The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-25
DR.. BoyntOn interviewed

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 22.-The
Presidents doctors seem TO feel some
what encouraged today, but he is still
in very critical condition, and this
fact is not concealed. DR.. Boynton was
met about p. m by representative of
the press, when the following dialogue
took place:
sin your opinion, doctor, what is the
outlook at present ~ =. .47 zts5
Il think the President is a little i'm
proved today. He has taken and re-
tanned his nourishment well.''
What kind of nourishments are you
giving him today"
'The same as heretofore and
milk porridge." a ria5itk.
"Does the patient appear to relish it?'
"Oh, yes; he asked for it this morning,
you know
"How do you feel about the glandular
trouble to-day ?" 4
81 feel better abont it oday." i
Has it grown materially larger than
this morning?'
mo, don't think it Is quite so large
as 1t was, and am quite confident should
suppuration set in, it would be much
smaller in degree and have less Sc
rious effect than it wouldkhave had if it
had commenced to suppurate before.
Ii 1t should suppurate now, possibly IT
would not do any great injury
suppuration 81
swell, can't answer that question.
It's very uncertain complication, and
one about which no reliable prediction
can be made"
allow long before you can decide
whether or not suppuration is ikelyto
occur ~
"The granular affection became visi-
bic Wednesday last should think by
tomorrow or on Wednesday, we should
be able TO deterinine"
do you consider that the Presidents
stomach is performing its natural func-
tiOns now ~ s5s 90 &
s.Yes, think his stomach is doing
very we'll. ....., t..s, 49,.
There has been some talk about the
President being 'delirious at times. doc
tor. What are the facts about THAI ?''
The President has been little de-
lirlous at times, but il has not amounted
10 anything serious"
ITO what do you attribute this deli
rium!'' II sarsa i.sa7is.y ~
1T is caused by his extremely feeble
condition, together with his long illness.
1t would be likely to occur in any case
where a patient has become enfeebled as
the President has, 1sa
Then. you do not attach 20 it any
great importance? ~
mo, sir; not at all"
Doctor, understand that the attend
ing surgeons have administered with
enemata q potion Of opium. Is that
true? If it was, would it have ten
dency 20 cause deliriumT'
ain all cases where enemala are adj
ministered small quantity of laHdanum
or something similar is one Of the COM
ponent parts. This is administered for
the purpose of aiding retention of the
epemata. and it is notsuficient cause for
delirium-''
what do you think of The case on the.
whole to-day ~ af.@ ass Is $3.50
Il feel more encouraged than ycster-
The doctor intinated at the conclusion
of this interview that the President was
still 10 a very psecaFieas condition and
that his encouragement was based on the
outlook at the present time
a. Dialogues With the Doctors =
WAsHISeToN. D.. c.. Aug. 2i-The
day lat the White House has been ex-
tremely quiet and until early in The after
noon nothing could be asccrtaIned re-
garding the President excepting what
information the official bulletins contain
ed. Callers were unusually few, among
those most prominent being ex- Minister
Noyes, Judge Wylie and First Auditor
Reynolds, che latier'belng a constautvisi
tor. About ] O'Clock Dr. Bliss came in
to Private Secretary Browns room look
ing very tired and apparently worn out
When asked the cause Of his WEAKNESS
he SAID that he had nos had much lEsss
during the night, a. the President was
quite wakef1l. The following dialogue
befwce, the doctor and the representa-
tive az the Associated Press efisued
being 81 restless during the night, doc
tor 'i
1T was caused principally by annoy
nee from ganduiar inhammasion