, 1881-09-18


hended, therefore, no immediate danger to
| life. The disease was running its course.
l. DR. BLISS,
Notwithstanding the extraordinary occur
renccs Of tie day, was certainly more cheer
| full at O'Clock this evening than he was last
| night ut the same hour. Possibly, however.
| his true feeling was manifested in a remark
that he made after an Interview to friend
who thanked him for lis courtesy in explain
| ing thdEase, and who stated that he felt more
| encouraged. DIR. Bliss said: " / should feel
encourag ged, too, if l knew there were to be
no more chills.'' That statement is undoubt'
geons tonight. They greatly fear more chills,
and it is evident from Dr.. Bliss admission,
that the Presidents temperature Is now ut SO
low point that he is -.
| KEPT WARM BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS,
| and that he is closely watched every instant
for indications Of another chill. The Ques-
tion of the day, Of course, was to what cause
the chill is TO be attributed. To this the sur
| geol,s Mad6no answer except to say they
knew no cause outside OF the Presidents
| general condition. DR.. Bliss, in reply to
| this question, said: "lt is very difficult
to tell what the cause is. un-
| less it is the general depressed
! condition of the blood. There may be local
causes that have something to do with it,
| but, if so, they are not noticeable We are
| unable to detect any.
| TIE PULMONARY TROUBLE rs LESS PRO
l. SOUNCED
than it was before. The respiration has been
Is since p. Ill.,"
Is 1t1Nfr Yaf1e n
Doctor?"
Il hope there will be no new pus cavity
cannot say that there will not be one-tlo not
believe that there will be; but, really, that is
impossible to determine. There would seem
TO be a letting upor yielding of some OF the
more formidable symptoms this afternoon,
but there llas been so short time since the
chill tlut it would be impossible to make a
satisfactory prognosls Six hours Of contin-
uous equable condition of pulse, tempera-
to determtne.o
Has tile President been given any
SoUn1snMEST?
It has been reported that lie has received
very considerable quantities. :.
g lie has had neither morphine nor opium,
nor any anodyne, and he has not had quite
as much stimulant today He has been given
five and one-h;llf ounces of bcef-blood morr-
ing and evening, By enema. He has also
taken food by the mouth, becf-tea with pep
tonized beef and some porridge. He also
took half dozen Delaware grapes and two
tinc Strawberries, grown in hot-housc here.
lie took tho porridge prior to the chill, and
yointed it up with some brandy and water"
DO you apprehend the formation Of a
pus cavity in the WOund:"'
~ do not think so. Ibelieye that the ball
is thoroughly encysteti. The lungs are in a
better condition this afternoon
Did the President have a chill, or
ANYTHING RESEMBLING 4 CHILL, LAST
N1GHr?"
"Yes, before the febrile rise last night
there was Il slight GOODNESS in the extrelni
ties. l think that it was so severe as to at
tract his attention. 1t was, however, noticea-
ble,. and. warm cloths-hot hannels-were
placed at his feet and limbs. This was about
q p. Ill.,, and fastest for a moment. It was at
the time we were preparing the bulletin. and
had to leave while the bulletin was being
prepared, because he was complaining Of
PAIN IN THE BOWELS,
and had a movement Of the bowels and q
slight. GOODNESS. Tie chIll was not very no.
tlLNuUlEf "ltAOHt u14C " d5 IDOhlIA55 4ul tt-
From this statement at Dr. Bliss, it will be
seen that ut the time of the interview of last
night, when his despondency was SO very
marked. lie had left the sick-room after hay
ing only barely saved the President from
chill, although no mention was made Of this
fact in the Interview, or in the bulletin which
had not at the time been issued. 1t also
shows that the Presidents condition is such
hot -
moment for another chill, and that they ex-
pect chills. '''-
DR.. Bliss was again asked: twas the chill
today rs. severe as the one in Washington ?''
"No, but it was 4 chill absolutely. and
was marked enough to attract his attention.
[ do not know whether he remarked upon it
or not When / reached l1ini there was
nothing but the frequent pulse and the cool
extremities. Ills :extremities were cool for
thirty minutes. The general condition OF
his system would be enough to produce this
chill. The depressed condition Of the blood
would uot.'' ..' . ::
''What significance is to be attached to the
fact that
THE TEMPERATURES =.
is about half degree below normal tonight,
being 1T 9S ?''
view Of what all the surgeons have hitherto
said in fixing the normal standard of tenn
perature at 9.4, or 9S.5, must be
deemed extraordinary. lie said: ",Vith
regard to that view, the belief Of
many very able psychologists that
normal for temperature in a perfectly
healthy man will ordinarily represent 9s, and
from that to 9s.G is considered not small. l.
think his temperature is absolutely normal
I was little surprised that 1t was so low,
but alot alarmed about it, as it was about
normal. It is not an indication Of poorncss
Of blood. There was absolutely no febrilc
disturbance at all, but should not want the
temperature to 20 below tEat''
TO THIS STATEMENT OF DIR. BLISS .
it must be said that the standard of normal
in the official bulletins has, from the begin
ming, been os.4. Scores Of bulletins can M
produced where the temperature was spoken
Of as normal, when it was 9S.4, and above
normal when it exceeded that figure. An
examination of 4 medical chart of the case
shows that the temperature at night
HAS NEVER BEEN AS LOW
as oS since the sd day of July-eleyen weeks