The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-11
POPE MAKING BRAVE FIGHT
HELPED BY new OPERATION.
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and seated himself for a few minutes. He
then rose and. going to the book shelves
where he keeps his favorite authors. took
down Horace's AIRS Poetica. returned to the
armchair and began reading. holdirs; one
leg over the other. He seemed to feel no i'll
effects from the operation. On the con-
| trary, he appeared to have derived benefit
from It.
AT Sl5 he was still enjoying a restful re-
pose and showing no i'll effects from the
operation. The neishborhood of the Vatican
was tranquil
AT 40 all was still quiet at the Vatican.
No change Of any sort was reported. Car
dinal Rampolla did not venture into the
sick chamber. but anxiously inquired fire.
J quently to the condition of the patient.
FINDS NO TRACE OF
TUBERCULOSIS OR CANCER.
Doctor Mazzoni had an examination made
by a microscopist Of the serum taken from
| the Pores pleura on last Tuesday. to as
certain II 1t contained any specific microbe.
Some doubt had arisen as 10 whether the
original attack of pneumonia had been pro-
| voked by some specific ageIcy such as. for
| instance. tuberculosis or cancer. The ex-
animation showed no such microbe. and the
conclusion was inevitable that the >pneu-
monia was due as originally stated to
| adynamic circulation proceeding from lack
| OF heart strength.
Professor Rossoni, assisted by the other
doctors. analysed the serum extracted this
morning. The doctors explained that the
| purpose of the analysis was to determine
whether the case originated from tubercu-
| losis process or a tumor In the thorax. The
| analysis showed that the disease was mere
! ly due to simple pleurisy.
ASTONISHED TO FIND
POPE'S MIND IS KEEN.
Professor Rossoni graphically described
the Pope's condition and surroundings to
| the Associated Press correspondent:
1T might have been expected" he said.
that I would find a weary old man with
exhausted body and spirit and ready to
enter eternity. But. on the contrary, when
I approached the bedside. Immediately
| saw that had been mistaken In spite Of
ali I had heard concerning his marvellous
| vitality. I was amazed to ind man Of
! such great age, after so dangerous an ILL
ness. exhibiting such versatility Of mind and
such power of mental concentration.
hend with slight effort and looked at me
| intently with his bright. black. expressive
eyes. He wore a calm, dignified smile and
began asking me number Of questions. 1t
seemed almost incomprehensible that this
was man on the verge Of death. Every
power Of Will and intellect remained intact
| showing complete consciousness Of ego.
Imagine an invalid, "a years Of age. anx-
ious to make the acquaintance Of his new
consulting doctor. asking suggestive oues-
tons and testing his opinion Of clinical SCI
ence. That any dying man should be able
| to make such a prompt. decided effort Of
| the will is certainly astonishing.
The Pope asked me II had read certain
essays upon medical pathology written by
/ a student who took his degree in 1924.
I was very young then.' said the Pope
| smiling. but 1 remember many circum-
| stances Of that happy period Of my life.'
After hearing his questions testing my
studies and scientific ability, assure you
| was almost ready to believe that some
| miracle was being wrought concerning the
Pope's condition.
| MAKES BRAVE STRUGGLE.
| BUT WEAPONS ARE WEAK.
Professor Rossoni said that the state of
the Pontin was very serious. There was
little danger Of an immediate climax, al
| though 1t was constantly present. The Pope
| was making brave struggle but. the doc
| tor continued, his weapons Of defense are
| weak" Even the finest tempered steel be-
comes blunted after SO many years Of use.
| renewal Of pleuropneumonia is al
ways dangerous. even In q young, strong
organism. Therefore. how much more dan
| gerous in a man Of 81. Fortunately, there
| are few other serious complications.
1.-THE defective respiration has had . bad
| influence on the circulation. and we found
an alarming depression in the hearts ac-
! ton Perhaps this second withdrawal Of
| the liquid deposit may restore tho circula-
| ton, but the great question is. Can this re-
| lief be sufficient and permanent? Unfortu-
| nately, there are many reasons for doubt.
| both concerning the restored circulation and
\ the clearing Of the respiratory passages"
| The doctor declined to say whether. in his
| judgment the Pope would have peaceful
end. He concluded the interview by saying:
| The Pope is very seriously Ill. and is 81
| years old. These are the essential facts.
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