New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

phases OF the illness have bean sur.
mounted and there are Increasingly
solid grounds for hoping that recov.
cry will result from this long. anx-
ious struggle"
The evening medical bulletin
said:
The king has passed a quiet day.
Both the general and local condi.
tons are continuing to make SLOW
progress"
The feeling OF relief and hope
among the kings subjects was but a
reflection of what had been noted In
the less restrained actions and words
Of members Of his family. All Of
them have devoted part Of the last
- hours to distractions Of various
kinds.
The queen and Princess Mary
went to the zoo for an unexpected
visit. The Prince of Wales took an
hour off to watch the finals Of the
squash racquets championship.
"How's your dad today, prin-
cess" man shouted to Princes
Mary at a Christmas party organ
lied for disabled soldiers.
Getting on nicely. thank you,
the princess replied.
Princess Mary later told one OF
the organizers of the party that she
was delighted to be able to say that
the king was much better. She add.
ed But the queen had such a Wor'
rying time"
1T was certain today that all OF
the kings sons who had been scat.
tered over the earth when he was
stricken would be at buckingham
Palace for Christmas.
Prince Expected
Prince George. who was rs years
old today. was expected to reach the
palace in time for tea. He was COM
ing to England from New York
aboard the liner Berengaria.
The Duke of Gloucester is due to
reach England Sunday. The Portu.
guese government offered to provide
special train, but the Duke de-
clined with thanks since he felt that
little if any time would be saved.
! In spite of their worries and
keeping close to the palace, day
after day the queen and Princess
Mary, who has remained with her
mother throughout the kings illness,
have found time to do their Christ
mas shopping. They sent gifts to
their friends and remembered the
poor with clothes and children In
the hospitals with dolls and other
playthings.
The article printed by the medi-
cal Journals was addressed to medi-
cal men and expressed the hope that
they would be able to soothe the
public mind, made extremely sensi-
tive by weeks Of anxiety.
Rays Beneficial
The writer voiced belief that the
employment Of ultraviolet rays
had been beneficial.
A detailed technical analysis OF
the case said that the second phase
OF the illness presented a clinical
picture resembling a case OF severe
TYPHOID fever IN the third and fourth
weeks, but with the added anxiety
Of attacks Of dyspnoea and cynaosls
due to the strain on the heart.
In the next phase the fever and
the delirium subsidized with the les
SEEMING of the toxemia. When. on De-
cember IL, effusion was discovered
between the lung and the diaphram.
drainage by means OF q rib resection
was performed under general an
aesthesia, gas oxygen. ether.
Infection localized
The prominent organism in the
empyema has now been established
to be identical with streptococcus
found in the blood.
Though the infective process has
become gradually localized. its Sc
verify. coupled with lowered vitality
resulting from the length of illness,
makes the process of healing diff
cult and tedious. The local slough
ing. however. Is less pronounced nov
and tissue reaction is apparent.