The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-19

excessive weakness and general de
bility. These outside doctors say
inflammation OF the parotid gland
is very painful and often produces
high fever.
It is plain that the Presidents
stomach is in decidedly better shape
Its tone has returned. Doctors say
Inow they can gradually increase the
nOuriShment. The wound is doing
well, say the surgeons, and healing
rapidly.
| One of the President S surgeons.
when pressed for an answer as to
what he thought Of this new COM
plication, replied: The President
has probably caught little cold and
it has manifested itself in the swell
ing Of the throat. One of the phases
that is remarked as favorable Is the
improved condition in the stomach.
If proper nOuriShment can be taken
by the President it is believed he
can yet be pulled through, despite
these complications that arise. This
inflammation, however, has produced
a feeling of depression that is OBJ
servable everywhere.
THE PRESIDENTS STOMACH.
New York, 1S.-Dr. J. NJ. Carno-
chan, well known surgeon of this
city, said to a reporter this after
noon: am afraid local causes as
well as constitutional influence are
producing irritability of the Presi-
dents stomach to ar extent greater
than might be supposed to be pro-
duced by mere dyspepsia. In the
first place the presence of the ball,
which from having struck a rib
with the force sufficient to break it,
must be of irregular shape. jagged
and rough; then there is the sup
purating character of the wound, its
undoubted purulent absorption to a
greater or less extent, and the influ-
ence upon the blood of the pro-
longed administration of ether-all
these influences act upon the nerve
centres and would thence be re-
fiected through the pneumo-gastric
nerve upon the stomach. If dyspep-
STA be merely the cause of the pres
ent relapse there might be some
hope of relief, but if, as l believe,
the other causes are still dominant
in giving the type to his present
condition, there is but small room
for hope of their effective removal
in his present exhausted state.
Washington, 1S.-EXecutive Man
sion, 1870 p.m.-The morning bull
letin was generally conceded at the
Executive Mansion to be the most
favorable issued since the PreSi-
dents relapse. DR.. Agnew's depar-
ture for Philadelphia proved signal
for decidedly better feeling in all
quarters, and convinced many
doubling ones that the case was pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
The President has been improving
ever since the first teaSpoonful of
nOurishment was taken, and this
fact was proven by his firmer pulse.
Before the noon bulletin was is
sued the President had partaken of
kOumiss four different times and eX-
pressed desire for more. Of course
the nourishment was administered
in small quantities. Previous to
administering the first quantity of
koumiss Mrs. Garfield was sitting
by the patients bedside, when he
expressed himself as feeling COM
paratively well, and inquired if it
was not desired to try to strengthen
his stomach again by permitting
him to have nOurishment,
and expressed a desire for
koumiss. wEereupon his wife
gave him the first. portion.
The fact of the Presidents having
suggested the administration of
nourishment is considered by the
attending surgeons as an indication
that the irritability of the stomach
is subsiding, and in consequence,
the patient commences to crave
food.
Considerable anxiety was eX-
hibited about 1890 on account of
the slight delay in the noon bulletin.
The contents of the bulletin when
read in Private Secretary Browns
room at lis, did not allay the
anxiety because of the announce
ment it contained in reference to
the Inflammation of the parOtid
gland, and until assurances Of the
consulting and attending surgeons
were obtained to the contrary great
apprehension was felt that a new
and serious complication had been
encountered. DR.. Hamilton was the
first of the surgeons applied
to for information regarding the in
famed gland, but beyond the state
ment that there was nothing serious
the doctor was disinclined to talk.
He intimated that he could not
explain to a non-prOfessiOnal, in the
brief time he had at disposal, and
left with the remark that there was
nothing to cause alarm.
When Dr.. Bliss left the Mansion
at 245 pm, he was met at the trent
entrance by several members Of the
press. His attention was called
to various rumors which had been
circulated since the midday bull
letin. issued in connection with the
Presidents parOtid gland. These
rumors were to the effect that it was
all Indication of py8mia, low fever
and other complications Of more
or less serious nature, and also that
modification had set in. The Doc
! for had said IT was very cUriOUS 10