Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

frequency, at hourly intervals, in fact, dry
on the tongue up to 800 Meanwhile, fol-
lowing a nutritive enema Of egg, whisky
and water, there were two high enemas,
one with soap, water and ox-gall, which
gas. At pm. the bulletin said '"The
Presidents condition steadily improves and
he is comfortable, without pain or unfavor
able symptoms. Bowel and kidney func-
tions normally perforned,' etc. At APO Of
this day, following dressing of the wound
Of about an hour. the pa tent spit up green
ish bitter fluid Hot water was given at
$50 and half an hour later the patient
complained of nausea. There was more hot
and twenty minutes at a time until $3.50,
when the bulletin said his condition con-
tinued favorable At 10 O'Clock. after taxi
ing codeia and receiving a nutritive enema,
complained of feeling full and very uncom-
Portable. The hot water treatment was
continued.
Fifth Day.
The fifth day, September 10, began at 1:46
am. after a short sleep, with this entry:
Uncomfortable; turning frequently" There
are three entries of sleeping" and then
the $40 bulletin, stating that the President
had passed the most comfortable night
since the attempt on his life. The am.
bulletin went further, and predicted rapid
convalescence, failing complications The
to the day before, nutritive enemas. hypo-
dermic codeia phos, and water. At pm.
lime juice was given, and there was this
entry: "Oozing visibleqon bandage." 1t was
that night at 800 some of the stitches were
taken out, and the patient is reported as
much exhausted tired and very restless
The following bulletin at 1890 said the
Presidents condition was unchanged and
described the removal Of the stitches and
the cause therefor.
The sixth days treatment was marked by
the administration of the first food into
the stomach, beef juice, which, the note
says, tasted good" There were seven ad-
ministrations of this beef juice between
midnight and 8 o'clock the next morning.
The patient complained of feeling chilly,
but is recorded as sleeping more than usu-
al, and the bulletin at 8 o'clock said that he
rested comfortably The remaining stitches
were removed from the wound at 1910 a. m.
and an enema of starch was given. The pa
tient was restless, and at 1880 there was
hypodermic of stryehnine, followed. by
sleep. The patient complained of headache
at 2:15, and camphor was applied to the
head The bulletin at $3.50 stated that the
President continued to gain, and the wound
was becoming healthy. During the afternoon
there were administrations of beef juice,
water and albumen water, and enemas of
laudanum, starch, egg, whisky and water.
The bandage around the wound was loosen
ed upon complaint by the patient. Beef
juice was administered at intervals of about
an hour and half up to midnight.
Seventh Day.
The seventh day began with the admin
istration of beef juice, and the diet was
varied this time, the patient complaining of
pain in the abdomen, by whisky and water
and chicken broth. This whisky and water
was given at intervals throughout the af-
ternoon.
At $50 am. Of this day the entry ran:
Chicken broth, piece Of toast and small
cup Of coffee" Castor oil was admins
tered, and a $50 bulletin said that the
President was better than ever, and had
relished a little solid food At 1 80 pm, how
ever, digitalis and strychnine having been
injected hypodermtcally meantime, he was
given another piece OF toast, one egg, with
relish 1t, and ate very little. Quieter and
more cheerful since having last strychnine."
There was more digitalis and whisky and
water and beef juice It Is said the skin is
And then followed more strychnine at 3:O5.
The bulletin records that the Presidents
condition was very much the same as In the
morning. AT $3.50 there was more digitalis
and water. At that time the patient is re-
corded as resting and sleeping at intervals,
but an hour and quarter later it Is said,
MIND wandering and restless" Calomel.
WHISKY anu water, ana ulgitaHS were again
administered. The skin was moist and cold,
and the $50 bulletin reported that the Pres
ident,s condition was not quite so favorable
and his food had been stopped. He was
given castor oil and an enema Of soap and
OK gall, which finally acted at 9:35. leaving
the patient much exhausted. AS DIR. Rixey
writes: whole body moist and cold. Pulse
weak and thready. Slept quietly twenty
minutes" At II o'clock of that night nor
NAL salts solution was injected beneath the
skim AT midnight. whisky and water was
given, with an infusion of digitalis For
the first time resort was had to inhalations
of oxygen. The bulletin issued at that time
read: "All unfavorable symptoms In the
Presidents condition have improved since
the last bulletin" ETC.
Eighth Day.
The eighth and last day Of the Presidents