New-York tribune., 1881-08-30

I'm what condition do you find the parotid gland
| tonight :" was asked
1t is much smaller; the boundaries are well de-
fined"
Has there been any noticeable change in the
wound to-dayf"
"a slight Improvement has been made. 1t has a
better color, and more granulatons are formed
The pus discharged from the wound is not very
abundant in quantity, but it is improving quality
and quantity at a satisfactory rate"
Are there still no indications of pus forma-
tionsi"
fear any now"
There is no truth in the story that there pus
formations in the lungs, thens'
No; that is very silly invention The lungs
| examined every day. and they perfect condi-
tion. There is an absolute freedom from the respi
rational murmur which is always indicative of
some stoppage in the air cells"
docs he still take his food well ~
eyes, he has eaten literally to-day, and with
relish which for long time has been absent. He
has had beef extract, grue peptonized milk, and
piece of toast, about the in quantity as two
days ago."
"Do you continue the enemataf"
"No, we have stopped them for the present, and
unless necessity arises they will not be resumed
The Presidents stomach is doing so WELL and his
general condition is much improved. that it has
been considered safe to discontinue them, though
that is a matter to be determined hereafter"
Has anything been said recently as to the loca-
ton of the bullet of intention to attempt its
extraction 7"
Nothing at all; the subject has not been mem
tened to my knowledge"
do you still drain the channel of tho wound of
its pus secretions throughout its whole length as
heretoforeS"
| "Ycs that Is done every day. and the wound
thoroughly ceansed 1t fact it has been kept i'm per
feet condition."
What can you say of his general condition.
DoctorS'
think you may say 1T is better the whole
than it was last night He has passed better day
His lines of expression are being restored. His
color Is better His face and lips have resumed
their normal hue His eyes are brighter His
tongue has cleared off, aud the redness which was
characteristic for several days has subsidized His
mind is perfectly clear and he talks more and OBJ
serves better what is going about HIM than dur
ing his period of depression. He has keen and ap-
preciative notice His digestion is perfect and the
movements from his bowels of which he had one
to-day are entirely normal"
do you think, Doctor. that an indc6ased rate of
improvement would be noticed in a day or two %
well, If the present condition continues, say
four or five days, think he will gain much more
rapidly than now."
HAS the idea of removing him been aban
doned ?"
"No, / think we shall remove him as soon as il is
possible to do so-whether to the Soldiers Home or
down the river has not yet been determined in
fact, scarcely thought of. That will be left TO the
future"
Doctor, it has been said by surgeon that in all
the large number of during the war; in which
gun-shot wounds were followed by pynmia and re-
shifting in swelling Of the parotd gland like that
with which the President is at present affected no
case has been known of n recovery
We'll" said the Doctor there is some founda-
ton Tor such statement, and the subject has been
talked about by the physicians in attendancc to-
day. and list was sent down from the Surgeon
Generals office of such as you refer to- and il
is true that such proved fatal but there il this i'm
portant distinction TO be made The cases reported
from the Surgeon-GeneraPs Office were genuine cases
of pyemia The of the President however is
not one of pysemia at all but of septicamia and
many such have recovered. In fact, am myself an
Instance. The cases referred to having been fur
nished from the Surgeon Generals Office some
six or eight in number were those where
multiplied abscesses, generally of the lungs
and liver, took place. l suppose the
poisoning in those was much more grave than
III the case of the President If he has had pynm,a
IT is not the sort of pygnia that 1 saw during the
war. lie has had septicemia, and / do not
consider that his symptoms were ever those of py,n
mia In cases of genuine py@mia there are null
tpiied aDscesSes, peculiar sweetness of breath
temperature very high, color veryl palid with
| ANXIOUS countenance. The patient is restless with
great constitutional disturbances all of
which are different from the symptoms i'm this ease
There must be n definite line somewhere If we are
going to use the terms septicema and py@mia
will say, however, that if the Presidents case il one
of pynmia, then we will show you case of pymmia
| in which the patient got WELL"
Does the President suffer much pain 90
tVary lt n fio
pus from the openings in the parotid gland The
pressure necessary such occasions is quite pap-
full. think as the gland softcns and the pus col
lects more freely there is greater senstivcness to
pam on the part of the President
Otherwise he lies at ease, If do not take into nc
count his WEAKNESS from occupying one position so
long, His wound pa ins him very little indeed He
is able to-day for the first time to assist himself
IN turning i'll bed when 1T is necessary to dress his
wound"
Is he getting sufficient nourishment from his
food Doctorg"
Yes i think the results are extremely satisfac-
tory in that respect He is digesting his food better
The condition of inanition. which was such dis
couraging feature up TO Saturday, is beng over
come lie Is getting the better of the blood-poison-
ing very fast"
Has the President complaned of tbo boot en-
dayP
Yes it has annoyed him some. and this after
noon nc spoke OF 1T. We set the cooling apparatus
| to work. however, and soon made the room comfort
able"
THE CONFIDENCE OF DIR. BoYNToN
Dr. B0ynton has lost none of his belief in the re-
coyery OF the President He spoke this evening in
the most sangune terms of tho general situation
and seems to think it only question of time until