New-York tribune., 1885-03-04
GEN. GRANT COMFORTABLE.
RESPITE FROM LITERARY WORK.

| HIS FOKTIrUDE UNDER sUFFERiNG-IIIs APPETITE
| NOT GOOD.
| The lights in General Grants house were turned
down low shortly before midnight on Monday, and
he soon dropped Oft into peaceful sumber. con-
| trary to his usual habit when first retiring. The
labors of the day upon his book and attending to
| his largely increased correspondence had fatgued
his mind and body. and after his throat had been
soothed by the application of cocaine by DR.. Dong
lass there absence of all pain, and his rest
calm and peaceful as an infants. Toward
morning his sleep was disturbed somewhat and be
tossed about considerably; he got up about tho
usual time and appeared refreshed in body and
mind He maintains at all times. end it 10
difficult to determine his condition from external
appearances. He is calm. selfpossessed and under
| the complete control of his will aud whether he
suffers the most excrucatng pain IN his throat, or
| Is without any unpleasant sensation or par0xysm,
his face retains the same expression OF latent power
and determination, except when 1t is lit up
| pleasantly by suppressed smile that follows one
| OF his quiet and mpromptu jokes.
| His foititude under the most intense suffering,
which he has undergone almost daily since last fall.
| is something wonderful, and one OF his intimate.
friends said Yesterday that the exPresdent in tho
calmness with which he bears the agony resulting
| from his horrible malady, is showing himself to
the world in a light more heroic than when he
crushed the Rebellion. In the early history of the
case when the tongue was so much swollen and tho
Inflammation was so intense that the surface was
| as sensitive the exposed nerve pulp in a tooth.
and the lightest touch gave extreme torture, tho
General ate what food was given nm and spoke
or the shadow of a complaint. Whatever has TO be
done he does simply as matter of duty without
regard to the pain or Inconvenience il causes him.
| There were many callers at the house to inquire
| the condition of the patient. and they were mot
either by the peasant-faced Harrison, the body
servant of the General, or the tight-mouthed know
nothing daughter OF the Emerald Isle The only
| information vOuchsafed was that the exPresldent
was comfortable. and had rested well during tho
4 niqh he bnnsa W. NOR sf
ever, and even to the intimate friends of the family
the rosy-cheeked girl reported that the family
beg to he excused" and many of them turned away
and went to their carriages with an air OF disap-
pointment AT every round of the postman large
package of letters was left at the house and fire.
| quent dispatchcs were brought ty messenger boys:
| Dr. Douglass called carly IN the afternoon, and
spent considerable time with the General. The
throat presented rather favorable appearance.
| solutions.
The patient spent an unusually quiet day, and
sionaliy troubled with. an annoying irri-
,ation in his throat: The General is
only know bin by name from all over the country.
or a. least such of them as. as is deemed ad,
Of Sf'A'f the messages uSs express @ % much aiara
Soen after the visit of DR.. Douglass IN the after
noon. the ex-President went vigorously TO work
| upon his book but IL chanced to be one of those
days which mental labor drags. and the thoughts
are thick and, slow, and after patiently
| Trying Tor n Wnlle, ana unulnH tuit tnc mehtak
machinery would not run smoothly he laid aside
| his literary work for the day. He spent many
| hours In quiet reflection afterward, occasionally
| dropping a sly remark INTO the flood OF family con-
versation and then going with his meditation.
He partook of liquid food several times during tho
day and In the early evening ate quite heartily OF
his usual food consisting OF the most nourlshing
extracts. He had no difficulty in swallowing.
bnt his appetite was poor. and he ate only
| as a matter of duty. He could take solid feod as
well as liquid If il not for the absence OF teeth
| and loss of the power of musticatlon, rs he can
| swallow much butter than he could two months
ago.
| Since the change in the weather
| on Monday morning and the return OF the warm
rays of sunshine and clear sky, the Inflammation
has presented a much better and improving appear
| ance. The General frequently went to the window
| and took q long quiet look westward IN the di-
rection of the park and seemed TO enjoy the bright
ness of the day.
| Early in the evening a delegation of Abraham
and presented the family with a copy of a set OF
resolutions, adopted on Monday, expressing thcir
| sympathy for - Comrade l.. > Grant, aud express
! ing a hope of a speedy return TO conyalescence,"
which were passed at meeting of the post held on
! March =.
When Dr. Douglass called about 10 p m. the pa
! tient much brighter than he has been for sew
eral DAYS, and rather talkatiye. day OF rest
| from literary labor seemed TO have agreed with
| him and he not at all fatIgued.
! The doctor remained only short time. After his
| threat dressed for the night the General felt
refreshed. and thought he would sleep well during
DR.. Douglass said afterward: General Grant
| passed a comfortable day. and was entirely FREQ
| from pain. he throat still presents an improved
| Appearance He ate considerable food. but had
| poor appetite He was bright and cheerful, and
felt quite well. cannot that hc Is any better
unless YOU look at it with the idea that he does not
appear to be any worse, and there is no standsull
in diseases of this character. lie gave promise OF
| passup a good night"