Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-08-19

"Is it an Indication of fever, thypoid
or otherwise -
"Not at all! It is an affection which
need not
CAUSE THE SLIGHTEST ALARM.
The doctor with this remark got into
his carriage and drove off: The assur-
aaces of the attending surgeons were
placed on the newpaper bulletin boards
throughout the city, and carried by one
person to another to such an extent dur
ing the early afternoon that the extreme
anxiety oceasioned by the announcement
of the fact was diminished very consider
ably before night.
:. Gen Swain says inasmuch as the Presi-
dent has retained the skoumiss he has
taken to-day that his stomach is proven
to be gradually trengthen1ng. This being
the case in his opinion
THE CRISIS IS PAST,
and he will continue to improve.
Early in the evening Dr. Reyburn was
asked his opinion of the Presidents case,
and answered:
HE is doing very we'll"
"Does he experience much inc0nvience
from the Inflammation referred to in the
evening bulletin?'' ~
"He has considerable pain in his neck
which is the result Of the infamed
gland"
swell, doctor, what is the cause of this
inflammation; how do you account for
it3 Is it the result of an extreme debility,
do not similar symptoms manifest them
selves in typhoid fever'"
eyes, but the. Inflammation Of the pa.
rotid gland also frequently occurs in cases
where the patients are in state of exces-
sive debility from other causes"
s'Has the President taken any nourish-
ment at all during the day?' "
eyes, he has been taking koum1ss in
small quantities all day.
"Has he experienced any trouble in re-
tanning it?'' :s.@ s,~ ..-.
".None whatever He has retained it
ALL"
''Do you you think him better to-day
than yesterday?' - -.e..-
"Hs is as well as he could reasonably
| expect. I think he is getting along
nicely" .. ...
At the time of this interview, and pre-:
vious to the issuance Of the evening bull
letin, the patients pulse although
not taken accurately, was not thought to
be any higher than when the noon bulle-
tin was issued, namely 1OS. After the
| evening bulletin came out there was a
perceptable
| FEELING OF QUALIFICATION
among those who came to the Executive
Mansion Dr. Reyburn when asked what
he thought of the increased temperature,
said, "It cannot be considered an unfavor-
able Indication as it shows that he has
considerable vitality left"
"On the whole, Dr., you consider him
better to-day than yesterdays"
eyes, he is better to-day"
! ssDo you Still keep up enemata -
t'OA, yes! We viii not discontinue
enemata yet awhile"
Has he taken anything beside kou-
miss today"
"Y8. He swallowed two tablespoons
full of Cruel which was prepared by Mrs.
Garfield
"Did he retain it all 90
every bit of it,
DR.. Boynten, who remained in Secre-
tary Browns room short time this even:
ing, was asked how he accounted for the
Inflammation of the parotld gland. lie
said: II think it is septicaemia It Ger
tainly is not pymea." During the course
of q further conversation the doctor ex.
| planned his views of septieaem1a, which
was, in substance, that it was caused in
this case by the condition of the patients
blood According to his theory, the same
affection is liable to occur in any case of
diphtheria typhoid or scarlet fever, and
| in fact any disease which renders the
blood unhealthy.
The latest information received from
the private parts Of the mansion indicates
! that the surgeons are hopeful that he will
1 pass comparatively comfortable night.
He was resting quietly at clever p. NJ,
and though he had taken considerable
nourishment tonight, there has been no
return of the nausea.
! --O~---
Worth Living For.
1t IS said that when Mrs. Garfield had
one day been reading an account Of the
intense excitement and public indigna-
ton all over the country at the fiendish
attempt at assassination, the President
! reach ad 0,1t his hand tO her and said uTt