The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-10-30

notwithstanding the many reports
recently sent out from here that the
Pope had entirely recovered from
his recent attack of the govt, writes
the Rome Otaly) correspondent of
the New York World, well-founded
rumors are just now very persistent
in Vatican circles that Plus X. is very
far from well. His recent illness has
been succeeded by state OF general
debility which prevents him from
standing any length of time, and DR..
Lapponi, his medical attendant. al
though processing no Immediate
alarm at the situation, has been
strongly iGsistent that even the most
minute instructions he gives for the
care OF his illustrious patient shall
be carried out to the letter.
Since his recent attack of tho govt
well-meaning people from all over
the world have sent to the Pope sug-
gestions and remedies which they
claim would surely cure the Pope Of
his malady Hundreds of bottles and
cases of pills have been received at
the office of the Secretary of State.
but the Pope absolutely refuses to
accept them.
Only a few days ago the Pope said
to foreign prelate who visited him :
81 have been offered the services of
doctors and medicines from all over
the world, and the pious people who
sent the offers seem to think that
their doctors and medicines are infal-
lible. / am very thankful and CRATE
full for the offers, but / cannot per
suade myself to take any of the
drugs ! am sure there is enough
stun to make an international drug
store. l cannot possibly think of
swallowing any OF the drugs"
GoHt a New Experience.
According to the Pope's own state
mont to the same prelate, the first at
tack OF the govt he ever experienced
came over him little more than a
year ago and in few days made such
rapid progress that it affected all of
his left leg The doctors TO whom
he applied for relief seemed unable
TO check the progress of the malady,
so that the Pope himself became
greatly alarmed, fearing that sooner
OF later he might become a confirmed
invalid. These attacks have sue
ceeded each other at brief intervals
within the past year. and the case has
become now so serious that Plus X. is
hardly able to walk
He says himself that the annoy
ance he experiences at the recurrence
of these attacks is very great, as they
seem to come at the most inoppor-
tune moments and prevent him some
times from attending to important
business on hand The doctors I'm
attendance are now at work to pre-
vent the possibility of the equity af-
lection reaching the Popes heart.
The alarm created in Vatican cir
oles by the present condition OF the
Pope is so great that already the
most prominent Cardinals have met
in secret consultation to discuss the
possibility of another conclave I'm the
immediate future Cardinal Oreglia
the Dean of the Sacred College. quiet
~ asked some of his most influential
colleagues to meet in his apartment
for friendly chat. Among the Car
dinals who attended was Rampolla,
the former Papal Secretary OF State,
who had never before set foot in
Cardinal Oreglia's apartment because
of their diverging views on church
politics; Cardinal Gotu, Project OF
the Propaganda. and Cardinals Sa-
TOLL, Cavagnis, Matthew and Agliardi
The fact that no Cardinal belonging
to the religious orders was asked to
attend the meeting is taken as a
strong indication that the successor
of the present Pope will be a secular
Cardinal, such a policy having been
adopted at the last conclave.
Lack OF Exercise.
I'm the opinion OF one of the doc.