The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-26
a., xn.us sne President

Il OPINION VI UNs Rt-N'
DENTS coon Spirits.
The Baltimore american, IN nlluding 10
1.-THE change In the Presidents eobu'.ioh'
saws that on Fridaynight Se remarkea
\ al don,t think can sleep much 20 nlsnt'
I I don't feel at all Ike IT,
He was told that as so0D o. bis tempeIa'
,ure was taken he would be allowed TO
! sleep II he could. The thermometer was
oppiled, and the physicians were somewhat
surprised TO notice that the temperature
had gone up several points. Nothing was
said TO him, however, about the increase,
but /, was apparent that be had read from
their looks that all was not as it should be.
In little while he turned to the physician
and said:
"You will have 10 put Toe to sleep TO-
night. don't feel at all we'll"
He managed, however, to get short nap,
but IL did not refresh him any, for when he
awoke from 1t he was, II anything, more
restless Than be had been before. He spent
the night in his way, at no time sleeping
for more than few minutes. The NOR
pbine, which heretofore had worked so well
1 on him, for tie time lost its effect, and even
bad an opposite effect 10 that for when II
was administered. When daylight appear
ed be was much wearied, though there was
less fever than during the night. The tire
some night had weakened him very mucn,
destroying all appetite, and besides had a
very depressing influence on HIM. lie rear
lied his condition, and changed from the
cheerful state OF mind which be bad ocen
in for the past ten days, growing more des-
pendent than ever.
THE SYMPTOMS on SATURDAY.
The Saturday-mOrning bulletin gave but
a faint idea Of the real condition Of the IRE
sdent. II did not state half the facts. me
truth is that the President bad two "fgors,
or chiIs. The discharge from the Wouhd
bad ceased. The surrounding lDlegument
presented du,ky hue, and the ceilquatVe
sweat was heavy. All these symptoms ac'
company pyamia, and are unmls'akaOIe
signs OF blood poisoning. While these COM
plcations might be the result OF an aO'ceSs
forming in the wound, or follow the dis
cbgree OF the same after forming, still the
leading physicians OF Washington were in
clincd 10 the opinion that in this instance 1t
was pyGmia.
WHAT PYlEuIA IS.
The New York Herdid'S correspondent
saws: The word pyTnia is composed from
two Greek words, one Of which signihes
nus and the other blood, and it il employed
TO iudiclte the morbid condition Of the sys-
tenn that results from the fict that pus has
acquired an entrance into the curi ent OF tue
circulation, and that the system Is poisoned
by the presence in the blood OF this foreign
and dec1mpOsing substance. Pyamia i
common cause OF the fatality Of wounds.
II is the scourge Of military hospitals, aud a
remarkably bid case OF it is almost necesSa-
rly fatal.
WHAT DR.. BLISS THOUGHT.
DR.. Bliss, when questioned about the
Presidents condition Sunday afternoon, was
reluctant to speak upon the subject. After
a little persuasion, be ACKNOWLEDGED That
the President bad bad several chlls. When
asked il this was not symptom OF blood
poisoning, the Doctor said:
1t very frequently is, hut not in all
cases, We have had a consultation over the
matter, and are Of the opinion that these
SYMPTOMS do not bear out the idea ~ blood
poisoning in the Presidents case
" Are there other dlngersI"
"Yes. IN case pus cavity formed there
would be an abscesS, which would have TO
be removed
"Is this not attended with dlnger?"
cit certainly is very delicate and often
fatal operation"
ION the whole, Doctor, what arc your
views Just GowI'
"Well, there has been quite serious
change for the worse. but still cling to nv
hope that the President, with his wonder
full constitution, will pull through"
THE PRESIDENTS GOOD SPIRITS.
The patient himself continued TO pre-
serve a remarkable cheerfulness, and
assured his attendants that he was not as
bad off as they thought. Mrs. Garfield, too,
who has been watching by the patients
bedside all day, remarked this afternoon at
. 3 O'Clock that she was by no means dis
. couragcd. She believed that the fever and
increase in respiration were only OF tran
sient character, and was confident that an
? Improvement would be indicated before
/ midnight. The Cabinet officers and their
= families, who bad been summoned to The
e White House early in the day, remained
t until late in the afternoon. Mr,. Garfield
fearing for the worst, aud thinking it a eau
tionary step, insisted upon summonlne
I Drs. Hamilton and Agncw, the consulting
5 physicians, to the bedside.
WHAT DRs. REYBURN AND AGNEw SAY.
DIR. Reyburn asserted positively that The
, President has not only not suffered iron
pvnmia. or Notwithstanding, but that there
7, never has been the slightest indication o.
q it. The entire trouble was caused by TIT
formation OF the pus-cavity, and this II
= Itself was sufficient to account for the chili
p and subsequent prniu>e perspiratiOn from
= which the patient has suffered.
. After Dr. Aguew's return to philadelphia
: be said: The rapid Improvement in
. pulse and temperature just after the opera
I. ton showed that this relieved abscess wa
q the source Of the dam1ging symptoms.
y am still hopeful OF the Presidents recovery
), and see no reason to be disc outraged.
d ETHER DR.. HAMILTON OR DIR. AGNEw TO RI
r, MAIN ~ WASHINGTON.
l. II has been so arranged that for the pres
u ent, and until the President shall be con
u sidered OH. OF danger, either DR.. Agne" o
e DIR. Hamilton will say in Washington, al
: ternating in their attendance os the othe
o claims upon their time will allow. 1t Is bI
ieyed that this plan will do much towm
relieving pubic apprehension, and 1t IS TN
a dCrstood TO be in accord with the desire g
If Mrs. Garfield and Of members OF the CAB
. net. as well as OF the attending physician
r. who feel the heavy burden OF responsibiit
[, which rests upon them.
,e VIce-President Arthur.
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