
:; IS to recover there must be very rad,c,
= change seen within 4 few hours, and ca,
: perceive no reason to expect thar change :,
: do you sa;-, then, Doctor, that You aban
l don all hope?'' '''+
= NO, do not say l abandon all hone
There is a great difference between enter.
tal1lIng hope and declaring that case Il
; hopeless. hope, as We all hope, but as said
as medical man do not think he eau re-
+ cover.'' Ae'
:. What wasthe condition Of his yonnd
this morning?'
The wound did not lnok so we'll. -
| THE GEASCLEs WE'RE scaSrY -
IN quantity and unhealthy in appea1ancen
VI hen was this unfavorable indication
found ?'s ''@''4'
| Between and this morning, The pu,sa
went up. very high and then dropped down
again, and it has been ductnating a good
deal during the day, which indicates great
deoillty. lie IS very weak. lie is weaker
ta1s morning than he has ever been.''
| Is his mind clear 81
1t is perfectly clear. During all his wax
ing moments he has not been wandering or
other tinles.o =
DO you expect be will retain his faculties
to the end If the end must come 81
DO not It is scarcely possible that be
BE Is so VERY WEAK
lie PROBABLY VIII die in a comatose condi-
6on.''
DO gou expect that dissolution will take
place suddenly?''
tice Of it.'
DO you expect that be will die to-day?n
No, hardly think death will occur To-
day. He may last two days.
tion?. ~o11f
He realizes that he is in precarion,
state lie was quite depressed this morninz
aoout~ O'CLOCK and asked me if I though
nc WIS getting weaker. gave him i cheec-
ing answer. Mrs. Garfield soon after went
into Ills room and helped to cheer him mn
Have yon notified the iamily?s'
No. it is not my business to notify tha
family. Mrs. Garfield is thoroughly con-
;cious Of his situation, aud Is bearing IN
Eery nobly.3
"What is your treatment to-dayp'
t. We are
GIVING HBf STIMCAyr
y the mouth and by eneua, and lie is retain
ns them.''
When is his worst condition this MORN
ns were there any specially bad intlica-
luns:"'
l es, about T o'clock there was 4 very
larked pallor about his face That, Of course, :.
laritled us. rs It was q serious Indication.
Ut III short time lie rallied some and The
allor passed away. He was worse at that
afly hour IN the morning, and that hour has :.
'me to be regarded from our experience is -
le point of lowest depression.'' ::
Dr Bliss, IN short, for the first time in the !:
sht weary weeks, publicly admitted that he.
longer had any rational hope OF the Presi-
.nt's recovery.
DE. BolSToS. :
To tbs 1Ftstern Associated Prs.s (
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27.-nr. Boyn- T.
n said to-nis sht that, while there has been I
nnm1stakahle improvement this after =: "
'oll IN the Presidents symptoms, there is :
certainty that it will not be lost in tie T..
St twelve hours, and he does not regard 1t T
aHofding ground as yet for much eucour- !.
en1ent. lie added: ::
1 regard the entire absence of mental dis
'bance since yesterday as one of the best p.
ltures Of the case The Presidents mind i:
not been as clear for week Us it has Il: Il
III to-day Z:
How much nour1shment has he taken j
ce m0rniug?n =
don't know the exact quantity, but be +:
taken quite as much as it is desirable be r.
'uld take. He has food every two hours, 4
aetlnes three or four ounces Of beef Ell II
81, sometimes an equivalent quantity Of !:
X. III fact lie has had almost every day /
! Week enough nonrishment to keep a -
i man i'll good condition..
"hy. lhea' has he not gained more e:
.n.th 81
Because the food which he takes is no: +
asslmlIated. The stomach, it is true, :,
'oses OF IT, out it does not turn it into "a
d, rich blood.'' -. : 1;
Is this defective nutrition the result Of =.
,d-poisoning ?"
YeSs .-..<...~ T.
me.' II
It will If the patient holds out" -,
" " nat Is the condition Of the pssota::
Id Tonight ~ !:
think it Shows little improyemepk
it Is still .:::;:*.
VERY DANGEROUS co,tPL1cAT1oS.'' +.
Ii the PATIENTS strength proves a1leQuata : 7:
AIRY him through two or three days. Il r.:
not hopes that the gland can be gotten |: |:::
II control ?ne ~.::
think there is a prospect OF change MI ::
ne better in the gland in the course OF s.:
OF three days. 1t will be troublesome 4.
some time, but, it the President holds ::
there is fair chance that it will ceasein ::s
Or three days to be as alarming compli *:h
D as it is now.' ~
low did the wound look at to-nfghtt "
ing 81" ~
! little better, think. The quantity OF IL
discharged was small. but it was thicker ~
lad better appeaEance." ,:sf
pom what do you think the Presidents ~
chance Of recovery depends?''. = ..$s.:
upon the ability of his stom-
asslnilate-not merely take, but as :s:
r }1r1n $mfr