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Show TIIE POPE IMPROVING DOCTORS TAKE HOPEFUL VIEW OF HI8 CASE. Pope 8trong Enough to Dress Himself, and an Absolute Cure Is Anticipate! Antici-pate! by His Physicians. Popo Leo has lived to see anothor Sunday, and thero aro distinct signs of Improvement in his condition. During tho morning the Pontiff participated In tho celebration (f mass. Tho ceremony was held In the chapel adjoining tho sick chamber, Momslgnor Marsonl being tho cole-brant. cole-brant. Tho door connecting tho sick room with tho chapol was opened so thnt his Holiness might follow tho sorvlccs. Ho insisted that Dr. Lap-ponl Lap-ponl nnd his valet, Contra, should leave his sldo and enter tho chapol In order to hotter, honr tho mass. During tho afternoon tho popo folt strong enough to got up. Ho ioso, drossed himself In whlto nnd wont to sit In his usual armchair, whoro ho romalnod for somo tlmo. Tbon tho windows woro opened for a chango of air, tho sun streaming In. together with a light, refreshing broezo from tho Modltoranean. Lato In tho h f tor-noon tor-noon ho received Cardinals Mathleu, Stclnhubor, Agllardl and Casall. The pope showed his usual brightness and lucidity of mind, and spoko to oach without showing any porccptlblo fa-tigae. fa-tigae. Sunday night Dr. Lapponl made the following Important statement to the POPE LKO XIII. question If ho believed tho pope's improved im-proved condition could contlnuo: "I bollovo If tho pope lasts until July 21 wo may not perhaps achieve an absoluto cure, but wo will secure such a good stato of health In the patient as will allay our anxiety." |