The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-09-18
THE PLEsIDENF.
btilI Csst'nuinx 30 ImProve.

this morning his temperature was 9S. +;
pulse, 1901 respiration, II. The con.
ditiou OF the parotid gland and wound
is Improving. He WAS somewhat wake-
full during the night. but not restless,
and slept sufficient. Euemata and
stimulnnis have been suspended for the
last thirty .hVe hours. On the whole.
the past twenty FIVE hours give evidences
OF favorable progress.
At ! 80 p. N. the President was rest.
ing quietly and apparently sleeping.
His condition is quite favorable, and no
unfavorable symptoms have developed.
He expressed u desire this morning TO
SEQ any members OF the Cabinet who
desired to call upon him. Pulse, 9S;
temperature 9s.i; respiration, IL.
The Louisville Courier journal keeps
alive its hope that the President will
recover by recalling the following eI-
perience: There is u man within a
stones throw Of us as we write, who is
pretty live mau yet, who lay in bed
eighteen months with u bullet through
the body and a shattered leg. and IN
He had pyemia badly, and gangrene.
chilis, disrrhna. aud erysipelas, and
had To be nourished again and again
for II week at a time. by enemata, be-
cause his stomach rejected food, and
got SO weak that he was unable to indi.
cate that lie was conscious, and was
worried with morphine, and was cut
into II dozen times for pus cavities and
abcesses. He had everything that any
body has said the President was threat
ened with. aud had it bad. on account
Of which aud other cases more or less
similar, We are disposed to trust nature
aud good constitution and pluck
against nll the scientific theories which
leave experience out OF consideration"
ELBERoS. sept. lO-G
At the examination of the President
at II II. to day, his temperature was
OS.5; pulse. 1905 respiration, Is. At
80 this evening Lis temperature was
0s.7i pulse. 1905 respiration, lS. The
President has taken greater amount Of
liquid with some solid food nnd with
more relish than for several DAYS. His
general condi! on is quite as favorable
"s yesterday. Signed by Bliss and Ak.
new.
NLw loEK, Sept. 10.
The TT0' Long Branch corrrspou.
dent asked Bliss If he thought the
Presidents lungs are uff, ctrd 10y blood
poisoping7
l know they arc not so affected in the
sligbtest degree. otherwise there would
be rise in the temperature. pulsution
and respiration a, once. aud the present
equable condition Of things could OF
exit.
How does the Presiden; manifest i'm
proyementl
He is more disposed to exert himself.
He IL bright and observaut. At mid.
dHy he said 10 me: " Doctor. that is the
easiest dressing you ever gave to me-"
And that WAS so, because the condition
OF tho parotid swelling does not require
80 much attention. When taking his
temp rntuTe L used foI the first time
very fine gAslette Thermometer, sent me
from Yale College. II is about twice
as long as the one / bud been in the
habit OF using. lie looked at il and
snid; " Doctor, have you broken your
old oneT" Some Of the family think
he Ia gaining tissue, Lut canno, say
that 1 have perceived it. Dr.Agnew
called my attention to what be believed
TO be increased fullness over the hips,
and 1 thought observed something Of
the kind. l see improvement in the
lines OF expression in his fuoe, which is
more firm and more expressive.
SEw YoRk. Sept. l2, 1881.
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