Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-04
T.R. DEAF in ONE
EAR AND FACES
SLOW RECOVERY
Illness Leaves Handicaps, but
Roosevelt Will Resume
Fighting

New York, March 4.-With the
sense of equilibrium destroyed for
months to come and permanently
deaf in his left ear, Theodore Roose-
yelt will leave Roosevelt Hospital to-
day. and later in the week will go
to his home at Oyster Bay.
How serious the Colonel's illness
has been became known for the first
time last evening, when the final
bulletin on his condition was issued
by his physicians.
This bulletin also revealed that the
vigorous constitution of the Colonel
Will not down despite his new handi
caps. 1t was revealed not long ago
that the eX-President is blind in one
eye, the result of boxing bout with
an Army officer, and 1t is recalled
that he was shot in the breast in
1912 at Milwaukee and suffered fe-
yer and hardships in the jungles of
Africa and South America.
The Colonel will keep his speak
ing dates in Maine on March 2S, and
also will fill other engagements.
Health Upset in BrnniI
For the last four years." said the
final bulletin last evening, Colonel
Roosevelt has intermittently suffered
from the after-effects of his Brazilian
exploration. This has not interfered
with his activities, which have been
above those of the normal man.
THE present acute attack has CIV
en- us the opportunity to remove the
cause, probably completely, and we
l,elieve from the rapidity with which
the incision has healed he is in an
unusually vigorous condition and that
he xxril1 hA f,, To-
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. which
necessitated an incision of both drum
membranes.
The right ear recovered and in
few weeks the hearing in this ear
will be as good as ever.
subsequently the infection spread
TO the internal ear on the left side
and temporarily and probably per-
manently destroyed all hearing func-
tons.
1T has also destroyed the static
functions in this ear, and some
months will spass before the compen-
sation for the loss of this function
completely takes place.
I'm other words, it will be some
months before he will recover COM
plete control of equilibrium or be-
fore he will cease to find himself
dizzy at quick or unexpected emo
tion.
Il. H. Determined on Maine Trip
I'm consequence during these
months he must be cautious about
his activities. He is bent upon keep
ing his engagements to speak in
Maine on the 2Sth of this month.
We believe, but are not certain, that
he will be able to do so, on condi-
ton, however, that he rest as COM
pletely as possible beforehand and
that he exercises caution during the
trip itself.
For the next fortnight he ought
to rest as much as possible, so that
he may recover from the effects of
the severe operations he has under
gone"
1t is understood that the physi-
cans have advised Colonel Roosevelt
not to gesticulate while speaking.
The ColoneTs present illness was
not announced to the public until he
was about to be removed from oyster
Bay to the Roosevelt Hospital. At
that time the whole trouble was de-
olared to have been an abscess, but
1t was soon announced the trouble
was more deep-rooted. The ear trou-
BILE became known, and operations of
the most delicate nature were per-
formed
The Colonel picked up rapidly fol-
lowing the operations, and a few
days ago it was announced he was
about to leave the hospital. Last
nights statement of the aftermath o.
the operations indicates the serious
nature of the ailment.