Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-13
Ge.sral Grants sore Th-sss.

In the latter part Of last summer,
General Grant, who was then stopping
1t Long Branch, 50 ffered from q swell.
Ing Of the tongue. 1t was at the back
Of the tongue and he paid little atton-
tion to 1t at first. He consulted physi-
clans who we're also summerinQ at
Long Branch, and when his regular
physiciau, DIR. Fordyce Barker, return.
cd from Europe, he was called in. This
was In September, and the swelling
had then increased 10 that the General
could hardly speak, and swallowed
with difficulty. DR.. Barker thought
the trouble very serious, and ad vised
General Grant 20 consult DIR. j. II.
Douglass for local treatment.
General Grant had 1t that time o
very bad tooth, and Ivy advice of both
physicians had this tooth extracted
early In November. The opera
tion was intensely painful, but lie bore
IL with his usual firmness. The physi-
clans thought also that hfs incessant
smoking aggravated the disorder, and
ordered him to smoke only the 6rst
half Of cigar three times daily. OF
his own accord he cut down his habit
of smoking from twelve to fifteen cigars
daily to half Of one cigar q day. He
continued this for week, and then
ceased smoking altogether until Christ
mas.
On Christmas morning he lit cigar,
but had taken only two puffs when he
recollected that he had gone two months
without smoking and threw the cigar
away, determined to stop the habit alto
gether.
DR.. Barker said last night:
General Grant IL the most extraor-
dinAry man ever saw. He combines
and this Is very strange-great sensi-
bility and great.power Of endurance In
his nervous system. 1t Is a most re-
markable thing that q man should
suddenly cease smoking who has been
accustomed to smoke 10 many and such
very strong cigars without injury to his
nervous system. Yet this Is the case
with him. He has not lost his appetite
and has slept as soundly as ever since
his determination not to smoke. When
l first learned Of his troubles was
greatly alarmed, but since his trouble.
some tooth was extracted and he gave
up smoking he has improved greatly.
We told him TO smoke only the frs,
half OF cigar, because all the nicotine
smoker receives from n cigar IL
from the last half. He can eat and
speak distinctly now, and feels quite
| we'll generally. cannot say that he 4,
out of danger, because do not know
that, but he has improved greatly
He writes great deal, and take,
considerable pleasure in his literary
labors."
doctor, it is reported that the
General has been suffering from can.
Ger of the tongue similar to that which
| caused the death of Senator Hill, OF
Georgia. Senator Hills physicians
| thought that the cancer was caused by
his incessant smoking. How is that ?''
Well, | won't say whether there
WAS danger OF a cancer OF not cannot
state either whether the trouble was
caused by smoking, but Doctor Doug.
lass and thought that the smoking
irritated the swelling and made Il
worse. By the use of the new local
anasthetic, muriate of cocaine, the pain
of the tissues has been greatly con.
sWeiiijn:r iij ID =: the whole arnAarannN as tn
cannot say about the similarity Of the
Generals case to that of Senator Hill
because do not remember what Sena
tor Hill's trouble was"