The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-20

The Presidents Physicians CeniAdens
OF His Recovery. -f

RELIGIOUS
The Presidents Physleiaus Conndens
OF His Recovery. -f
Washington, Aug. 10. $50 a. m.-
The president slept much of the night,
and this morning is more comfortable
than yesterday. The swelling of the
right parotid gland has not increased
since yesterday afternoon, and is now
free from pain. The nutritve enemata
is still given with success, and liquid
food has already this morning been
swallowed and retained; pulse 100, tenn
perature 9S.4, respiration II.
1910 p. M. DR.. Bliss, who has just
come from the sick room; in reply to the
question, How is the patients said:
"Oh, be is going on splendidly; expert
ences no pain from inflammation of the
glands. and the swelling has almost
entirely subsidized" You do not appre-
hend any further annoyance from the
parotid gland then? 'sNo, sir; his
pulse this morning is from 100 to 104
and comparatively firm; temperature
and respiration about normal; the pa
tient to-day has taken from IA 10 IS
ounces of koumiss and milk Cruel, and
he appears very fond of it.,' Do you
expect to administer anything besides
this? 1--WE may give him something
more later in the day. What do you
think of the respiration being below
normal? "Oh, that does not signify
anything but extreme weakness
1890 p. m. The presidents condi-
tion has perceptibly improved during
the past "a hours. The parotid swell
ing has evidently diminished and it has
not panied him since last night. He
is taking to-day an increased quantity
OF liquid food by the mouth, which is
relished, and produces no gastric irri-
tation. His pulse is now 106, tempera-
ture 98.8. respiration II.
6:30 p. M. The president has been
easy during the afternoon and the
favorable conditions reported in the
last bulletin continue. The swoolen
parotid gland has not been painful.
Temperature the same; pulse rather
less frequent than at this hour yester-
day. Pulse log, temperature 100, res
piration 1s. X,
Blaine to Lowell; In the Judgment
of the physicians the president has
gained since last report. He has taken
during the day % ounces of liquid food
with relish. and without tendency to
nausea or indigestion. The other
symptoms are not essentially changed.
Pulse and temperature possibly a little
better. The swelling of the parotid has
not increased and the fear of suppura-
tion is somewhat diminished. At this
hour I'll p. n.y. the president is sleep
ing quietly.
8 p. M. The president passed a
splendid day. He rested well and with
out pain Of any kind. DR.. Bliss said at
0 O'Clock tonight that he has never
felt more confident of the presidents
recovery. The president has not COM
planned of the swelling to-day; it is
doing admirably. The president has
taken to-day 26 ounces of nourishment
by the mouth. This consisted of kou-
miss and Cruel. This Cruel, believe,
is made of corn meal. milk and some-
thing else. The president is very fond
of it, and it is very good for him. He
calls for it often, and Mrs. Garfield pre-
pares it with her own hands. He
says she has often made it for him
wnen ne sunered with indigestion and
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healing rapidly; we can gee it closing
up, and there is no longer drain on
his system.
The president has not lost over sixty
pounds, and any one who had not seen
him wouldn't supI Io;e he had lost that
much flesh as his beard conceals the
thinness OF his face. The president is
not as weak as generally supposed. He
feeds himself, and when he drinks
water he takes the glass in his hand,
raises it to his lips and drinks without