The Washington times., 1920-06-19

to know. but regarding which / am
absolutely in the dark. Perhaps you
had better wire him and ask him to
stipulate exactly what kind OF ad-
vice he wants. Ihave several kinds"
SUFFERING STAMPED ON FACE.
THE man ! studied at a distance of
six feet on the rear portico OF the
White House on Tuesday did not ap-
pear TO have changed greatly In facial
characteristics since my last meeting
with him eight months before. But
there was a change. To assert that
his face did not bear the marks OF
illness and suffering would be not
only disingenuous but wholly incor-
rect.
1T was the face OF a man who had
suffered greatly but who had endured
IL with a stoicism born of fine cour-
age. II was the same angular face,
quite as full In cheek, and not the
least strunken at the temples. 1t was
the same face that l registered In q
mental picture back eight months be-
fore. Yet the marks of illness and
confinement were unmistakably there,
which even a healthy color surging
through the drawn gray skin could
not entirely dispeL
lace n DIT
the nose a trifie thinner and more ac-
centuated at the point OF IL. But the
eyes were the Wilson eyes. all right,
as they CLEANED through the unusu-
ally large eyeglasses steadily and
kindly. They were unmistakably the
Wilson eyes, keen, searching. and
snappily intelligent.
II had read articles purporting to
describe the face of the President as
being drawn on one side, l think II
was the left. / could not see any
thing to justify that statement in tn"
direct glances or in the full features
he turned on me at frequent intervals
during the three hours that l spent
in his company. Certainly beyond the
natural pallor and the manifest con-
sequences of protracted confinement.
there was nothing in the Wilson face
to warrant reports regarding the ef-
feet of his illness. as far as his face
is concerned at least.
RESTRAINED FROM ARISING.
"He had started to arise when I
came onto the balcony to receive his
wlcome, but Mrs. Wilson with re-
straining hand prevented him from
doing so. While II is true that the
President sat during the first hour !
dications of the complete paralysis
described by persons who have never
seen him. yet il was quite obvious
that the President is forb dden by his
PHYSICIAN to move around any more
than is considered warranted by his
condition.
II noticed a slight tendency on his
part to favor" his left side. His
arm, however, did not hang helplessly
at his side. and he moved 1t fire.
quently while ] was with him, though
with less freedom of movement than
he displayed in the use of his right.
The fact that the President has been
frequent sufferer from neuritis af-
fecting his left arm probably had
much to do with the favor he dis
played to that limb. Neuritis is no
new enemy to the President. He has
at intervals suffered from it for many
yars. Physical exercises prescribed
for him by DIR. Grayson has proved
so satisfactory that the Presidents
physician is confident the attendant
discomfort will soon be conquered.
HAS BEEN VERY SICK MAN.
The President made only one ref
erence to the long illness through
which he has passed. This was when
I felicitated him upon his recovery
and expressed the hope that the i'm
provemelt manifested in his appear
ance would continue. He turned his
kindly eyes full upon me and said
with fine courage:
There is no denying, Seibold. that
have had a hard time of it. I dis
regarded the inexorable laws of ma
ture by drawing too heavily on my
physical resources, which were not
strong enough to stand the strain. I
regret that, OF course, but l did ii in
cause that lay nearest my heart
and that I could not ignore And I
would DO so again. though the knowl
edge Of what would happen to me
was even before me.
"I am coming around in good
shape and could do a lot more things
now IL Mrs. Wilson and Dr. Grayson
would kindly look the other way
once in a while. suppose that such
tender vigilance is justified. but l can
tell you now that I have been doing
more amid this tranquil setting than
I used to do when l spent my days
in the office receiving all sorts OF
people on all sorts OF errands."