Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-11
THE PRESIDENT.

A Higher Pu1se-Dr. Agnew Correct i'm His Predfettons-Tenderne i'm the Re- zion of the New Ineision-The Symp- toms Regarded Generally Favora. bIe.
 WASHINGTON, Aug 1O.-Had it not been
 for the frequency of the Presidents pulse this would have been looked upon as fa- vorable day in the history of the case. The anxiety caused by this unfavorable indica- tion, and which seems to have been general abroad, was not felt to any great extent at the White House. This was due in a great measure to the prediction of Dr. Agnew when he went away. His idea that both pulse and temperature would remain high yesterday was perfectly fulfilled, and his idea that high figures would be 8 possible feature of the bulletins to-day has also proved cor rect. He said too that he expected by Thursday the fever would. subside and the general effects of the operation would then all be favorable. The indications of to-day have tended to the correctness of this clause of the prediction also, hence a more favora-
 ble state of affairs is expected tomorrow. After dinner to-day Dr. Bliss sat by the patient awhile and found there were no signs of fever. The skin was moist and clear and there had been no change in pulse or temperature since noon. Mrs. Garfield spent an hour or more flaming the patient and he told her that he did not feel uncom- fortable except that in the region of the new incision he felt sore. Of course as long as | this tenderness continues there will be more ! or less irritation and the pulse may not fall, | but once the immediate effects of the knife are overcome the improved flow of pus must show good results, or some other compica- \ tion will have arisen. His weakness is ex- ! pected to be remedied by the administration of solid food and hence his request for and ability to retain food of that character to-day | cannot but be considered favorable. Dr. Hamilton returns to o-morrow and Dr. Agnew I Friday.
 DAILY ROUTINE IN THE sIoK ROOM.
 | The routine in the sick room is somewhat as follows: Immediately after the dressing of the Presidents wound in the morning he | is given the only substantial food which is administered at all during the day, which consists of small piece of toast, juicy beef ! with piece of toast and milk. After eating | he, as rule, takes 8 short nap of perhaps | half an hour. After these maps he usually 1 asks for glass of water which is placed at | his lips by Mrs. Dr. Edson or one of the | physicians in attendance. For the first time | since he has been shot he took on Mon- day glass of water in his own hand and | drank it without assistance This required | considerable exertion, and ssince then he has not attempted to help himself to any thing. When awake Mrs. Edson usually reads
 to him from 8 newspaper published in his | home district to which he listens with appar- 1 ently great interest. At noon he is given milk, to which rum is occasionally added. This, however, the President dislikes, and has recently asked to be given plain milk, which
 is now done his temperature is then taken by the physicians and he is placed in posi- I field is by the bedside the greater part of the l time when the President is awake, and
 very often administers milk to him, which
 is the principal food given him during the day, after his substantial meal in the morn ing. Very often the wound is examined dur ing the afternoon by Dr. Bliss to see if it is discharging freely. In the evening the usual