Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
CLEVELAND FAR FROM WELL
The Ex-President Failing Into I.etharsy

Cor. Phila. Press
NV loRK. Sept President Clevs-
land has returned 10 town. and will probsbIy
remain excepting for a brief trip which he pro-
poses TO take TO Texas some time in the fall
Mr.. Cleveland has been away now more than
three months and his absence from the city for
such length OF time has caused some surprise
when 1t is remembered that he has not been ac-
eustoned heretofore to indulge in long yaca-
tons. The fact is, however. that the ex-Presi-
dent was in very poor state OF health last
spring and was told by his physician that he
must take q long period OF rest that is, Of
mental rest, and must spend the summer in
taking as much outdoor exercise Ms he could
He went TO Marion, Mass, intending Co fol-
low the advice OF the physicians. There WAS
nothing ia the way OF recreation there for him
excepting sailing, for which he cared little.
driving. which pleased him even less, and fish,
ing, but that was not exactly what was needed
10 overcome the ills that were lurking in his
system. After a few weeks he gradually lapeed
INTO condition which gave his friends some
alarm. There were no visible signs OF dis
order and he suffered from no pains but there
was apparent a letharglc condition of body
which made II almost impossible for him 10
take any exercise whatever. He used TO spend
days IN almost perfect quiet. sitting for hours
at a time without rising from his chair and APP
pearing TO take little or no interest in those
things which interested his neighboring cot
tagers.
IN STATE OF LETHARGY.
He admitted that he felt far from we'll. that
his ambition seemed to be gone, and that hls
indisposition TO take needful exercise was
something which he could not overcome. Al
times he seemed almost moody, and lac fire.
quently sat in silence 30 long as 70 occasion
some alarm on the part OF mis- friends who
feared that be was suffering. Later in the
summer he showed disposition 70 sleep much
during the day, and this was not regarded Ms q
favorable symptom, because in his active DAYS
he used TO get along with little sleep. never re-
curing more than six seven hours.
Ii was expected that he would go into the
Adlrondacks early IN August and try the fishing
there, but he seemed 10 look upon the proposed
excursion with dislike, on account of the exer-
ton 1t would require, and 1t was not until early
this month that they we're able TO get him
started. He did not look i'll. but he confessed
that he felt so. and il was apparent to has
friends that he was getting but little good out
OF the summer outing
When in the Adirondacks he seemed for
while to be inylgorated by the tonic air and
TOOK two or three hunting excursions, out he
did not fish at all, and most of his time he spent
In llstess inactivity at the hotel
Mr.. cLEvELASD's FRIENDS ALARMED.
He has returned to the city, his friends fear,
in state Of health which calls for some alarm
and is himself as Rpprehensiye as are his
friends. He has told his friends that during
the entire summer he has felt simply like loaf
ing, as he expressed il, end could not master
pluck enough, excepting upon a few occasions,
to indulge IN q sport which a few years ago
would have called him out at dawn and kept
him with the rod and reel all tiay. Il feel too
indisposed TO move about much and suppose
1t is because am getting stout" he would
say 10 his friends.
The physicians, while not yet seriously
alarmed about his condition, believe that he
must submit TO something like heroic treat
ment. or he will lapse into state of health
which VIII be most threatening. get this in
formation from a most reliable source and IL
would IN short time become apparent TO those
OF his friends in the city who have not sus-
pected what his condition OF health was that he
is seriously ailing.