The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-20

it. Besides the tWenty-six ounces OF
food taken into the stomach, we
have administered twenty ounces OF
nourishment by enemata. Thi, con-
SlSte of beef extract and the yolkS
OF four eggs. This makes fOrty-SiX
ounces of food the President has
taken to-day, more than he has
taken during any one day for three
weeks. The wound, is healing rap
idly; we can see it closing up and
1t is no longer drain upon his sys-
TEN. The President now has a reg
ular spontaneous action of his bow
els,the character of which shows his
food is well digested He is pro-
crossing finely. At = o'clock this
morning his pulse was 50. He was
sleeping then. His skin has not a
break upon it, it is smooth and feels
soft. He no longer has exhaustive
sweatS. He perSpires little when
sleeping, but not enough to indicate
weakness. The President expressed
himself to-day as feeling better.
This afternoon he said, where's
Bliss; want him to give me
BATH" He meant he wanted Bliss
to sponge him OFF. Bliss says the
President has not lost over sixty
pounds and that one who had not
noticed him closely would not sup
pose 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 with
out any difficulty. The President is
undoubtedly better tonight than
this morning. His wound is not dis
charging much, but all the pus there
is floats out. All his surgeons are
now full of hope, not to say conf
dence. They feel that the worst
danger is over because the weak
ness Of the stomach has been over
come. The only thing necessary is
to build up the Presidents strength
till he shall be able to take and di-
geSt food and that he is doing. He
now calls for his food regularly and
often asks if he cannot have more
of Mrs. Garfeld's cruel. This feel
ing Of confidence prevails every
where now.
The discharge from the wound,
although considerably reduced in
quantity, still flows as freely as ne
cessary and the pus is of a perfectly
healthy character. The President
has not been under the influence of
an opiate for a week.
All the members of the cabinet
were at the White House tonight
and had the case carefully explained
to them by DR.. Reyburn. The doc
tor said that while it was possible
for complications to occur, there
were no indications Of any at
present, and the patient was doing
as we'll as could be expected. His
pulse tonight is 106, and tempera-
ture and respiration normal. The
House was closed before II o'clock,
and the prospects are that the Pres
ident will pass comfortable night.
Executive Mansion, midnight ::
At 11.30 DR.. Bliss was questioned
concerning the rumOr in circulation
tonight to the effect that the wound
had been probed within a day or
two to a depth of eleven inches.
The doctor replied there was no
truth in the rumOr, Nothing like
probe had entered the wound since
the curved instrument was inserted
when the last surgical operation was
performed, nearly two weeks ago.
The cleansing tube only, he said, had
been inserted at each dressing of
the wound and this tube had
never entered beyond depth of
three and half inches from the
mouth of the last incision. The |
doctor was also asked about the |
condition of the patient at that |
hour, and he replied: He IS doing
nicely. L have just spOnged him |
off, and he has gone to sleep again. |
His pulse, he said. was 1OS at this |
hour.
Midnight.-The President is rest |
ing quietly and comfortably.