The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-03-05

appetite. His doctors assert that he is sub
sisting largely upon big vital tissues, and
by day. The trouble is an / ulueratiSh
OF the soft tissues of the roof OF the mouth
with hardness and soreness at the base Of the
tongue. It is with great difficulty that the
general opens his mouth 70, admit food He
escapes him The general knows he must
die, and yet he does not want to believe it
There were many callers ut the house to-day,
but they were not Admired to the generals
presence. and after waim expressions of
famhy they with drew. Throaghont his Ill
ness Cen Grant has labofed faithfully at his
literary tasks His history Of the rebellion
is now practically compl eted, and the maya
zine artcles for the Century are also finished.
OIL RELATED BY FRED GRANT VII &,
NEW YoRK,$ Feb. Is II regard to Gen.
Granite health, Col Fred Grant said. tQa Post
reporter this ,afterno .;;;z,s. sE
longer denying the fact We have made every
effort to Keep the facts from the public be-
cause aboniS bssM that tso
was dangerously MS there afswonld Il be
q hundred letters coming IN with every mail, and
this would only excite him and make hiss re-
hssf sShs e. hsd t
was up v aud Is about EI his & 36rooms Z for
; q little whilo yesterday, and we hope to get him
pain In the eat and head, For any faets. con-
corning the nature Of his ai6ease. refer you to
his physfctal. b zSjf
Fordyce Baker DR.: % Douglas and Df. b
B. Sands Of thin city and Dr.. IT. N. Msrker
.of e1phias DR.. Douglas said: 5&i{.
r. am no wise responsible for the rose colored
report that appeared In. medical journal Inst
/ week: Two days before the report was pub
1 ltshed L had va cohyersationsSS With Dr..
Lands ate Gen. Grants house. We both
decided that the caneesons I. groNthas at
dly growing worse. A mfcroscopical examine
ton by an expert proved beyond doubt that the
case was one OF rnalisnant epithelia growth
Is little or no hope that he will recover. EH6 is
l breaking down, but has displayed much courage.
/ In less than, month he has done as much
has had little sleep for5 l the. past eight
days and we have tried to keep che knowledge
! Of his: true condition from the II general
because hs hed 60 oshss FonbIsa
tsined that Els trouble ss1 ii s from
l caneerous groWthS At the root q the tongue.
time he speaks ior breathes or eats this Is dis
{ turbed. ~ ts difficult to treat IT for that rea-
\ SOM There 3haye. been times when the growth
shns been Temporarily checked, but 1t has never
/ been arrested and steadily increasing. There
has been considerable loss of Tissue Of the soft
l palate. He takes nourishment every day in
| he haslost all his teeth They were extracted
[ in the hope o. easing the pain Id his face This
pain althopghit resembles neuralgia, is not that
pure and simple, but Sit Ills s. reflection
pain caused by cancer in the throat He
+ has been dfering from IS severe 4 pain
in the right ear and on the top Of the head. y To
/ eose this his head fs kept wrapped In hot fan
Snels. i cannot saw how near the end ts He
7 may live months vet. as men suffering from this
disease have done; bat do not think there is
5S WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb 2S.-
I Private letters received here confirms the
alarming news published by the Philadelphia
Times in regard to Gen. Grants health. He
y q, nov Iecognized as an invalid and; bis COM
room, sees but few Of his Oldest frinds, and
/ is much broken and denresse5 ID spirita ~
III DIR DOUGLAS, STATEMENT ~ ,52;s
1 Dr.. Douglas was asked tEis afternoon to
( describe the condition Of his patient He
I said: Il. ss Is
Gen. u avery siok man HIS body and
! hash daily He cannot recover from. the disease,
and. bis death ts only q q1estionof time. He Is
losing hisgrip on He,s and has not the force and
his strength. Be may live fors weeks Or months.
The progress OF the disease may be put In abey-
,anco by natural forces. thong Mt present 1t is
cer viii choke him twill XIII him, bys exhaust
ion. It Is Impossible to give him stfmulants, as
they inJare his tl1roatE Gan. Grant came 20 me
throat. did 80. and saw at once that. He was
I suffering rom q cancer. I did mot wish to-
7hten him by telling him thiss 50. q said ne
# was not cancer, Hnd + told him
the disease yas OF. JAP canoefous character IN q
mild form from e1eesslve
told Instantly 81 the nature 81 the disease, and
they know how serious the ssase isa ! think the
Of coming down toassa me apretty much every
morning. The cancer cont inueds to grow worse.
s5eaga " ass steady The
tongue on the right side. The liberation ia on
the soft palate lust above where the stonsils He
l9ss g the sset
tefrapin, and other Soft food ana has mo DIM
Guilty in Z swall lowing Indeed, he5s sWal,
fSSSis al taR h1s 3D. I've
fact that liberation has relaxed some q
the membranes He i. takes o. good deal
eat Is tic q the disease Is e destroy al
appetite The bad weather Of late has affected
him unfayorably. He caught q. light GOLD. The
y j. called
least bold itin abe an opera;
tss G a sss rGS ses
mind @ 81 III ss dissa s and nd
ianIe s relief Sonaess us injured 81 lie shs
general very much. z Two weeks & ago. he
was feeling IS lnuch. better Then b came
ssfso ana m ssg Ss
had extended very rapid ~, md there was per-
foration gf rho folds Of the membranes which
lily liberation had down Until il
came out near tho root Of the tongue Tho cant
cef does not hurt the general unless II Ii rudely
touched. q II he talks very lonr hege fatigued,
and then " hurts him. On Wednesday, last he
was qttite cheerful and worked most OF the day
NJ his book Almost nll night he suffered great
pAin In tho right ear. Hot fannela applied to
the head The pain, but. he did not sleep
until mernine Ihulsday nightMes snother bad
night, althopHh he dld not sntisr such severe
pain. on Friday night 10 Md no pain, and slep,
brokenly ~ rs
II HIsseoNplg1osuNrHl AGED Last sIaHT.
NEW YoHK, March u s. Al midnight Gen,
Grants cond lon was unchanged The gem
eral was up dnfinR tho day os usual, but his
phSsso lans and II lends have given up all
hope OF lile recovery atsS doctors say he ie
gradually Bipkin There were many call
lera at the House to-d lay, The Tribune says,
"a Was tho general alarmed at tho publicity
given to Ills case and on Adding out his true
ia nos q position !, a I. questions O.