The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-23

ut Wa given bui4N qnantftY Of kounltes,
which be swallowed end retained without
discomfort. Lister In the morning. as there
were no signs OF gastric disturbance, The
patient was given more koumiss and milk
porrldge, and By noon he bad taken sod re-
tanned ten or twelve ounces.
THE EXCITING CAUSE or rHg VOMITING
yesterdsy-vlz., mucus 10 throat seemed
to-day 10 be sb~enL The secreiIons from
infi1med perOtid gland were very scanty,
and gave the patient no annoyance, and The
gland Itself caused little II any pain. He
therefore rested more quietly than usual
throughout the day. swallowing LIQUID
nourishment at regular intervals without
nsIses or discomfort. Between "
snd l O'Clock another enema was given.
consisting OF five ounces OF beef extract
and yolk OF On egg, aud shortly after tins
patient went to sleep. With exception OF
the Usual slight rise OF pulse and fempera.
iare, bis condition remained substantially
unchanged throughout remainder Of day.
In conversation with a reporter OF the
Associated Press late this afternoon Dr.
Bliss, VITO seemed rather more than ordina-
rily cheerful and confident, said that the
general condition OF The President had not
changed very much since yesterday. but
that what change there had been was in the
direction OF improvement. 1t is, furtbe.-
more" said be, ga change in precisely
those symptoms which are regarded with
most anxiety, and which baye the most d.
rect bearing upon the future Of The case
the symptoms dependent upon the condi.
tlon OF the stomach"
"Tbe one great question now" ne said,
ais the question Of nourishment. IL The
Presidents stomach will take and assimilate
food enough to meet the drain on his sys-
ten caused by fever and constant secretion
OF pus TO sustain his strength until the
other uniavOrable complications disappear,
and to enable nature TO carry on The pro-
cess OF repair which has begun In the
wound, | think there is every probability
OF complete recovery. The consequences
of the swelling OF the parotId gland
and a slight septic faint Of the blood, In
which that swelling had its origin, are OF
secondary importance when compared with
the consequences Of the failure Of the
stomach to assimilate foSd.
" EXHAUSTION IS THE THING MOST TO DE
FEARED"
Upon being asked what he thought OF the
condition Of The patients stomach to-day,
DR.. Bliss said " IL takes food to-day very
well, and we hope to have no further trou-
BILE with II. The stomach iiseli was not so
much in fault yesterday. The vomiting was
caused by the patients strenuous efforts 10
get rid OF the mucus in his throat. He told
me himself he felt no Dlusea. TO day
hardly any mucus bad been secreted, and
the stomach his not been dis
turbed in that way. In reply TO questions
with regard 10 the lnflamed gland, DR.. Bliss
said: "The glanduar swelling is still hard,
ana shows no sign as yet OF subSidlng, al-
though the swelling OF the surrounding
parts has pretty much disappeared. Whether
suppuration will take place or not we
cannot yet tell. | am rather inclined TO
think it will. DO not, however, apprebend
any serious cons quences even in that case,
provided we eau mtutain the patients
strength. The pus which forms is likely 10
be Of healthy character, and we shalt libe.
rate II promptly by an ineision. There has
been no pain in the gland this afternoon,
and l. has caused The patient little. annoy
aDce." With regard to the
SEPTIC faint IN THE BLOOD,
which was the prCdisDosing cause Of gland.
uIar Inflammation, DR.. Bliss said: =" In
cases OF this kind when The patient
becomes eufeebled by loDg-cOntinued fe-
yer and suppuratiOn, there Is always
low and impoverished state Of the
blood. 1t il indeed sort OF mild
Notwithstanding. but is very different
thing from pyemia. Py9dia is clused by
absorption into the blood OF diSuniied ele-
ments OF broken down pus. Small irag-
ments Of fbrine are carried into the ciIcu.
lation aud whenever such fragment lodges
In one OF the minute blOod-yeSsels 10 be-
comes centre Of suppuratiou.
THE SYMPTOMS OF PYRMIA,
such as the disOrganiZItion and peculiar
Odor OF the pus, yelloWish tinge OF The skin,
oder OF the breath, and increased tempero-
ture Of the body, are all marked
and unmistakable, and none OF them
have at any time appeard in the
Presidents case" Upon being asked
whether septicamia did not often precede
pyemia, DR.. Bliss said, 4" Yes; but py9mia
does not by any means necessarily follow
septicamIa. They are distinct conditions,
entirely independent Of one another. The
President has no symptoms whatever OF
py1nia."
ANOTHER DISPATCH TO MINISTER LOWELL.
The following was sent tonight:
LoreH, Minister, London The President
has been able 10 swallow and retain about
twenty ounces of liquid food to day, show
ing a better state OF the stomach; but his
condition Is serious if not critical.
He is weak, exhausted, and emaciated, not
over one hundred and twenty-five
or thirty pounds. His weight when wound
ed was from 205 to 2l0 pounds. His failure
TO regain strength is the one feature which