Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-30
GRANT KEEPS HIS ROOM.
AN ABSENCE OF PAIN WHICH
CAUSES ANXIETY.

He Writes that Deairs for aules an1
Rest and Not a Relapse Prompts HIM
to Remain In Doors-Dr. Douglas Ex-
plains the Patients Condition.
MT McGREGoR, June 20.-Between IL
and | O'Clock this morning DR.. Douglas
attended Gen. Grant, cleared his throat,
painted il with cocaine and administers
ed the last half of the usual nightly al
lowance Of anodyne. From that time
until O'Clock the General was quiet. At
that hour DR.. Douglas was called, after
winch IL patient required no attention
until O'Clock, when he was aroused His
physician believes that Gen. Grant slept
fully hours last night. He says that
the glandular swelling outside has sub
sided to akminimum. Tho Inflammation
shows some disposition to extend upward
upon tho right cheek, and less tendency
to spread downward and forward upon
the neck. About daylight the atmosphere,
which had been oppressive through the
night, became lighter, aud the clouds
broke away, and the weather continues
with the thermometer at 70. Alto o'clock
the symptoms are much more favorable
than yesterday.
KEEPING VERY QUIET.
AT 80 o'clock Gen. Grant had not been
dressed. He had rested In his room all
the morning, and at noon he explained 20
DR.. Douglas that his throat caused him
no trouble, and that he remained quiet in
order that the ease might continue. He
thought that should he be about he would
feel like interesting himself in writing,
which might wear his strength and hes
would undoubtedly use his voice more or
less and 80 irritate the deeeased part.
Hiha al r. nj a fpaah fhfu ~ al "a,
vorable to the patient, but despite these
favorable conditions, and even while they
prevail, 1t must be understood that the
physician Is not without apprehension,
and that he in no degree lakes his vlgi-i
lance.
DISAPPOINTED sIGHrsEERs.
Many visitors 10 the mountain this
morning were quite sure that they would
see Gen. Grant upon the cottage pinzzal
because the air was so clear and warm.
They were disappointed. The sick man
did not pass the veranda Threshold either
morning, afternoon or evening. He
seemed anxious that his physician should
not construe his quiet as an evidence of
suffering or discomfort. Indeed in the
afternoon he wrote upon his pad telling
DR.. Douglas that be had no pain and that
he was feeling as well as on sunday. The
prolonged quiet OF the sick man, how
ever, did not assure all his friends, aud It.
having become evident to him that such
was the case he wrote upon his padadur-
ing the afternoon these words:
''Do as do. l take5it quietly. / give
myself not the least concern. II l knew
that the end was 70 be tomorrow / would
try and get rest In the meantime. As long
as there Is no progrsss there is hope.
OBJECT or THE NOTE.
This was was written In the calm man~-
ner with which Gen. Grant has ut all
times confronted any contln-
gencies OF his disease, and WAS
clearly calculated by him to be
a message OF assurance TO those who
felt anxious concern on his account. In
some quarters, however, the comparative
absence Of pain and the prolonged quiet
OF the General was regarded as unfa-
v0rable Indications. It had been felt
that pain had ceased to be experienced
because OF affection of the nervous GEN.
tres by the disease, and not because the
disease was less active or progressing
less rapidly.
WHAT THE ABSENCE or PAIN MEANS.
During the afternoon DR.. Douglas was
asked what signitieaHce might be fairly
attached TO the comparative subsidence
Of the pain IN the affected parts. lie said
that the indication was that the gnawlng
or corr0dlng Of the ulcers WIS for the
time being abated, but that weakness
might increase without extraordinary
pain. IL was 3 O'Clock to-day when the
General was dressed.
Gen. Grant wrote a short time In the
afternoon In the line Of his work on hist
book lie WAS put to bed between and
O'Clock, aud DR.. Douglas thought that
he would pass "A quiet night.