The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
GENERAL GRANT.
Astonishing His Family The rTedI-
cal View OF Ills Case.


While the Grant family were at lunch on
the 10th the dining-room door opened and il
walked the general To the astonisheC
greetings OF the family he made no direc
response, but, turning to the waiter, he
said:
Inform DR.. Douglas that we arc waiting
lunch for him"
A moment later the doctor Joined the fam.
lily. The general was seated in his old place
at the head Of the table The meal passed in
merry fashion. The doctors face which
was Redeemed by the welcome he received.
was not allowed to become serious ali
the time the meal lasted Mrs Sar
toris was radiant with bright chat and
infectious laughter, while the general, with
assumed gravity, helped himself to some
macaroni and a slice OF cold mutton, which
he cut In fine pieces, poured gravy over IL.
and cat it as naturally as though he had
never got out Of the way Of eating solid food
After lunch no went upstairs on the elevator.
This was tho event of the day at the sick
mans house. He had risen early after good
nights rest, under a reduced infection Of NOR
phine, and with the exception OF n short nap
at noon sat up al day, moving about on the
second floor with little apparent effort
The improvement Of the past three daya
led Senator Chaffee to venture the opinion
that the generals ailment might not be cam
Ger but liberated or malignant sore throat.i in
which case there might DO hope for complete
recovery, The Senator SO expressed himself
more than once during the day. intinratino
that The doctors had diagnosed ana treated
the caae without understanding IT, Inquiry
was made Of the doctors ia the afternoon
about this matter.
There can be no mistake about the dis
ease, one Of them said. sit il epitheIioma.
(epithelial cancer,l and has been 50 proved
both by microscopical examination and by
its clinical features What is the use Of fiy-
ing In the face OF victOry7 The case has
been one Of ups and downs No one can
foretell what the next few days may bring.
1t is certain only that he Is much inn.
proved and that VIC hope for continued inn |
provement The rule In cancer is death. There |
are recorded exceptions in which the disease |
has been eradicated by an operation or by caus- |
tic appliances How this may turn out is bv no |
means settled. No intimation has come from
any of the family that the disease is not can
Ger, and the staff OF physicians know that Il |
Is. All TO be said now Is that we are much
by this weeks improvements y
DR. Shrady said at dusk: 81 am surprised
that there should be any question as to the
diagnosis in General Grants case. The phv.
sicians have determined that the disease Is
Apithelioma, and there has been as vet no
reason to change that belefn
When General Grant awoke on the morn.
Ing OF the 18th he expressed himself as feel.
ing better than he had at any time for three
Or four weeks. He dressed himself fully. and
lfter partaking Of the breakfast OF LIQUID
God prepared for him and two cups of coffee
walked about the room on the second floor
or some time.
There was still great improvement appar.
mt in General Grants condition on the 18th,
md he wanted to go out riding. but the physi
'ians refused their assent. Senator ChafTee
aid that he saw the generals throat during the
lay, and that it had materially changed its en-
'earance since he last looked into it. All
he Jagged edges had disappeared and the
tuH that gathered in his throat and choked
i'm General Grant agreed with Senator
;hatfee in thinking that his disease might be
My an liberated sore throat
In answer toa reporters inquiries DR.. For.
wee Barker said that General Grants
rouble was epithelioma. ''Just what esi.
elioma is continued he, 81 can't explain Z,
GU, for it would be long matter and no
asy to understand II is a variety OF cancer.
ut is only local in its effects. An the doctor
ne unanimous upon this point, and we arr
reating the general for this disease. Th
uestions which have been raised about tn,
allure of the trouble have come from outsider
nd not from the physicians There have beer
ases OF recovery from this disease. but the,
re few About fifteen are ON record"