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NEW YORK TIMES
March 13, 1885

ULYSSES S. GRANT'S CONDITION - THE CONTINUED PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE

A consultation has been held on General Grant's case attended by his physicians on Sunday, March 8. The condition of the distinguished patient is quite feeble, although he was able to walk across his library and seat himself in a chair for an examination of his throat. The latter was possible without giving him pain. There is no particular difficulty in swallowing, neither is there marked salivation. The most grateful local application to the throat, next to the spray of 4% solution of cocaine, is that of a hot solution of salt and water, in the proportion of five parts to the thousand. This is used occasionally as a gargle.

The patient complained that his sleep was irregular and fitful, and that he was thereby converting night into day. Codeine in grain doses was accordingly recommended as the anodyne; otherwise no general treatment was suggested. The local application employed by Dr. Douglas has been as effective as can be hoped. The administration of the anodyne had the eject of securing five hours of uninterrupted slumber at a time. Then another sedative was prescribed. The redness of the palate curtain has, in a measure, disappeared, and there is now occupying a considerable portion of the left side, an irregular-shaped, sharply defined glandular exuberance, which has an ominous appearance.

General Grant's condition did not differ essentially yesterday from that of the previous day. The night preceding was spent restlessly by the General and he was compelled to sleep considerably during the day to make up for it. This he succeeded in doing, and, as a consequence, gained about his usual amount of sleep. He had a little pain in his head during the night, complaining of it especially in his ear. His pulse and temperature were about normal. He took considerable food during the day. Dr. Douglas fund the General up last night during his late call and appearing quite cheerful. Dr. Douglas said that he could not say if he was any better than on Wednesday, nor could he say that he was any worse.

 

 

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