The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
CONF F|DENT Of
GET TING WELL
Pope Plus Urges Cardinal
Merry del Val to Go to His
Summer Home.
DOCTORS OPTIMISTIC
CONCERNING PATIENT
Holy Father, However, Is Con-
fined to His Room and May
Suffer Relapse.
Rr Associated Press.

Associated GTeSS.
ROME, Aug. 12.-The feeling of ex-
treme pessimism that prevailed with
the masses until Thursday concerning
the health Of Pope Plus has now given
way to one of great optimism. Up TO
Thursday, when a change for the bet
ter was noticed, there were those who
believed the end was approaching. To
day the same persons are responsible
for reports in circulation that the holy
father is almost well-thaJ he is walk
ing about his room and even working.
These reports are absurd. The truth
is that while the Improvement has been
steady it has also been slow, and the
temperature OF the patient still remains
| slightly above normal. The violence
of the pains in the equity leg has de-
creased, but still is troublesome at IN
tcrvals, and while the swelling OF the
| affected member is less than during the
early part Of the week, il still is OF
such proportions as to prevent the nor
NAL use of the leg. Above all, how
ever. the weakness of the pontitf and
| the depression that has fallen upon
| him are far from having been over
come, and in the opinion Of the ply
sicians remain the greatest drawback
| to his ultimate recovery.
| Effect of Heat Feared.
If all goes well, the doctors say. es-
pecially if the weather remains cool,
two weeks must elapsc before the pom
TIFF enters into the period OF conNa-
lescence. If there should be return
| of the excessive heat, serious fears are
entertained of relapse. Their orders
are that the patient shall remain with
in his chamber practically upon his bed
| That he is permitted now and then tc
sit in his arm chair IL because of 2
desire to relieve the restlessness which
is caused by the pontilT 8 being CON
pelled TO lie for hours in one posi-
tion.
To the physicians the respiratory or
| pans of the pope are another possible
source of danger. His present Hines:
started with an attack of laryngitls
which also affected the trachca. In ad
dition, his holiness for years has sut
fered from species Of chronic catarrh
which he has neglected TO treat
Report Of Physicians.
Today Doctors PetHcci and Marchia
fava reported that the genera condi
tion of their patient was relatively
satisfactory While the temperature
still was slightly above normal nn'
the depression continued. a favorable
symptom, in their opinion, was that IN
pontiff was able TO take more nourIsh
ment, During the day he ate the yolk:
of three eggs and two bowls of chick
en- broth and drank Il pint of steriIize,
milk His holiness remained in BED BED
saving his leg felt much easier, Ii
seemed stronger than yesterday an'
suffered lesa pain. During the after
noon he had a long e9nyersallon W.T.. vat.
retarv of state, whom he urged to e
to his summer home, saving that h
felt sure he would recover
The work Of remodcllng the pope,
old apartment is still proceeding. j
addition 10 pullng down an intervenini
wall and making. a larger room, " M
been decided entirely 10 renovate IL o
replacing the floor. ceiling and furnish
ngs. The idea is to give the pope al
entirely new and hygienic apartment
II will not be ready, however, unit
winter. as it is desired to have the ne'
, ceiling entirely dry before the pop
occupies the ROOM