The Washington herald., 1922-09-12

The Improvement in Mrs. Hard
ing's condition by $50 last night
had continued sufficiently to
enable the President, thoroughly
worn out by the long vigil. to re-
tire for the night
DIR. Carl W. Sawyer. son of Brig.
Glen. Sawyer. the White House
physician. left the mansion with his
( mother at 10 O'Clock. and said that
the distinguished patients i'm
prOvement is continuing"
Chairman Lasker, of the Shipping
Board. late caller. was equally re-
assuring.
Immediate surgica! celief for
Mrs. Harding has been averted,
according to her physicians. and
the danger of absolute failure OF
the kidneys TO function apparentl
has been eliminated.
Mrs. Harding's condition has i'm
proved to the point" DR.. c. L,
Sawyer. the family physician. an
nounced late yesterday. where We
do no. feel we could consistently
further endanEer her by a surgical
operation at the present time"
DIR. Mayo. however. will remain
in Washington today when a fur
ther consultation will determine
whether he returns Immediately
thereafter to Rochester. MINI. The
crisis. it was emphasized. has not
Yet passed.
The change noted in Mrs. Hard
ing's condition was such as TO
greatly relax the tension prevail
ing about the White House over
Sunday. and near-despair has given
way to = distinct hope for re-
COvery.
President Takes 2-Hour Walk.
Perhaps no greater evidence Of
this change was shown than in the
faces and manner Of the attending
physicians when they left the EN-
ecutive Mansion in a group yes
terdy afternoon and posed for
photographers. 1t was reflected
also in brighter COuntenance on
the President when. for the first
time since Mrs. Harding became
hours in the White House yard
with Will Hays and discussed
many thin@s.
The strain somewhat relieved.
the doctorS-Mayo. the senior and
Junior Sawyer. Boone and George
r. Harding. informally dis
cussed Mrs HardinG's case through
its most critical periods and up to
date.
Grouped before the photogra-
pliers. they represented. as Dr.
Sawyer explained. a selection from
different fields in the medical pro-
fession. each with special knOwl-
edge of the disease he had been
called upOn to combat. DR.. Sawyer
spoke first.
Dr. sawyer Explains Case.
TVhiIe l could not say that the
crisis has TaSsed. he said. the dan
ger - absolute stOppage of tie
funCIIoEiu- + tie k'dneys appaI.
entity has been ..I.IriTIted. Ms
IIard.nGS condition has imprQ yCd TO
a point where we do not feel that
We could consistently further en-
danger her by a surgical operation
az the present time.
The increased elimination has
given us sense of relief we had
not felt heretofore. Her kidneys
are funCtioning partially. and in this
way some Of the waste is being
gorTen rid of in the natural way.
We had in mind draining the
kidneys if they remained blocked
up. Our greatest concern was that
we were faced with the condition
Of one kidney completely blocked
and the other seriously affected by
Inflammation.
Handicapped by Weakness.
I've do not know whether both
kidneys are now functioning. While
we could ascertain this point. it
would be impossible to do so with
out endansering Mrs. Harding's
condition
Young Or. Sawyer interjected the
remark that In treating the dis
ease we are also considering the
patient"
Because Of her weakened condi-
Lion. of course" the senior Sawyer
continued. we have been somewhat
Handicapped IN our work"
DR.. Harding. the Presidents
brother. declared the Executive was
bearing up under the strain in good
shape.
HE has tried to view the &i'ri
tion philosophically," Dr. Harding
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