Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-05
SPECIALISTS AGAIN
LOOK PATIENT OVER
Executives Temperature Normal,
but He Tells Doctors Temper
Won't Be So Long.
WISHES TO QUIT HIS BED
Chafes at Confinement, but Gets
Little Encouragement From
Physicians.
BY JAY JEROME w1LL1AMs,

WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-Presideut
Wilson was somewhat better today.
He had good nights rest and was
cheerful this morning when his physi-
clans entered the sick room to mako
their first examination OF the day. They
told the President that his tempera-
tire was normal; and he told them
not be- normal II o they S'i ept him eon
fined to his bed much longer.
The 10 O'Clock bulletin issued by Dr.
Grayson on the Presidents condition
The President has passed more
eIn,eouraging day; The Improvement is
With the return OF DR.. F. X. Dercum
from Philadelphia this morning. and
the appearance OF DR.. George e. de
same city, there are now five physi-
clans in attendance upon the Presi-
dent.
EyesiEht II Unchanged.
DR.. de Schweinitz is the Presidents
morning and Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson. the Presidents personal ply
stefan, took advantage of his proximity
an examination of the Presidents eyes
His test developed the fact that the
Presidents eyes were In the same con-
date of the last examination.
1t was merely as precautionary
measure that Or. Grayson called the
holds good for DR.. Dercum,s second
visit. Dr.. Dercum simply looked over
the President, It was snid. and agreed
had prepared, Tor publication. 1t was
released shortly before II o'clock this
morning n"d read rs follows;
'"The President had good nights
rest and his condition is more favor
able"
Diagnosis OF Elimination.
DR.. Dercum had nothing to add to
this bulletin and the best explanation
ton was that it was part of dag
nosis OF elimination"
tending e the ~o Prssldent pa are satisfied
that he Is suffering from nervous eS-
haustion. yet to make certain there
plications. they are investigating all
the probable weak parts of his human
mechanism.
last ten days of the Presidents in
terrupted nation-wide trip on behalf
TT fs he OF mmeh and the
suggested his eyes might have been
today. however, dispels this assump-
ton and puts the heada che in the
category of an i'll; attendant upon his
condition OF his frontal sinus.
Mind Keen md Alert.
The President slept late this morn
ing and seemed much refreshed His
mind was keen and alert, the same
as it was described yesterday by DR..
Grayson His temperature was nor
NAL. so was his pulse and his blood
pressure. He is chatting at his con-
.finement. but his resentment. il it
may be called that. brings him no
sympathy from the doctors: They are
=, unit d,,, in declaring for absolute rest
be the order Of the day for some time
to come as the President has hard
shedding" ahead before he may call
himself we'll man.
The ups" and downs" of the Presi-
dents condition represent the concern
felt by his physicians. yet DR.. Grayson
does not like to term the present
period a crisis"
Battles With Heat Wave.
The President. in addition to his reg
ular aiiment. gave battle to an ex-
cessively warm day, which was marked
by an extremely high humidity He
was able to obtain regular sleep at
intervals. and took some little nourish-
ment. m short. he registered a gain.