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2 Although she continued to spend: Feis, Although she continued to spend: Feis, Mollie Garfield in the White House Mollie Garfield in the White House, 88.

3 ”I hope I shall not disappoint you”: Shaw, ”I hope I shall not disappoint you”: Shaw, Lucretia Lucretia, 91.

4 ”Blundered!”: Lucretia, ”Blundered!”: Lucretia, Diary Diary, April 20, 1881, in Garfield, Diary Diary, 641, 4:641.

5 ”In these few weeks of trial and anxiety”: ”The President's Wife,” ”In these few weeks of trial and anxiety”: ”The President's Wife,” New York Times New York Times, Aug. 28, 1881.

6 ”She must be a pretty brave woman”: Mabel Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, July 25, 1881, Bell Family Papers. ”She must be a pretty brave woman”: Mabel Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, July 25, 1881, Bell Family Papers.

7 ”His gradual progress”: Reyburn, ”His gradual progress”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 31.

8 ”day of thanksgiving for the recovery”: ”Thanksgiving for the President,” ”day of thanksgiving for the recovery”: ”Thanksgiving for the President,” New York Times New York Times, July 13, 1881.

9 ”You keep heart”: ”A Typical American Family,” ”You keep heart”: ”A Typical American Family,” New York Times New York Times, July 25, 1881.

10 ”Every pa.s.sage of his bowels”: Reyburn, ”Every pa.s.sage of his bowels”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 18.

11 ”rarely spoke of his condition”: Ibid., 14. ”rarely spoke of his condition”: Ibid., 14.

12 His only link to the outside world: ”Still Brighter Prospects,” His only link to the outside world: ”Still Brighter Prospects,” New York Times New York Times, July 8, 1881.

13 ” ”Strangulatus pro Republica”: Theodore Clarke Smith, The Life and Letters of James Abram Garfield The Life and Letters of James Abram Garfield, 2:1193.

14 ”There was never a moment”: Rockwell, ”From Mentor to Elberon.” ”There was never a moment”: Rockwell, ”From Mentor to Elberon.”

15 Finally, nearly a month after the shooting: Harriet S. Blaine and Beale, Finally, nearly a month after the shooting: Harriet S. Blaine and Beale, Letters of Mrs. James G. Blaine Letters of Mrs. James G. Blaine, p. 220.

16 ”But I move the diaphragm”: ”Still Brighter Prospects,” ”But I move the diaphragm”: ”Still Brighter Prospects,” New York Times New York Times, July 8, 1881.

17 ”I won't talk to you”: ”At the Patient's Bedside,” ”I won't talk to you”: ”At the Patient's Bedside,” New York Times New York Times, July 5, 1881.

18 Friends and family members in Ohio: ”The Feeling in Cleveland,” Friends and family members in Ohio: ”The Feeling in Cleveland,” New York Times New York Times, July 4, 1881.

19 ”Everywhere,” one reporter wrote, ”hope and confidence”: ”The President's Fight for Life,” ”Everywhere,” one reporter wrote, ”hope and confidence”: ”The President's Fight for Life,” New York Times New York Times, July 7, 1881.

20 ”out of danger”: Harriet S. Blaine and Beale, ”out of danger”: Harriet S. Blaine and Beale, Letters of Mrs. James G. Blaine Letters of Mrs. James G. Blaine, 221.

21 ”large quant.i.ty”: Reyburn, ”large quant.i.ty”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 3839.

22 ”neither ashamed nor afraid”: Fisher, ”neither ashamed nor afraid”: Fisher, Joseph Lister Joseph Lister, 130.

23 ”was looking very well”: Reyburn, ”was looking very well”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 39.

24 ”he is feverish”: Ibid., 40. ”he is feverish”: Ibid., 40.

25 ”drenched with a profuse perspiration”: Ibid., 41. ”drenched with a profuse perspiration”: Ibid., 41.

26 ”the President bore”: ”Complete Medical Record of President Garfield's Case Containing All of the Official Bulletins,” 2526. ”the President bore”: ”Complete Medical Record of President Garfield's Case Containing All of the Official Bulletins,” 2526.

