Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-20

| llOW IL Llc patient, QoGtOl!
lilo has had good night.
Then suppose be il bsttel2"
"Oi, yes; he shows an improvement sirce
yesterday. saw Tim Only a tcw moments ago.
lie vas lying there as qui6liy As could be-. |
tOok his ruls1, it WAS abSu: 81"
How was bis respiration, dcc.oi?"
1T could not hsva been moru than lG, he
was breathing sn easily, and his skin was cool
tni moist
WAS tho pulse Gfn?"
SIT was soft Gbd clear"
The pulls, will becamo moro ittquont sitter
the morning dretsiag, suppost?'
\ es possibly lhroe or four best"
HoW IL tho p rrtId glad; docs it bother him
| muc'?
Did you ever tsvo tho nunp:2'
Yes. sir
"rhcu ycu know something abcu. how it
;rouths hm. lio oanIot open his mouth
vi 10 at s times. lie told mo this morning
that hia In u:h 540n!l op0n but lbaut h,T on
| la0h.
L. il still swo!lsl?'
Tho swelling is not So mnoh new. bat The
sorcuCss ifftcts the muscles Of the Jaw "
"Doesa't l. c.n7e L collection OF phcgm 10
Tic i5rpa', ,heu
| 'Oa, Yes, tuf 10 c'esfs bis ihfoa. SD Loudly
| ma bc GU % h2eEu u tHO III TUOpl. I1e
! t I'D LIE ist now thst hv tn ught If he sfould
vemif it wauld cosr the ptlfgn away. tod
! HIN that Was net n ct ssa!y.'
| Ga ine OCCASION, curing tho O. rlY m1rciug,
one who hsppeood TO ba IN the hs!lR! y outsde
| OF Ii DOOR near he Prnsi ieot's bed uis;octy
ho&rd tho patient ssk Col. Swain Ter bis hand
ke!c4lef. Wheo i: was given him BIO cleared
us Throat 0nd wiped lis lins. o.; Il repeated the
| operation Several llmrs. Daring a further ccn
s"fsalion with Df. Bliss hs talk: i 10 regard TO
msttka which occurred ia q telophooe in-
! srt9'rT With him lsLn lgs! night regarding tho
Us: OF TN instrument Ia oJaLco ion viii the
wcu2t; he suId TO appears 10 have heea 10.
d.ISooG 10 say chs: the fl x bio tubo used Tor
cleansing tho wou1d had not been nnt into tho
"Iu"d iurths 'h:n thrco AID halt loctes
! WHAT | intsuded to sry." coniiiu,d the
ID :c!or, was that % rT. b, nsd penetrated the
wound hogoud ths. depth.
lIoa lar tho fl Xi1lo cleansing tub, had been
isscr;od no ceuld 10: ssY hut he wuud nsoer-
| tain cX:Ci;y AID probably mention III. fsc: Ia
oGe ct TO dsy's bulletins
| ~; N2yOurn cane IntD iha rAOm lust as Dr.
Bliss Concluded and said that the l0dos,iurs
Ills mordirg were better THAI they had boon
tur q week
Uaofiinl Bulotir.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. 20. 10 O. m.-
DR.. w. ii. Halves came 10 tho Mansion about
| ton minutes sgO. and d,siii0g 10 obtain tho
| exact Condition OF tho President. conferred with
| ID. Foyutop, who stated that 'tho patient ia
slll better this mornlng aud everything is
favorable"
&, Tho iJcliog OF rea;surauoo is rapidly in
crcssiDg.
! tUuoficial Bulctin.)
| EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. 20, 1l:40 a. 10.
La response to an Inquiry DR.. Boyntcn sill, at
| ll:lo 3. m. that tho President continues to i'm,
prove slowly. and that everything is favorable,
1t Is worthy OF noiico that tho condition of the
patient tbs morning. as shown | y the S: 50 bull
etn was better 80 far 10 the pblla, temper.
asuro and respiration are o1retred than at any
Corresponding hour during the past eleven days.
| (UnOfitial Eu'Iotin.)
| EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. 20, 1915 D. IN.
Tho Prs dest has tsken nourishmcut through
tho mouth s:v;rel timea 10 day and 10 c,usider
sblo quantities. la oil ho has swol about
ten ounces Of kcumiss spd four ourc,s OF milk
Cruel without any Indications of gastric tistur.
barc'. 1t hiss no. been thought prudent up to
tho present timo to Riva him apy other kinds of
| liquid food, but tho iCi,o of becissesk ia be-
Ing prepared and will bo tried so5r, If it bo
retained aud assimilstod beef luico will hence
forth to given every day. Ao eczema was a!so
Administered to the patient this forenoon, con-
siStirg OF threo aud ono hslf ounces of teef ,x-
trsci with the yolk of an egg.
(OHioia BulIetin,l
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug 20. 1890 y. no,
The Prcsitcn! continues 10 do well. He is
t4aiog liquid l00d by the mouth in incressed
quantity and with relish. The nuritivo enc
meta FRO sill successfully given. but at longer
Intervals. His pulse ia now lO7, temperature
93.4, respiration Is At tho morning dressing
tho vcund was looking wall and tho pus dis
charged vas OF healthy character. After the
operation OF August S:h the A:xibIo tube used
10 wash Cu. the wound at each dressing readily
followed the track OF tho ball TO tho depth OF
three aod malt or four ieohes. At the dress.
ings, however, q smril quantity of healthy pus
Came, al was believed. from tho part of the
track beyond this point either spontaneously
or atter scDtls pressure over tho anterior sur.
fsc, OF tho right lilac roei5n, but this deeper
part OF the IIsok was not reached by tho tubs
| unlil yesterday niornlog, when the separation
of smRl! slough permitted it 10 psss unresisted
| downward AID forward for The dlstarco of
i,sel:e anl oae-haf iachcs from the external
surlsc, Of he last incision.
This facilitates the drainage aud cleaning of The
deeper naFts Of the wound, but has not baep
'oiIoaod ~ aay ibcfeas in tie quantity Of pus
hi:cha'scd. The large pus CAVITY, which had
| formed ia tho i'm mediate vicaly of The broken
rib. is iltug up With healthy granulstiors and
the original W%uad of entrance as far az that
cavity hiss healed.
NEW York August ga Wsshipston
special 10 ;he Eaeuinz Pos. referring to The
glsnduar swelling 10 The Presidents casa ssys:
The sorseo55 hsVa 10 their public utterances
made light Of ibis dew symptom, but tits ascsr.
taiaaa that there is mu,h apprehension about
it, They have constantly been using hot exter.
oal applications to scatter it ADD to prevent sup
Dura'on sod during the hight they were especial.
y carnes! in their efforts to that end, bat thew
were cot sucues,ful, The situation ia short this
mnrlias is one Of hep, AID Uncertainty. The
suolen gland creates apprehension aud has not
ll!ded to the trea!mao.. If it shall supcurate
tie Surgeons appear 10 sppreheud some results,
] the nature of which they do not disclose.