Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-11
OVERCOMING HIS PARALYSIS.
Curious Features of the Case of Morris
Adler.

Having hung on to the ragged edge of exist
ence longer than even his most sanguine
friends thought possible, Morris Adler has
started in to conquer the paralysis which has
chained him down to his bed for three weeks.
He commenced this morning with his left foot,
and now he can turn that member from
side to side without overexerting himself
and, when he feels so inclined, there
is nothing to prevent him from wiggling his
toes. Whether or not the paralysis will loosen
its hold on other portions Of the sick mans
body is a matter for conjecture-a question too
intricate to be solved by science. Last
night Adler rested much more easily
than during the night previous, and that
may account for the fact that he had
rallied considerably from the period of
depression which commenced a few days ago.
In appearance this morning Adler was much
brighter than for a week past, although, like
a slow-consuming fire, his continuously high
temperature is weakening him. This morning
the thermometer recorded personal heat of
1892 degrees, the highest morning tempera-
ture in the history Of the case. The pulse was
at ITO and weak, but the breathing, which has
been extremely labored, is much easier and
more natural
GRATEFUL TO THE ELECTRICIAN.
Adler and his relatives and friends are ex-
tremely grateful to Mr.. Messner, the electrician,
who at his own expense fitted up and put in
working order the fans which have kept the
temperature Of the air surrounding the pa
tient down to comfortable figure.
The storage battery which provided
motive power yesterday has been
removed and the apparatus was connected
United States electric lighting company. This
proved to be much more satisfactory arrange
ment, and now the fans revolve continuously
and noiselessly. They have done more to make
Adler comfortable than all the other curatives
aggregated
The wound is not giving the physicians any
trouble now. 1t discharges only small guam
tity in the course Of the day and is doing well.
There is no tumefaction around it and none of
the symptoms of Inflammation can be noted.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN ADLER's CONDITION
increases rather than wanes. Passers-by look
inquiringly at the house and frequently stop to
ask about the wounded mans condition. Car
riages and wagons are stopped by drivers in
order that they may join in the general search
for news as to Wards victim.
Even those modern Arabs-the street buck
sters-hush their fog-horn voices when they
reach the square in which the Adler home stands,
and the laughter Of children, of whom there
are many in the neighborhood, is stilled.
An extraordinary noisy huckster who had q
large stocK OF Potatoes on nand iost ms Dear
ings to-day and was making things wake up
when he rounded the southwest corner of 9Th
and H streets. He had his 4 by mouth Just
fixed for another eulogium upon his potatoes
when he remembered where he was. His
Jaws closed like spring trap and he apologized
to STAR reporter, who was just outside the
house, for the whoop he had just turned loose
on the corner. Il hope the young feller'll fool
them doctors yet" was his parting remark. He
crossed It'll street before he made any more
audible remarks % to the genealogy of his
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