The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-16
MIR. BLAINES CONDITION
AN AUTHORIZED INTERVIEW WITH
HIS PHYSICIAN.

The-oreut Secretary Has been very Ncsrr
TO Death, but He Has Been Improving
Steadily for Some Days-His Friends
Confident of His Recovery.
BAR HARBoR, Me-, July 15.-Dr. J.
Madison Taylor, Secretary Blaine's ply
sician, has finally consented to make
statement concerning the exact condi-
ton of his distinguished patient. When
Mr.. Bloine first came here he was q
dangerously sick man. His was a NAL
ady which defied the skill of the orJli-
nary physician. He had sunk into
lethargy, into torpor from which moth
ing could arouse him. He had no or
ganic disease, and that is why the ply
sicians were unable to treat him 80 as to
produce any beneficial results. For
weeks after he left Washington there
was no visible Improvement. At brief
intervals he would rally and give indi-
CATIONS Of returning health, bat almost
Immediately he would relapse and re-
turn to his former condition. There
were times when those nearest and dear
est to the secretary would have not been
surprised ut his death at any moment,
or If he Ind continued to live, that he
would live only as q hopeless mental
wreck, because for hours at time he
remained motionless and inert. He
took no interest in what went on around
him. There was dull, vacant stare in
In his face. IL he thought ut all it was
perhaps only to brood on his own condi-
ton. No one around him knew what
passed through his mind. 1t was as if
the spell of the evil eye had been laid
upon him.
First Signs OF Improvements.
This state of things lasted until the
early part of last week. Perhaps that
was the crisis. At any rate, Mr.. Blaine
was as near TO deaths door as any man
could be and still recover. Since then
his improvement has been, marked. DIR.
Taylor said:
"Mr. Blaine has simply broken down,
partly from overwork and partly from
not having taken proper care of himself.
He Is not man who has abused himself
IN any way, but he has been careless.
He has been indifferent about his meals
and irregular in his daily routine. He
has worked, too, necessarily. In other
words, the candle has been burned at
both ends and the usual result has fol-
lowed
HAS Mr.. Blaine any serious organic
arrangement or chronic disease?"
"Most emphatiCally not. assure you
| in all candor that every one of the vital
organs is perfectly sound. There is no
| truth in the various statements that
have gone ont that Mr.. Blaine is suffer
| ing from Bright's disease, or that his
heart is especially weak. AS said be-
| fore, his illness is due to overwork and
81, X Il I.y
| mentioned.
rWhat treatment is Mr.. Blaine under
goingS"
Taking No Medicine.
"He is taking no medicine. With few
exceptions he is allowed to eat every
thing he may fancy. What Mr.. Blaine
needs now, in fact, all that he needs, is
rest, quiet, regularity in his diet and
sleep, and to have his mind diverted 80
that he will not think of his condition.
| Mr.. Blaine's trouble has not been men,
tai, but nervous. His symptoms caused
| himself alarm and his weakness made
| him nervous. But he has now reached
that stage where he voluntarily com.
| ments on the improvement he is making,
and that is avery encouraging sign. His
| confidence in himself is returning.
"Wouh any sudden strain or mental
excitement be attended with disastrous
consequences?"
l. "The unforeseen might of course, be
disastrous, but undue stress ought not b
be laid upon that Mr.. Blaine is nov
at the pivotal age. He is not young
man any more, neither is he an old man
With ordinary care there is no reasor
why he should not liYe for many years
to come OF course, if he again over
works himself and does not pay proper
attention TO ordinary rules which any
man ought TO follow, it is impossible K
tell what may happen.
"But with his health fully restored
and in good condition again he ought Il
be able to stand a good deal without
danger"
"How long, in your opinion, before Mr.
Blaine will be a well mani"
~ couldn't say. 1t may be two, thret
or four months, but do not care to Civ,
any opinion rs to that
$50 far as you can now see, Mr.. Blain,
is steadily improving and his complet
restoration to health is merely a matte
of time and careful nursingf"
Precisely; his Improvement is marked
and steadily upward all the time. Hi
case is attended with no complications
There is no hidden danger to be feareC
and guarded against. Considering
everything, / see no reason why h
should not be in a sound state of healtl
by fall.
The Navnjos Greatly Excited.
Il A. I'll A II.