Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-20
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
PRESIDENTS CONDITION SOMEWHAT
BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
The Affeetiosof ths Parotid Gland Some
y what Sabslded-Ihe Patieai's Pulse /.
Two Beats lowsr-The Cause
of Or. Pomerine's War
on the Doctors.
CRANK AT The MANSION.
rHE DAY AT The MANSION.

Everything Progressing splsndidly-rht
! Presidents Appetite Ravenous-Feed
| Himself r..n.. .... -.. .s..!s
WASHINGTON, August l9.-The Presi
dent has passed a splendid day. He ha'
rested we'll and has been without pain
Of any kind. DR.. Bliss said at 9 O'Clock
tonight that he has never felt more con
fident OF the Presidents recovery than
he feltthep.I He sid the swelling Of
yt6s xland haa receded considerably, and
the President expressed really no an
noyance from it. Said DR.. Bliss: This
difficulty has been overcome sooner
than we had any reason to anticipate,
Usually these
SEellings Continue for Several Days,
but We seem to have subdued
the Inflammation already. The
President has not complained of the
swelling 70 day. As tohis ssomachit is
doing admirably. The President has
taken to day twenty-six ounces OF nour-
ishment. This consisted of koumiss and
of Cruel which was made by Mrs. Gar
field. The Cruel, / belieye, is made Of
corn meal, milk, and something else.
The President is very fond OF it, and it
is very grateful TO him. He calls for 1t
often, and
Mrs. Garfield Prepares it with Her Own
Hands
The President says she has often made
il for him when he suffered with indi-
Eestion. and that she knows just how to
season it to his taste. Beside the twen-
ty-six ounces OF food taken in the stom-
ach We have administered twenty ounces
of nourishment by enemata. This con-
sisted ::of beef extract and the yolks OF
four eggs. This makes
Forty-six Ounces Of Solid Food.
the President has taken to-day, more
than he has taken during any one day
for three weeks. His wound is healing
rapidly. We can see that it is closing
up and it is no longer drain upon his
system. The President now has regular
spontaneous actions OF the bowels. The
character shows that the food was we'll
digested. He was progressing finely at 6
v ClOCh a. Ne, anu hAo puloo Voc 00' Aic
was sleeping nicely. His skin has not
break upon it and it feels soft. He no
longer has exhaustive sweats. He
:Perspired Little When Sleeping,
but not enough to indicate weakness.
The President expressed himself to-day
as feeling better. This afternoon he
asked, Where's Bliss, | want him to
give me a bath" He meant thet he
wanted DR.. Bliss to sponge him of.
DR.. Bliss says the President has
not lost over sixty pounds, and
that woSSPa SPs not ghp gshapposs that Rs had 1ost
that much flesh as his beard concealed
the thickness of his face. Bliss says,
too, that the President is not so weak as
is generally supposed.
The President Feeds Himself.
and when he drinks water he takes the
glass in his hand, raises it to his lips and
iriuks without any difficulty. The
President is undoubtedly better tonight
than he was this morning. His wound
is not discharging much, but
all the pus there is flows out.
All his surgeons are now full OF hope.
They saw they feel that the worst danger
is over, because the weakness OF the
stomach has been overcome. The only
thing necessary to build up the Pr,si'
dents strength is that he shall be able
TO take and digest food and this he 10
doing. He now calls for his food regu-
larly and often asks if he cannot have
more OF Mrs. Gartield's cruel. This feel
ing of confidence prevails everywhere
now.