The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-12
PoPE,s LONG ILLNESS.

has begun
PoPE's LONG ILLNESS.
What me cable reports would Indicate
as the last Illness Of the Pope began an,
far back SIS last December whea. al a.
reception accorded the Cardinals. for tha
purpose OF receiving their New lcars
greetings the vensrabls head % the greAs
Roman Catholic church was suddnly,
stricken 81 For a tine he lost the power
/ CT speech and It Was found necessary.
TO bring the audience 70 an abrupt close
From that time the wcrld has anxiousIyf
I heard repeated ranorS that the end OF ina
( remarkable life u Pope Leo Vas approach
/ ing Yet hardly had the cables tod thu
/ distressing news when the Pope with ~
rare show % vitality would begin 70 re-
comp.
/ Dr. Lapponi. the Pope's physician. AoaEs-
doned al his other plans namely. tho
writing OF famous standard books ca psy-.
F choloEy. and has devoted himself ex-
clusively 70 the high office Of caring Toe
the .Pepe's health. This act n Itself wss
taken 10 indicate how seriously was aag
triaing illness that nlSht come inso tho
life OF the Pope at his advanced age-
+ That the nght fer half year has been
so successful has undoubtedly 10 do With
( the simplicity OF the sPopes manner g
( life.
I Or. Lapponi described n n an interview
recently. IN which he said thas the dailE
routine Of Leo NIL WAS 20 arise soSas-
. what before o'clock ia the morning ana
I after celebrating mass 80 partske q
small cup Of coffee. During the remains
der % the moratnE he received visitors
( Ills dinner was very simple and eateu
Z in dainty quantities. II usually consisted
Of a little soup. little meat a nttis
fruit and a little claret and water. ON
I fast DAYS nsh and salad were substi~
| tuted
/ After dinner the Pope read the newa-
| papers or the cuttings made from thcFsE
I BY his secretaries. Tic slept for aboug
an hour after dinner and then took an
I his letters and attended 10 current easi-
ness Supper or a bowl 81 soup and a
/ boiled egg was served q g. ard about 70
5 the Pope usually retired
/ Ia March last there was a reusarkasis
scene when the Pope. az an audience civ
en- the Cardinals. spoke calmly ana ssuli-
I ingly OF the fact tha; his demise could
not be Tar OF. To man the Cardinals
called 70 him:
I NO: no: YOU must rot SAY 90. Goa
win grant you 20 as Tor many years To
come. You cannot be spared
! Professor Iapponl had not Always had
q willing and obedi-nt patient a.. for In
stance. On this day he had spoken plainly
20 the Pope TELLING him that his hssits
demanded that ~ should stay iu ss1in-
3
/ the Cardinals reception. To this Leo re-
piled:
My dear doctor. I thank you Tor yaur
advice. II 8 very valuable But fsr
labove your advice stands my duty. ard
that shall DO 90 the end The reception
OF the Cardinals vii take place"
Until the middle o. June The reports
that came out % the Vatican were Of a
highly encouraging nature But on Us
18th q last month tho Pope WAS fosced
20 submit % an operation for the removal
OF a tumor NAT had grown under his
arm
! Professor 1fazzoni. the Pope's special
surgeon. however. performed an operssion
+ with rsre doiIcacy. suh3ecfing Leo 20 very
/ Ht;le pain. The Pope refused 70 take any
I ane.thetic. with calm eyes 10 watched
/ the operation irtcrestedly
Reports % TIRE ruuora that had Tat
snoat 20 fhe eject that De- was dyiaz
annoyed The Pope very much a. TITS
time. To utterly refute these r1morn Leo
again refuscd 20 Obey hs phyaici4ns. whs
begged - him 70 give up his dany asnli-
snccs. He reiterated that g was his dutv
70 % througb with the uiattsr a. "a
costs
DiEguict.uE reports came frun fSe Fsit-
can during fh- last ~eok ia Jans shiea
told 81 fainfinx spells. that hzA Fia.f.d
The Pope with frequency and Dr Lap
ponf made a pubsle statement 20 -.
effect that - The Pope weaia only con-
cent - craae DIS activity asa ress -
long a. his adFano~a years made npssa-
tiFe there would ~ ions ilfs bsfers
him Bur thls t.ra - before. rsflSe@f
- accede 20 lie declared 30 wetas 90
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