, 1923-08-01

iEL' SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
l. = (By The Associated
Press.) = President Harding
today seemed certain of re-
covery barring improbable develop.
ment of new complications in his nj.
ness or h equally improbable in.
crease of h present ones.
Brigadier General Charles u. Saw.
yer chief of the star of physicians on
the presidents case. still was stand.
ing by his statement of last night
tnat the crisis had been passed and
tha tho president is well on tho
road to recovery" Added to this was
the declaration from an authoritative
source that the only reason for con.
Germ over h presidents condition
was because the patient was tho
president Of the United States ana
not because of any new symptoms
or likelihood OF any.
An informal statement issued at 9
n. m today by Brigadier General
Charles e. Sawyer. the presidents
personal physician. saId that Mr.,
Harding had spent "a very restful
night and his pulse at that hour was
ia. temperature 90. and respiration
49,"
These figures represented a do
crease in the pulse rate and tempera-
lure as compared with the last pre-.
vious bulletin. the pulse ratio being
one and twotenths degrees lower.
me respiration rate given in each
bulletin was the same.
Secretary Work Of the Interior. ono
OF the physicians in attendance upon
thu nrnal1A-4 -.
to enter the sick chamber early today.
After a few minutes there he return.
ed through the corridors to his room.
conversing with those who inquired
concerning the chief executive.
There is nothing to d to the
statement General Sawyer ha given
you" Secretary Work told tho news
paper men. adding hat every symp-
tom in the case pointed to almost
pleasing progress on h part of the
president"
Since we have our toxin we'll un.
der control. I feel safe in saying that
we have passed the peak load OF
trouble" was the way General Saw.
yer summarized the situation in an
Informal statement. II don't want
to be too emphatic about It because
we always face complications. But
1 feel that h crisis is over and that
the president is well on tho road to
recovery"
This feeling was manifestly shared
by all of tho other physicians and
by members OF the presidents imme-
diate party. Mrs. Harding, who has
been by h side OF her husband
through bout the fight. as she has been
In all struggles he has waged. was
understood to be even more optimis.
tic. and h president. himself, was(
that the battle has bsf
won for 10 was quoted by Scored
Work as having said late yests
Work. 1 think we're almost a
the woods"
The presidents own feelings
expressed at n time when his CO
ton was not 80 satisfactory as 1t
came as the evening grew into
night. He was said TO be extren.
cheerful when he awakened about
last night from what DIR. san
yer described as the best and mo
natural sleep he had had since hin
illness began. He vas awake only a !
short time. then dropped back into a
h a was described as quite DIFF
ferent and exceedingly more salts
than the sleep OF
Monday night when all the physicians
were agreed that his condition was
grave.
From time TO time last night word
from the presidential suite that
Mr.. Harding YVES asleep and each
time those who remained on watch
became more and more optimistic.
Sleep and rest ito repair the breach
es.' General Sawyer had said. was
the chief executive most need.
and so far us could be learned
prior to issuance of an official bul.
letin this need was being met.
a steady increase in the amount OF
nourishment being taken by the pres
ident was another cause for optimism.
His diet as prescribed yesterday and
as continued today consisted of egg
nogg, fruit Juices, milk. toast. and
soft boiled egg. The nourishment
obtained by the president. is 1t said.
was quite sufficient for one in his
condition.
The decided turn for tho better
was indicated In every possible way
asst night. General Sawyer went out
for n walk about 0 O'Clock. the first
limo no has beer outside OF the hotel
the president was brought hero
sunday. Returning no spent half
IN hour or 80 in tho PRESIDENTS room
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