New-York tribune., 1903-07-14
!: "Pio. Pho! who is Il?

Pho centra, saying: "Pio! Pho! who is IT?
Who is it?'
Dr. Lapponi and Centra rushed TO the patients
bed and coon succeeded in calming him.
Outside of these passing periods of depres-
sion the general condition OF mental alertness
continues. When Drs. Mazzoni and Lapponi
made their morning call the patient inquired
about DR.. Rossoni asking, why doesn't he
come 10 see me?"
Being told that Dr. Rossoni was i'll. he said
eTeT him he must take of himself"
SIGNS OF DISSOLUTION.
A careful medical examination showed that
the condition of the Pope's kidneys worse.
as the component parts of the urine are not
normal. The diminution of certain elements
leads the doctors to fear that the system is
gradually approaching a state of dissolution No
traces of albumen were found, indicating that,
although the kidneys are not performing their
functions properly there is no organic disease
Pope Leo is reported to have said:
If am destined to die from this illness feel
1 shall expire on Thursday the feast day OF the
Carmelite Madonna. whom specially worship
This presentirnent is remarkable. because in
a certain way it comedies with the prophecy
made in the twelfth century by St Malachy'
The Bishop of Armagh who predicted that Pope
Leo would be succeeded by Pope symbohzlng
the motto ''Ignis Ardens" GLOWING nre) The
ulelite order, which attributes its origin TO the
prophet Elijah who ascended to heaven IN a
chariot of fire. A member and protector OF this
order is Cardinal GOtti, who is looked upon as
one of the most likely to succeed to the Pom
tificate.
At both the Vatican and the house of Dr. Lap
poni the arrivals of patent medicines, surglcaI
instruments and medical apparatus OF all KINGS
continue, each being accompanied by assurances
,E-f1I
be used according TO directions From vienna
have come highly perfected machines for pro-
ducing artificial respiration and for making
oxygen. The Pontif, however, has not required
the administration OF oxygen for the last three
days What 1 need" says Pope Leo, is air
fresh air. Besides. 1 should oe allowed TO rise
An old Of ninety-four should not De kept
in bed when without fever"
PoNTIFFs LOVE FOR THE CHURCH.
When Monsignor Angel, one Of the Pope's
secretaries this morning described TO His Hoh-
ness the burst of enthusiasm called forth by his
illness, declaring that it had produced a revival
favorable 10 the Catholic Church unexampled in
sts history the Pontiff exclaimed. BLESSED ILL
ness."
Monsignor Pifferi, the confessor of His Hol-
ness. feels offended because he is not allowed to
enter the sick chamber. and is especially dis
s. isied with the attending physicians, believ-
ing Il is due TO them that he is excluded. This
morning he again asked TO be permitted to see
Pope Leo. On hearing the request the Pontif
said: When need him 1 shall send for him, :"
a Monsignor Pineri left the Vatican consider
ing himself an injured man.
According to the rules established for the
government of the Noble Guard, one of their
principal duties is TO watch aSsiduouSly the per-
son of the Pope when His Holiness is seriously
Sill. even the Papal apartments passing under
their responsibility in such periods. After 1870
there a gradual general curtailnent of eX-
penses at the Vatican. and this resulted in re-
duction in numbers Of the Noble Guard. which
now musters about forty men. Not all of these,
however. are now present at the Vatican. owing
TO illness other causes, and consequently the
service Of those duty is very heavy, they
mounting guard, six at a time, for six hours.
The services rendered on the occasion of the
Pope's present illness by the Palatine Guards,
composed entirely OF artisans. who receive no
pay for Vatican dutv. highly appreciated.