, 1881-07-17

while he threw his arms around my neck
Heretofore he has not helped himself at al
on such occasions, but this time te no Stone,
got his arms about me than lie pulled him,
Self up almost unaided. l made an exciama,
ton of surprise.
"What's the matter?" asked the Presldenx
"Why. you are very Strong"
SWELL" was the reply, with sigh, 81
| used to be-"
t DIR. HEYBUES.
"Dare you say that your patient is out Of
danger?" asked this evening Ut Dr. Rey.
burn. NO, not exactly that yet. but Wa
are rapidly coming to that point"
"How many doctors remain On duty at
| one time 81
,''There are usually two Of us. There is.
perhaps, no necessity for more than one.
but Us long as there is Il possibility of SER
ondary hemorrhase, or OF any emergency
requiring immediate action, we shall con-
tinue to have two doctors ut hand"
''I1ow is your patient tonight ?''
'~Sleeping very quietly now. We hare re
dllccd his dose OF Mnrphia. He has eaten
heartily for 4 sick man to-day, having en-
joyed feast of roast beef, The real article
this time, not the expressed juice as before.''
< FRIDAY OVER AGAIN.
To the tFe,sern assue4sl.i Press.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 1G-10 p. m.-
The history Of the Presidents case to-day is
almost a duplication of yesterday. There
has been further reduction of two-tenths
in the maximum temperature for twenty.
four hours, which Indicates a continued
abatenlentof the afternoon fever, and there
has also been a steady improvement in the
general symptoms. The patient ate small
quantity of roast beef this afternoon, swal-
lowing both juice and fibre, and took the
usual allowances of toast, milk. meat extract,
and wine. At 10 o'clock tonight he Is sleep
Ing quietly after a ahypodermic injection OF
one-eighth Of a grain Of morplIia. The
discharge from the wound continues
to be normal in quantity aud al>-
pearance, and, from the fact that
tile drainage tube cannot be pushed farther
than three inches anu half into the wound
without. encountering resistance, it Is in
ferred that the pus all comes from that part
OF the bullets track which lies between the
external surface Of the body and the ribs, and
that the depths of the wound have closed.
THIS AFTERNOON
was verycomfortable one for the President
I1e did nor talk any. but remained easily and
quietly on his bed fle TOOK little sleep.
At one time he had his eyes closed and ap-
peared to be sleeping. Suddenly he opened
tlleu and said 10 Col Rockwell, who was BY
his bed:
*- You thought I was asleep, but was
uot.''
His breathing is perfectly free and easy
Mr. Crun!p. one Of the regular nurses, said
this morning that the President passed
most comfortable night He had good,
healthy sleep. He. not as restless when
awake Us heretofore. In fact, it was the
night Of 4 sick man on the happy road to
ecnvery. This morn n. Mr.. CrItmp 81 queezed
4 piece OF steak over a piece of toast until
the toast was thoroughly saturated, anu gave
it to the President He ate heartily ard With
great relish. Shortly afterwards Mr. Crump
brought up a piece OF nicely broiled tender
[ofn steak and gave It to the President. lie
:hewed it like a man with good appetite.
lust then Mrs. Garfield came in,
.'Can / swallow the meat 81 the President
asked.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Garfield. "The doc
tors say it will not hurt you now."
The President ate and swallowed the
" A4oAN FASSI VI otIsAhA A4C SlCAtl3.
TIE PRESIDENT LooKs EErrEE,
md is more like himself than at any time
ince tile wound was received. The Prcsl-
lent is doing so We'll that the surgeons have
lecided to issue only two bulletins daily,
me in the morning and one in the evening,
IS each Is repetition Of the good news.
LIFTING THE PATIENT.
In dressing the wounds and changing the
edding, the mode OF lifting the President is
o have six men raise him on sheet. This
filing is necessarily joking and uneven, and
auses pain. To-day DR.. Nichols, QUE Of
he staff surgeons of the Baltimore Medical
losplta, New York, arrived and explained
} the attending surgeons a device
his for raising patients from
eds, which has, he said, never been
sed except in the Bellevue Hospital. It
onsfsrS Of pulley attached to upright
.a1nes at the head and fuo1 Of the bed Two
leces Of sail-clotI are Slipped under the
atient, one from his head and the other
'o1n his feet, and, meet at the place of the
ound. By a lever The pulleys are moved
nd the patient is raised Oh this sail-coth.
0ctor Bliss ordered one OF these machines
instructed Immediately for the President
I'll large force Of men are now at work