Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-18
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. FURTHER IMPROVED. The President Steadily March
 ing Toward Recovery. IA DAY OF FAVORABLE PROGRESS. The Doctors Expressing their
 Hopes Publicly Playing Jokes on the Doctors. The Patient Amusing Himself at
 Their Expense.
A DAY OF FAVORABLE PROGRESS.
Playing Jokes on the Doctors.
The Patient Amusing Himself a
 Their Expense.
CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT

The President StiII On the Mend-His Condition Gradually Growing Better Hopes of His Complete Recovery-The Doctors Beginning to Talk Hopefully The Patient Showing a Gain of Strength.
 WASHINGTON, July 1.-The third Sunday of the Presidents illness has shown almost as great contrast with the second as the second did with the first. The first was filled with the gravest forebodings, for the end seemed near at hand. The second was scarce ly less. The hours were hours of suspense and all the people were balanced between hope and fear. But the third has been bril- liant in prospects as in reality and the beauti- fui aspect of nature about the city has been aptly Illustrative of the peace and hope that reign supreme. In the Presidential sick room the look of anxiety has faded from every brow and only principles of the most extreme caution keep the physicians from officially announcing that the President is out of dan ger. They all admit that the danger limit is almost sealed and that the patient is in smooth water. The one-eighth grain of morphia ad- ministered last evening had as good an effect as twice the amount had had. The President slept almost continuously during the night and awoke very much interested in the ques- tion of breakfast Mrs. Garfield was in his room when he awoke and MT. Crump, the nurse, had just been telling her how, nicely her husband had been sleeping and how he had exhibited no signs of restlessness that had sometimes almost enumerated the later in the day, "It would have made tears come to your eyes to see her greet him. She passed her hand over his brow and said, You look ever so much better this morning. my dear And the President said, And I feel better too. , Then, says Crump, he kissed her and step ped out of the way, but he saw me and said, Here, Crump, how about my breakfast P I told him he had better wait until the doctor came, and he said he hoped that wouldn't be long. Dr. Bliss was by his side soon after this and learned from Mrs. Garfield that he was as hungry as wolf. What can have for breakfast, Doctor" asked he. "What do you want, ]" said Dr. Bliss" sOrder it so as to suit yourself" 1" So the President said he would try some lamb chops and baked pota- toes He warned Crump to have the potatoes baked just right and the order was attended to without Dr. Bliss interfering or making any suggestions. While his breakfast was preparing the President, braced up by the usual dose of port wine underwent the
 
 word with every one of the four doctors. He does most of his talking with Dr. Bliss, how ever, because, he says, Bliss understands and humors me-" He was moved about and the wound was dressed with 50 much ease to the patient that he asked Dr. Bliss if he didn t think he could sit up in bed in little while, he felt as if his back would bend enough for that. But Dr. Bliss said stNot yet" The President admitted that the doctors knew best. When his breakfast was ready he readily chewed, ate and swallowed some of the lamb chop and told Crump the 'spotato was baked exactly right.' The doctors found rise and argued therefore that it's recurrence would be slight to-day and probably late They found laudable pus flowing from the far interior of the wound showing how per- fectly suppuration was progressing In fact, the examinations of the day have been pro- ductive of results which have confirmed the physicians in their statement that they could ask for no better conditions.
 DISPATCH TO THE CONSULTING SURGEONS.
 The following dispatch was sent by the surgeons in charge to the consulting sur geons
 EXECUTIVE MANsIoH, July 17-7 p. m.
 Since our dispatch of yesterday the President has done as well hopes then indicated. He has had a single hypodermic injection Of eiRhth of a grain of sulphate of morpha lat bed time) and slept well. Qu1n1a in three grain doses has been contin- ued, has also the plan of nourishment hitherto reported His bowels have been kept free by ene- 1ats. The wound is dressed with antiseptc precau- tions twice daily. There is free discharge of healthy pus The afternoon fever both yesterday and to-day, has been comparatively slight Yesterday at ton Is. To-day at s:so a. m pulse 90, temperature ss4, respiration l8. At P m., pulse g, tempera- ture ss respiration 1s At D. na., pulse 9s temper
 tsignedl DIV. BLISS,