Daily Republican., 1881-08-20
eyes he il very weak I"

symptoms.
= "No" sail he, "none at all,
"Has he had a comfortable day ge,
orally speaking"
eyes; he has had very comfortabl
day"
= "Has he slept much?"
"Considerai ly."
And still retaius the food withou
any annoyance
eyes, sir"
do you expect any suppuratio
from the inflammation of the paroti
Igland?'
"Why the Inflammation is subsid
ing, and there is no pus in it, Their
is EothiDg to suppurate.
"lsn't there danger Of its appearing
in another locality"
"We dOn'l think so.
The Doctor was pressed for his theor,
of the intamed gland and did not den,
that it was fair assumption to believ
that the saliva had secreted in the darl
gland to an unnatural extent during tn,
time the patient was not taking nou
rishment through his mouth. "But,
said he, 81 have my own theory abou
1t. IL is uninportant to the public
however; you will remember that tolu
you at the commencement it was an m
important complication excepting the
annoyance il caused the patient, and
my predictions have already been veri
fed"
Or. Bliss told the Presidents barber
to-day that he would soon be able to re-
| Ia, Il
DR.. Bliss left the White House few
minutes bett re- ten o'clock to meet DR..
A4new, who arrived at TO- 10 D. III. He
said, before leaving the mansion, that
the President was very quiet, that he
had taken - ounces of koumiss and
milk Cruel during the day and would
probably take more later.
The snemata are still continued with
satisfactory results. "The discharge
from the wourd,' the doctor said, ''al-
though considerably reduced i'll guam
tity, still flows as freely As $ NJ esssrv
and the pus is OF II perfectly healthy
character
In reply to 4 question relative to the
administrator OF norptla, Dr. Bliss
slld that the presd.nr had not been
under the i0tluence OF opiates for more
than week.
Az the members Of the Cabinet were
at the White House tonight and had
the case fully explained to them by DR..
Reyburn. The doctor said that, while
it was possible for complications to
occur, there We're no Indications Of any
AT present, and that the patient was
doing as Well rs could be expected.
The pilse to night is lO6, ant the tenn
The house was closed before | ! o clock
and the prospects are that the patient
will pass Il comfortable night.
THE LATEST BULLETINS YESTERDAY,
Executive MANSION, 12.3O p. NJ
The Presidents condition has percepti-
bly, improved during the last 23 hours.
The parotd swelling is evidently di-
and it has not panied him
since last night. He is taking to-day
an increased quantity of liquid food by
the mouth, winch is relished and pro-
duces no gastric irritation. His pulse
is now lO6; temperature, 9S.s; respira-
ton, II.
ID. w. Bliss,
j. X. BARNES,
j j. WOODw ARD,
ROBERT REYBURN,
+. ID. HAMILToS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, $50 =. NJ
rhe President has been easy during the
and the favorable conditions
in the last bulletin continue.
The swollen parGtid gland has not been
painful The temperature is the same,
he pulse rather ltss frequent than at
his hour yesterday. Pulse, 1O6: TEN
Ierature, 100; respiration, Is.
ID. W. BLISS,
j. X. BAkNEs,
=. j. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Midnight
At ll.3O tonight DR.. Bliss was ques-
Toned concerning a rumor in circua-
ion here tonight to the effect that the |
Sound had been rrobed Within day or
wo, to depth of eleven inc hes. The
Doctor replied that there was no truth |
II The rumor; that nothing like probe
lad entered he wound since the curved
was inserted when the last
urgical operation was performed,
Yearly two weeks ago. a cleansing
abe only, he said, had been inserted at
ach dressing of the wound, and this
lad never entered beyond the depth OF
"a inches from the mouth of the last
The Doctor was also asked about the
ondition of the patient at that hour,
nd replied He is doing nicely.
ave just spongsd him of aud he has
one to sleep again" HisPulse he said
vas l0S
AT this hour, midnight, the President
resting quietly and comfortably.