27 He vomited repeatedly: Reyburn, He vomited repeatedly: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 43.

28 ”weak solution of car bolic [ ”weak solution of car bolic [sic] acid”: Ibid., 42.

29 Unbeknownst to his doctors: Autopsy of James A. Garfield, 4. Unbeknownst to his doctors: Autopsy of James A. Garfield, 4.

30 An enormous cavity: Ibid., 3. An enormous cavity: Ibid., 3.

31 ”We received every morning”: Reyburn, ”We received every morning”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 23.

32 One man sent the doctors plans: Ibid. One man sent the doctors plans: Ibid.

33 A man in Maryland wrote to Bliss: Prichard and Herring, ”The Problem of the President's Bullet,” A man in Maryland wrote to Bliss: Prichard and Herring, ”The Problem of the President's Bullet,” Surgery, Gynecology, and Obstetrics Surgery, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, 2 (May 1951), 62533.

34 Although Bliss admitted: Ibid., 626. Although Bliss admitted: Ibid., 626.

35 ”had a suspicion”: Ibid., 627. ”had a suspicion”: Ibid., 627.

36 ”bullet has pierced the liver”: ”A Great Nation in Grief,” ”bullet has pierced the liver”: ”A Great Nation in Grief,” New York Times New York Times, July 3, 1881.

37 At least one doctor in Was.h.i.+ngton: Baker, At least one doctor in Was.h.i.+ngton: Baker, President Garfield's Case President Garfield's Case, 18.

38 Baker even drew up a diagram: Ibid. Baker even drew up a diagram: Ibid.

39 ”I felt,” he would later explain, ”that it was improper”: Quoted in Rutkow ”I felt,” he would later explain, ”that it was improper”: Quoted in Rutkow, JamesA. Garfield, 117.

40 ”These bulletins were often the subject”: Reyburn, ”These bulletins were often the subject”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 19.

41 ”If the slightest unfavorable symptom”: Reyburn, ”If the slightest unfavorable symptom”: Reyburn, Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield Clinical History of the Case of President James Abram Garfield, 19.

42 ”Your arrival and 'Professor' Tainter's”: Mabel Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, July 16, 1881, Bell Family Papers. ”Your arrival and 'Professor' Tainter's”: Mabel Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, July 16, 1881, Bell Family Papers.

43 ”the experiment will be watched”: ”Search for the Pistol Ball,” ”the experiment will be watched”: ”Search for the Pistol Ball,” Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post, July 15, 1881.

44 ”Ordinary telegrams I presume”: Bell to Mabel Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers. ”Ordinary telegrams I presume”: Bell to Mabel Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers.

45 Since he had agreed to a brief interview: Bell, ”Volta Lab Notes,” July 18, 1881. Since he had agreed to a brief interview: Bell, ”Volta Lab Notes,” July 18, 1881.

46 ”carried a bullet in his body”: Bell, ”carried a bullet in his body”: Bell, Upon the Electrical Experiments Upon the Electrical Experiments, 18.

47 ”sonorous spot”: Bell to D. W. Bliss, July 23, 1881, quoted in Bell, ”sonorous spot”: Bell to D. W. Bliss, July 23, 1881, quoted in Bell, Upon the Electrical Experiments Upon the Electrical Experiments, 54.

48 ”Will you do us the favor”: D. W. Bliss to Alexander Graham Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers. ”Will you do us the favor”: D. W. Bliss to Alexander Graham Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers.

49 ”tired, ill, dispirited”: Bell to Mabel Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers. ”tired, ill, dispirited”: Bell to Mabel Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers.

50 If Bell added a condenser: What was then known as a condenser is today called a capacitor. If Bell added a condenser: What was then known as a condenser is today called a capacitor.

51 Breaking open the instrument: Bell to Mabel Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers. Breaking open the instrument: Bell to Mabel Bell, July 26, 1881, Bell Family Papers.