Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-02
MrS. Gda5ieId Dislikes Bliss.

[Cleveland Cor. Chicago Tribune
From what seems TO be inside information l
am enabled to give some facts in regard to
which are not known to the public at large,
and which cannot fail to be of interest.
In the first place, Mrs. Garfield from the
beginning was not satisfied with DR.. Bliss
She was greatly worried that he had the case
in charge when she first heard of it, and be-
fore she arrived in Washington. The first
thing she did on her arrival was to make her
feelings in this regard known to her intimate
friends. She preferred other doctors in
Washington, but she was told that any
| change for Washington doctors would make
great row, and SO she finally yielded so far
as to permit DR.. Bliss to remain nominally In
charge of the case. She was advised to call
in prominent surgeons from other cities to
consult with those in charge of the case, and
Drs. Gross and Agnew, of Philadelphia, and
Hamilton and Hammond, of New York, were
suggested. Drs. Agnew and Hamilton were
selected, as is well known, and came on as
consulting surgeons, DIR. Bliss still remaining
nominally in charge. In due time the dose of
onions and vinegar mingled with milk was
given the President To be sure the onions
were not swallowed, except so far as the juice
was concerned, but that was enough to COM
pletely upset the stomach of the sufferer, and
then Mrs. Garfield asserted herself and insist
ed that
DIR. N. A. BOYNTON,
of this city, who had been at the White house
during all the sickness, should be placed in
charge, SO far as the stomach was concerned
Dr. Boynton himself has been great sufferer
from weak stomach, and has made such dis
eases as take their rise in the stomach special
study for years. He very soon found that the
eggs, which has formed considerable portion
of the Presidents diet, were having a bad
effect upon him. The white of the egg failed
entirely to digest, the albumen souring, and
thus poisoning the blood. He made known
his discovery to the physicians in charge, and
demonstrated 1t so fully that all were
convinced, and fully agreed with
him. From that moment, of course, there
was radical change in the diet, and the
foundation of the most serious difficulty was
discovered 1t was not long after this until
the President began to improve, and it is to
he hoped that he will continue to do So
THE GREAT DESIRE OF THE PRESIDENTS
HEART
now is TO breathe once more the pure air of
his Mentor home and farm There is a plan
being seriously considered which has not been
published, but which, in all probability, is
the only feasible one that can be put in prac-
tice at an early day. 1t Is to take the President
on sail boat, with tug to tow it when nee
essary, down the Potomac and up the coast
to the Gulf and river of st. Lawrence, and
down this river and by the Welland canal to
the lakes, and thus to Fairport, within five or
six miles of Mentor. Thus can the entire
journey be made by water, and the President
be made no enjoy the ride. He is always hap
pier when on shipboard than anywhere else,
and, although the journey may occupy some
time, it will be Il continual holiday to the
wounded man. In a storm at sea, when 9TH
ers are sick on all sides, the President is al
ways calm and happy.
1t is thought that b.. would convalesce rap-
idly on such journey. GARY,