The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-04
7. R. MUST REST
Physicians Announce He Will
Be Deaf in Left Ear.
However, He Will Soon Gain
His Old Time VfgOr.

New York, March with the
sense of equilibrium destroyed for
some months to come, and perman-
emily deaf in his left ear, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt will leave Roose-
welt hospital today, and later in the
week will repair to his home in Oyster
Bay.
How serious the coloneFs illness has
been became known for the first time
when the final bulletin on his cond1-
ton was issued by his physicians.
This bulletin also revealed that the
vigorous constitution of the colonel
will not down despite his handicaps-
1t was revealed not long ago that the
ex-president is blind in one eye, the
result of a boxing bout with an army
officer and it must be remembered
that he was shot in the breast some
years ago at Milwaukee,
The colonel will keep his speaking
dates in Maine on March IS, and also
will fill other engagements.
For the last four years." said the
final bulletin his evening, Colonel
Roosevelt has internationally suffered
! from the after effects of his Brazilian
| exploration This had not interfered
with his activities, which have been
above those of the normal man.
To Get Health Back.
| 'Ihe present acute dltdGh 5lNCi
us the opportunity to remove the
cause, probably completely. and we
! believe from the rapidity with Whlcf
the incision has healed he Is IN an
| unusually. vigorous condition ana tha'
! he will speedily be in even better
| shape than before.
| while this condition was being
| treated, but not in connection WITH
| this condition, he developed an acute
| infection of both middle ears, wh1cf
4 Of hot n f-fI
membranes.
| 1.-The right ear recovered, and in &
| few weeks the hearing in this ear vii
be as good as ever. subsequently th'
! infection spread to the internal eal
on the left side and temporarily ant
| probably permanently destroyed al
hearing functions.
ut has also destroyed the static
functiors in this ear, and some months
will pass before the compensation To-
the loss of this function completei!
takes place.
I'm other words, it will be SOM
months before he will recover com
plete control of equilibrium. or be
fore he will cease to find himsel
dizzy at quick or unexpected emotion
Must Take Much Rest.
'Tn consequence during thes
months he must be cautious about hi
activities. He is benz upon keeping
on the 2Sth of this month We be
lieve, but are not certain, that he viii
be able to do so-on condition, how
ever, that he rest as completely a
possible beforehand and that he exer
cises caution during the trip itself.
For the next fortnight he ought t
rest as much as possible so that h
may recover from the effects of tn
severe operations he has undergone.
The ccloneFs present illness was TO
announced to the public until he wa
about to be removed from Oyster Ba
to the Roosevelt hospital. At tina
time the whole trouble was declare
to have been an abscess but 1t wa
soon announced the trouble was NOR
deep rooted. The ear trouble becam
known and operations of the mos
!. delicate nature We're performed t
prevent the development of a mastoi
in the eft ear.
The colonel picked UP rapidly fol
lowing the operations, and a few day
ago it was announced he was about
, leave the hospital.