New-York tribune., 1881-09-02
THE GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVED.

THE GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVED.
PULSE HIGuER, BUT NO UNEAsINEss CAUSED by
THAT FACT-THE PRESIDENTS EXPRESSION AND
APPEARANCE BETrER-THE SWOLLEN GLAND
GREATLY IMPROVED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The President YES
terday, had an unusually good day. Until after the
appearance of the evening bulletin there was no ap
preciabe rise in temperature, and no reason to SUD
pose that there would be any. Later in the even
ing, however, fever came ON unexpectedIy The
fcbrile rise not very great, nor did il excite
any apprehension III the minds of the surgeons but
it occurred at rather unus lal time and DIR
Woodward, remembering that fever, when it came
on at this hour in the evening had once or twice
been accompanied by rgors and followed by the de-
velopment of a new complication thought that il
would allay apprehension and show that no evil
consequences TO be feared from this particular
febrile rise if it stated in the bulletin thai no
rigors or sweating accompanied it. Especial atfcn-
tion was therefore called officially to the fact that
these alarming symptoms absent The good
Intentions OF the surgeons. however, defeated
by the form of expression given to them, and in
stead of allaying apprehension, tho well-meant
bulletin excited il.
Notwithstanding the febrile rise, however the pa-
tient had fairly good night and his condition this
morning was at least favorable as it was yester-
day morning. The range of his pulse was rather
higher throughout the day than yesterday, but un-
TIL after O'Clock there was no appearance Of fever
and his general condition showed further slight i'm
provement. He chewed piece of beefsteak tins
morning and swallowed the juice, and at intervals
later in he day hada little chicken stewed in milk
and plateful of soup, besides the usual quantities
| of beef extract and milk porrdge.
This evening DR.. Bliss gave the following details
| with regard to the symptoms and treatment of
The patient to-day, and they may be taken as a com
prehensive statement of the present aspect of the
| case.
What is your Judgment tonight, Doctor. with
regard to the PROCESS made by the President snce
morningY"
"The President had very excellent dav. The
range of his pulse has been rather higher than ves
| terday but not high enough to cause uneasIness
and his general condition has, think slightly inn
proved. He continues to take his nourishmcn we'll
and his whole expression and appearance are better
! than yesterday"
"What about the glandp
| "There is more improvement, perhaps, in the
gland than in anything else. The swelling has de-
creased very much in Size and the gland is fast as
| sumng its natural appearance and Dimensions
There is hardly any distortion in the confgur-
alton OF the face"
| Have you made any change in the treatment of
| the swelhngW
Yes, we have discontinued the poultcing. When
swelling of this character reaches certain point
continued fermentation is injury to it rather than
benefit 1t softens and weakens the integument and
has tendency to cause sloughing. OF course all the
dead cellnlar tissue will eventually away, but
it's unnecessary to destroy the vitality of that which
may still be living by too much pouticng. We
therefore discontinued that part of tie treatInen mt
and applied for shor time stimulating ointment.
| We are now putting nothing on the gland except
| lint and simple cerate.p
| " How many openings has the swelling nowfD
| Six, including those into the mouth and ear
Four OF them were made by incision and two were
spontansous. The last cut was the longest and