The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-02
CARRIERS CASE
STILL BATTLES
SURE DIAGNOSIS

typhoid fever. such as the typically
enlarged spleen and the rose spots.
are absent. but the rose spots are gem
orally absent I'm these islands, and
whatever enlargement of the spleen
there IL may have come, for all know,
from the former attack.
The invasion of the disease, start
ing as 1t did with chills and fever and
without any preliminary symptoms, is
most unusual in typhoid. The Governor
had not been feeling so we'll for a
long time as on the day before he
went to bed. And then there have
been no abdominal symptoms of ty-
phoid whatever. In fact, the chief
diagnostic feature of typhoid has been
the persistent fever, lasting for eight
days before his temperature fell to
normal this morning A careful ex-
animation of the blood has shown no
malarial parasites. The severe head
ache and pain. together with the rise
in temperature, would LOOK more like
grip. and the fact OF their being a
considerable number of cases of grip
in town at present would make 1t more
likely.
THAT SETTLES IT."
Against the typhoid theory, too, 1t
may be said that the Governor is sup
posed to have suffered from the dis
ease in 1879, and certainly had Sc
we're sickness in 1895. A third attack
OF typhoid is possible. but most un-
usual, about one case in two thous-
and, say. Fortunately, as 1 have said
there can be no question that the treat
ment of the fever would be the same,
Whatever the diagnosis, and in a puz-
zling case like this, time only can
solve the diagnosis problem
Il have asked Mrs. Carter repeated
ly If she desired a consultation, or to
call any other physician in town, but
she has declined to do that, giving as
a reason that she feared it might alarm
the Governor about himself. But my
two partners, Dr. Waterhouse and DR..
Baldwin, have both seen the Governor
several times. l myself have sat with
him for six nights now, and shall go
up there again tonight.
Il told the Governor today, for the
first time, that Judge Robinson had
been nominated. In fact, l saw that
something was on his mind and ask
ed him what 1t was. He then asked
me IL Robinson had been nominated,
and 1 told him yes.
That settles It, was the only COM
ment that he made. Immediately aft
erwards l told him that Secretary At
kinson was on the way home. and
he shook his head in assent and SEEM
ed much pleased to hear 1t. This is
the first time that the Governor has
been told anything Of public char
acter, and I had made up my mind to
apprise him of these things as soon
as he got well enough so that thought
1t would be wise to tell him.
PERFECTLY HEADED.
THE Governor is now, and at all
times has been perfectly clear-headed
there being no sign of delirium, even
when his fever was highest. But he
has been worse at night, and for that
reason l have staid with him.
HE has had splendid nursing. which
is an essential thing. / think 1t would
be very good thing for the Governor
to go away for a long rest when he
gets well enough to travel"
1t is said, indeed, that the Governor
and Mrs. Carter will visit Japan when
the health OF the Chief Executive per-
mits of undertaking the trip, leaving
the children at home. Jack will be
here then to sit on the lid. and so
things will go on we'll. The Secretary
passed Omaha yesterday and will be
notified by cable at Ogden today that
DR.. Judd is as yet undecided as to
whether the Governor has typhoid.
The Secretary should reach San Fran
cisco on Thursday, in plenty OF time
to take the next Alameda, arriving
here on February 9.