New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
GENERAL GRANT MORE CHEERFUL.
A MARKED IMPROVEMENT APPARENT

THE PROGRESS OF THE THROAT DIFFICULTY IhN-
PoRARILY CHECKED.
The alarm that was caused by the raph
spread ofthe that General Grant had dieu aoo
daylight Tuesday, quieted BY the reassung reports
of his Improvement and there was In consequence Vi
the absence Of any particularly critical sygptoms' CON
siderable falling yesterday in the number OF cali
ers at the house, and the hurrying messenger
boys appeared less frequently than on the previous
day. Those who called at the house wero
assured that the General had passed u
pretty fair night and was somewhat eas'ci
than he has been during the last rortyeight hourS
The gloom that upon the neghborhood and the
cherries exterior OF the Generals had ameasure
disappeared the morning all the windows were thrown
open to catch the rays Of sunshine that fe upon
the front Of the house. and during the day the curtains
remained up and there an appearance OF activity
hustle and cheerfulness within DOORS
The attending physicians receive almost daily through
the mails otherwise specific directions as to how Cen
era should be treated The remedies to be are
many and all have been successfully employed In the
OF cancer and the writer's Invariably eN
press confidence in their ability to cure inc
General and have him around attending
to his duties I'm few weeks Some wise persons have
gone far TO express upon paper the belief that
the doctors mistaken in their diagnosis OF the Cen
erals case, and claiu. to be able 10 prove that ne
has not cancer. They are always careful however,
keep upon which their opinions are based TO
themselves and evidently do not expect 10
have much attention paid to their COM
munications, for OF them are unsigned
and others are without addresses. The suggestions
made are usually Of little value being simply repe
tion of the mode OF treatment employed years ago
and long ago rejected by specialists in this form
of disease Of no avail consist In attrbutng some
mysterious power active principle To drug the use
of which is well known giving to some inert medicinal
agent, that is marked obsolete In the MateHa
Medcs properties that Is well known II does not pos
sess, but which seem TO have been impaired 10 IL Oy
some ma gical influence.
Persons VINO are not experts, whether they arc
regular physicians or not, are apt 10 conlounu
blance to those OF cancerous nature, with the
itself Many Of these tumors are harmless and
easily removed by humber OF agents ana II is IOr
this that the impression has been formed to some
extent that cancer can be cured Ihe testimony
Of those who have made the cancer ana 's
treatment study positively establishes the fact that
and sooner or later VIII prove fatal aud
this IL the situation In the ease OF Gen.
stead of being removed by eNcion, which Is mpmctoa-
horrible torture aud in the end would be unayailIng
The would continue 20 grow. and the length of
hayngess tissue for the cancer To work Its way through
before it could reach vital spot -,,- .
The most alarming symptom In the Generals case at
his food without discomfort, can talk without
distress, and work upon his memoirs when
him in making the effort He seems to have turned night
into day He lies awake all night aud takes itul maps,
either in his easy chair in the library or
IPqn bis IGS S,or lie r5. rarely s1E sS o Gqna s"
Is exceedingly eNhaustng 20 his vital powers. and Is,
uterferes with normal action Of every Vital organ
Long, sound sleep would make a new man OF him ana
courageousy and effectively with the nstious progress
OF the disease But how to enable the General To- Obtain
duoement from which naturally there would be re-
action, Is what Is puzzling the physicinns
The General went 10 bed nj 1890 Tuesday night In
order TO overcome the insomnia that for the last few
Bfos Peofs fS' he s SaT SS mGa
The patient lay fora little une apparently engaged
for hours Unlike the sleep that no has had hitherto II
was not nnul or Disturbed x but he rssisd
{: pas'fIS sa sS and p SSa 9 Ssfng h'
soctSSs liquid. in order 70 relieve q sISS,
S 1seneS aS been by Ss.e9a s sass res. R that 4:
had secured After remaining up little while he wen.
GS9s m 10 n Esd a Ina and gp m 10 f @ m e he had acne
about eight hours sleep out Of the twcnty-four
days ts e and EXPRESSED himself as being pleased
with the good nights sleep -, nat At he ,,a, had
IL O'Clock General ate quite heartily for him, Of
liquid food His appetite Is sti poor. and he does not
Dr. Douglas called at 2 p. m, and was
pleased TO see % ibs ,he siGu great m ESd m him caE
and depressed the night before and found him bright
motions were vigorous and without the tired manner.
that has been so apparent OF late The only dilcuiy
treated the throat usual aud and relieved
the soreness that the General during the
afternoon free from every annoying symptom lie
walked brsky through the and hallway upon the
second floor aud seemed 10 enjoy the exercise lie had
an inclination to 20 and take ride, |
but the weather chilly that II not deemed
advisable for him TO do His mind was active, |
but lie was inclined 10 perform any work
upon the memoirs, which have OF late been neglected
Dr. Shrady called In consultation with DIR. Douglas,
and no change In treatment was suggested Dr. Barker
will call today with Dr. Douglas. There no |
new features III the call for general cOnsulta
ton and will be held until Monday unless some
thing unforeseen happens.
There appearsl 10 hc n temporary check In the |
progress OF the throat difficulty though how |
long this condition will remain cannot he foretOld |
When Dr. Douglas called Rt 10 y. the General was up
having a pleasant visit with few friends In the library
lie did venture down stairs After his throat |
was cleanscd and treated for the night the General
went to be- a fSw minutes before eleven. Dr. |
Douglas remained until 1880 and at |
that time the patient was sleep |
ing. The General had good night aud favorable day
and better than he has been for three days
The arrival OF Mrs. BartOris Is hourly expected upon
the steamship Baltic She LETT England more |
than a week ago, and the vessel is due |
The General is RnIi0usly awaiting her arrival |
The dispatches that were sent 10 Mrs. SartOrls |
before she left England did hold out |
any hope of her fathers recovery, that |
she is prepared In To hear OF the bad spells
he has been having since she started for this country