The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-24
GENERAL GRANT.
Aston !shing His Family The Mcdi-
cal View of I1is Case.

While the Grant family were at lunch on
the 10th the dining-room door opened and in
walked the general To the astonished
greetings of the family he made no direct
response, but, turning to the waiter, he
said;
Inform Dr. Douglas that we are 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 all
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 slice of cold mutton which
he cut in fine pieces, poured gravy over it,
and eat it as naturally as though he had
never got out of the way of eating solid food.
After lunch he went upstairs on the elevator.
This was the event of the day at the sick
mans house. He had risen early after good
nights rest, under a reduce | in lection of NOR
phine, and with the exception of n short nap
at noon, sat up all day, moving about on the
second floor with little apparent effort,
The improvement of the past three days
led Senator Chaffee to venture the opinion
GER but liberated or malignant sore throat, in
which case there might be hope for complete
recovery. The Senator so expressed himself
more than once during the day, intimating
that the doctors had diagnosed and treated
the case without understanding it. Inquiry
was made of the d lCtCrS i'll the afternoon
about this matter
There can be no mistake about the dis
case one of them said. 1T is epithelioma,
(epithelial cancerD and has been SO proved
both by mcroscopical examination and by
its clinical features What is the use OF fly
ing in the face of victory! 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 we hope for continued inn
provement The rule i'll cancer is death. There
are recorded exceptions in which tho disease
has been eradicated by an operation or by caus-
| tic appliances How this may turn out is by no
means settled. No intimqtion has come from
any of the family that the disease is not can
GER and the staff of physicians know that it
is. All to be said now is that we are much
encouraged by this weeks Improvement
! Dr. Shady said at dusk: II am surprised
that there should be any question as to the
I diagnosis in General Grants case. The ply
sicians have determined that the disease is
| epthelioma and there has been as yet no
reason to change that belief
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
| after partaking of the breakfast of liquid
food prepared for him and two cups of coffee
walked about the room on the second floor
for some time.
There was still great improvement appar-
ent in General Grants condition on the 18th,
aud he wanted to go out riding, but the physi-
/ clans refused their assent Senator Chaifee
said that he saw the generals throat during the
day and that it had materially changed its ap
pearance sine he last looked into it. All
the Jagged edges had disappeared and the
stuff that gathered in his throat and choked
him General Grant agreed with Senator
Chaffee in thinking that his disease might he
only an liberated sore throat.
In answer toa reporters inquiries DR.. For
dyce Barker said that General Grants
trouble was epitheIoma. Just what cpl
helioma isl continued he, 81 can't explain tx
YOU for it would be a long matter and moi
( easy to understand. 1t is variety of cancer
but is only local in its effects. All the doctor
are unanimous upon this point, and we arr
treating the general for this disease. Tn
questions which have been raised about tn
nature of the trouble have come from outsider
and not from the physicians. There have beef
cases of recovery from this disease, but the,
are few About fifteen are on record"