The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-02

| lnHe TigofS were mentioned nj all. m,
inference was generally drawn tha
( rigors must have been expected 10 COZ
Junction With last nights fever, or al
least their foreshsdowines OF rigors ihi,
morning, aud that the bulletin wss intend.
ca TO prepare the pGbnc mind for them
| why u wbs argued, should they have said
that the fever was not accompanied by rig
ors unless they had expected, or had SONS
reason 10 expect, that IL would be 80 accom-.
p1niedt The explanation given By the
surgeons to-day OF the wording Of the bu!.
Ielin and the reasons assigned for the
reference 10 rigors are briefly az i0L
lows: once or twice IN the history OF
this case IT has happened that after good
! dty-a day in which no febriie rise oc-
eurred-iever, accompanied or speedily fol.
lowed by rigors, came or late IN the eve.
ming as the frsi warning Of M unfaVorable
change. THE President yesterday had an
unusually good day. Until after the ap-
! peaTance Of the evening bulletin there was
no appreciate rise IN temperature, and no
reason TO suppose that there would be any.
| Later IN The evening, however, the fever
came on UNEXPECTEDLY. Tue tshrie rise
was not very great, nor did 1t excite any
apprehension IN the minds OF the surgeons,
but II occurred at rather unusual time.
Or. Woodward, remembering that the fever
when II came on at this hour in The evening
had once or twice been accompanied by
rigors and followed 10y the development Of
new complication, thought that II would
allay apprehension and show that no evil
consequences were TO be feared from
| this particular iebrie rise il il were
stated in The bulletin that no rigor or
| faA al aft
ton was, therefore, called officiIllytO the
fact that these alarming symptoms were alb
sent. The good intentions OF the sur
geOns, however, were defeated by The form
OF expression given to them, and instead
81 alIayiDg apprehension, the well-meaDt
| bulletin excited 1t. Notwithstanding the
! febrile rise, however. the patient had O
| fairly good night. and his condition this
morning was a. least as favorable rs u
was Yesterday morning The range Of bis
pulse was rather higher throughout The DAY
| than Yesterday. but until after 4 O'Clock
there was no appearance OF fever, and bis
general condition showed further slight
| Improvement. He chewed a piece OF beef
steak his forenoon and swallowed the juice,
and at Intervals during The day had little
chicken slewed in milk aud a plateiul Of
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extract and milk porrdge.
In an interview viii a reporter OF The
Associated Press this evening DIR. Bliss
gave the following details with regard 10
the symptoms and treatment Of the paiie ut
to-day, and they may be iqken as compre-
hensive statement Of the present aspect Of
the case :--. ....- .tt. 4fAI
"Wbat is your judgment tonight, Doc.
tor, with regard TO the progress made by
the President since morningf"
,STbe President has had very excellent
day. The range OF his pulse has been rather
higher than yesterday, but not high enough
TO cause uneasiness. and his general condi-
ton has, think, slightly improved. BE con
tnues to take his nourishment we'll and his
whole expression and Appearance are better
than Yesterday" t..t.L. .......
"What about the elaDdY"
"There is more Improvement perhaps In
the gland than in anything else. The swell
ing has decreased very much IN size and
the gland is fast assuming its natural APP
pesrance and dimension. There Is hardly
any distortion now IN the conhguralion OF
the face"
"Haye you made shy change In the treat
ment OF the swellingi"
Eyes: we have discontinued the poultic-
ing. When a swelling Of this character
reaches certain point continued fomenta-
ton Is an injury to it rather than benefit.
| II sofrens ara weakens the integUment, and
has a tendency 10 cause sIougbiDg. All dead
cellnIsr tissue will eventually come away (;
but IL is unnecessary to destroy the vitality
of that which may still be living by too
much poultIcipg. We therefore diseOntin-
ued that part Of the treatment and spilled
for a short time stimulating ointment. We
are now putting nothing on the gland Du'
lint and simple cerate." ,.
"Hou many openings has the swelling
uOwi" .tn ...
"Six, including those into the mouth and
ear Four OF them were made by inclsion
apd two were spOnigne0us. The last cut
was the largest and deepest, aud 1t is
thought that most Of the pus is now DIS
charged"
I" Is Tho discharge Of pus continuous ?"
"It ooZes out, more or less, all the lime (;
but we have pressed the gland gently twice
to-day TO increase The outflow. We shall
repeat the operation during the night 10 Or
der to avoid the iebrile rise which the re-
t.ntion OF pus causes. The pressure OF q
single ounce OF pus in the gland is suffi-
Gent to cause good deal Of febriIe dis
turbance."
"Is the opening from the gland into the
mouth an opening through the duet or
through the cellular tissue adjacent there
toiv
eve cannot tell yet with certainty. lam
Inclined to think that it is thu Ough the cellu'
lar tissue close behind the duct
.sWould not an opening into the duet be
difficult 10 heal on account Of the contlnu-
Gus flow OF saliva through itI"
alt might be-"
own there be any distortion Of the Pre-.
sidenrs face after the gland heals up?"
81 think not. The right eyeld mss been
slightly affected, owing TO the Tact that the
firm pair Of nerves run directly through the
perotid gland, and they have been badly
squeezed by Inflammation; but this slight
affection OF the eyeiid shows an improve
ment to-day. and don't think you would
notice 1t ALL"
d" Upon tue whole, the condition o. the
gland tonight is very much improved"
eyes; it has never looked better"
dis the wound doing equally well!"
"Tbe wound has not changed much 10
,ppearance. The quantity OF pus dls-
charged from 1t this morning was not ~
large as expected, although the pas tseH
was healthy in character"
"To what is the diminished oalnoW a.
tributed?" -
81, may be due TO The fact that The SUP,
pursiing surface is now paralively small
and growing smaller, while the granulallng
surface ia Increasing. II such be The case
the diminished secretion and overflow OF
pus are natural"
"To what depth Is The Wounq 10"
opened? p" n,.
~ could not get the catheter in this
morning 10 a greater depth than eleven