Morris tribune., 1881-07-14
MEDICAL OPINIONS.
A WEEK LONGER.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Dr Woodward said
there had been good deal of talk about the
crisis and when they would occur and when
there would be further danger from them.
The fact, said the doctor, that in case like
this there is no particular time for the crisis.
From TIE nature of the wound the dangerous
symptoms are liable to manifest themselves at
any time from this first shock till the patient
is entirely out of danger. which latter crafty
ing phase of the case is not likely to occur for
more than week yet
REPORT OF THE SURG EoNS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 8.
The following telegram was sent by the at
tending surgeons to the consulting surgeons
this afternoon:
TIE presidents condition has not changed mate
rally since our telegram to you yesterday. During
the afternoon and evening he troubled with
acid erucidations and the administration of nutrients
quarter of grain of morpnla was
administered hypodermcally at $50 p. M, aud
followed at once by tranquil sleep. Toward mid
night, however, he became restless and complained
good deal of muscular soreness in the feet and of
pain in the ankle joints, so that we on the
point of administering additional anodyne, when he
that it was not given. After a. m. he passed the
night sleeping composedy much of the
time time. At , intervals since that hour !T
he has taken ounce of albumlniZed
chicken broth, alternating with one ounce of milk,
to which a spoonful of very old and excellent rum
was added. All this has been retained, as well as
Ave grains of sulphate f qunne taken this morning
at o'c;ock. The yellowish tinge of the skin men-
toned in our last telegram has seusbly diminished.
When antiseptic dressing was renewed this fore
noon the wound was found to be discharginga small
quantity of healthy-looking pus. The reaction &C
companyinr the es abshment of suppuration
is. as might be expected. marked by a
as e compared with the corresponding hours of yes
terday. This, however, we do not regard as favor
able under tie circumstances, and should not be
surprised if it c!ntnue through the afternoon and
were repeated in the afternoon and evening for
several days. The record since our last telegram is
as follows: Yesterday at $50 D. m, pulse JOG,
temperature 1902, respiration % This morning
at $3.50, pulse 90, temperature 99.2, respiration
1Ol.4, respiration 25 ISignedl D. W. BLISS.
]. 4. BARNES,
WOODWARD.
RoBT. REYBURN.
DIR. EDsoN.
Special Telegram to the Pioneer Press.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Dr. Edison exhibits a
great interest in talking of the condition of til
president, but womanly modesty and reserve
abou tier own valuable and timely services in
the case.
Doctor. in your hospital service duaing the wal
did you ever meet with any wounds similar to that
of the presdents?"
Yes. many of them Some died and others re-
covered"
will you tell me something of your persona
I
Il have not sought, nor do desire the notoriets
| that 1 have gained lately, but when &C.
curate statements are called for,
leave no wish to withhold anything that may inter-
| est the public"
You came from Ohio?"
Il am native of the State of New York, but
| removed with my parents to Ohio when five or 81,
| years old. I grew up there, studied medicine
| and graduated in Cleveland in 1854 1 have
| been practcing medicine of the homeopathic
school since S66. During the war nursed in tn,
general hospitals whenever ordered l was will
| McClean's army through the campaign on tn,
| Peninsula. Then fell victim to sunstroke fol
| lowed by long spell of nervous prostration
After that nursed in the general hospital in thi
| city at the Armory square for six months. unde
| DR.. Bliss. l have attended the CARTEL,
| family for the past six or seve,
years. whenever they were il
| the city, The presidents cousin, Dr. Boynton, at
tends the family when they are at home in Mentor
| He is here now and will specially look after tn
health of Mrs. Garfield, though there is no specia
danger to Mrs. Garfield's health, it i
| we'll TO look after her. A relape
though not feared in her case, is among the posi-
| bilities but not at all probable"
| IN your Judgment, what would be the result o
| q relapse?"
/. Il know Mrs Garfield's condition we'll. and
think relapse in her case would be attended wit
very dangerous results"