| Show THE WHITE HOUSE The President is Better Than Any Day Yet Executive Mansion 11 pmThe President has improved steadily all day and his condition tonight is every way satisfactory He has taken rather more than the usual amount of liquid nourishment but has been allowed no solid food since the manifestation of gastric disturbance disturb-ance on Monday except toast saturated satu-rated with the juice of roast beef or steak The fever which came on late today was very light and has at this hour nearly abated The usual amount of sulphate of morphia was administered hypodermically this evening and the patient is now asleep All his symptoms are as favorable as could be desired The President is better than any day yet and mending fast He had a long and good sleep last night and I was refreshed and stronger today his pulse this morning being 86 or within eleven of the normal point The other conditions are natural Bliss says the President is getting along speedily and we could not ask for greater progress than he is making Do you consider him out of danger Doctor asked the reporter re-porter He is convalescing finely replied the doctor There are dangers dan-gers yet but so remote that we do I notreally fear them Still they might arise He is not absolutely safe yet from blood poisoning but that danger dan-ger is not more than a possibility He looks better today than ever before be-fore The lines of his expression are better and more natural He is gaining strength right along His appetite and digestion are good He is stronger today than yesterday and indeed the improvement each day over the preceding is plain He has lost thirty pounds He feel s he will recover and we encourage him to think so Once he had for several sev-eral days very little hopes |
