The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-23
GRANT GAIHINa.
What the General Says About the Sit
p neutrality-suspicious. Medical State

What the General Says About the Bit
uation- Comprehensive Medical State
ment. u ,s,ss,s
Gen. Grant gained much in the earlier part
of last week. On: Wednesday DR.. Newman said:
seen. Grant is very much better He conlversed
readily with those around him, and seems to be
quito cheerful and happy. He is getting dress
ed in his trousers and vest and dressing gown
There is great improvement in his condition.
The color Of the skin is different He looks
like a healthy man. He is buoyed up by faith.
The prayers Of the people of tie whole
country-of Protestants, of Catholics and of He
brews-have been offered up for him, and they
are being answered. Tho general now believes
he will get WELL He feels, and. feel, that the
snpEplcsons Of g many millions Of people fos
is grand chance, I think, of the general get
ting well again have not seen the physi-
clans, and cannot say that they share my views
His improvement may beycredited particularly
to the power Of mind over matter. Today as
I parted from him, he pressed my hand and
said Thrice have been in the valley Of the
shadow Of death, and thrice have I come out
again :" @
49, 8 A coARREHENsIvE STATEMENT.
That the public may be enabled to thor
oughly understand the case as it is and form
reliable opinions, the following absolute facts
are given as q basis for public and personal
TIE general is not greatly emaciated about BOZ
the body, he has lost some flesh, but how
much can not be told, as he has not been
weighed in some time His face Is not much
changed, but it has q careworn expression.
The glandular swelling has at no time been
larger than hens egg, and from that down to
angle ofthe right jaw. It has never enurely
disappeared since it came, months ago. The
swelling is due first to irritation of the growth
and finally to the progress Of disease in the
glands themselves There is no pos
tive evidence at present that the
though the presumption is that they
are diseased; the disease does not extend to
nor affect any Of the processes of the generals
ear There is some danger Of that-a posi-,
bility, butnot . probability At present y e
spreading very gradually backward in the back.
part of the throat and behind thepalate It
has communicated somewhat to the back part
Of the nose, in front Of and above the palate
There is nd lump on the tongue. It is small
ulcer, away back on the side of the tongue. II
has mover been shown to it's whole extent but
it is small ulcer, irregular in shape and from
o quarter to q half-inch in diameter In case
Of epitheliama there is no lump; it is an ulcer.
There is . discharge from the liberated sur
face, composed Of :mucus, broken down tiasue
AhdspoA Otuck WUEub ltl6
pus. This exudes from an liberated surface
that includes the palate, the back part Of! the
throat and right side Of the tongue. There Is
chance for the general improvement OF the
patient by the Temporary arrest of the disease
The atmosphere Of mountains or the West would
in fair weather. be better than salt air Of the
seabord. In all generous cases Of the throat
there are complications of irritation about the
throat which should be called accidents Of the
sdlsease, and 1t is these complications that have
given trouble, rather than the steady progress of
the disease In this case the complications are
swelling OF the throat, increase Of inaammatiOn,
;spasms; hemorrhage and increased flow Of mu-
Gus. ~ s5;s.szs8 <
THE TREATMENTS y e n q
Six drops or minims of snorphia Ore given
each twenty -four hours, just enough to control
the pain and induce sleep Without morphia,
the pain swould at times be unbearable, The
general takes for food one to two tumblerfuls,
Of q mixture Of beef extract and egg and milk
every two to fonr hours, night md day. He
relished D little clam broth yesterday as much
as he relishes anything The general usually
rcelines in the chair attired in knitted under
wear, on his feet knitted wool noccasins,4
brown dressing gown trimmed with silk and
belted with heavy cord Over his lap Is spread
q elk and satin quilt filed with down, while
npon his head he wears q silk cap, which he
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