It seems probable that Prince Bismarck is dangerously His family
report that he will soon leave Kissingen, but he does not leave it ; and private accounts report him weak to the danger-point. It is possible or probable that his condition, as his disease is mainly nervous, varies from day to day; but though of Herculean strength, the Prince has been a free liver as to diet all his life, and is now paying the penalty. A docu- ment has been published, which shows more than any amount of general orders, the extraordinary range of the Emperor's authority and activity. He, in 1890, personally sanctioned the appointment of Dr. Schweninger to attend the Prince, and ordered him to report periodically on his condition. As Dr. Schweninger was a University Professor, the order was entirely legal ; but imagine living under a regime in which an ex-Premier cannot choose his own doctor, or conceal his illnesses if that relieves his mind ! As a matter of fact, it is said, when dangerous symptoms occurred, Dr. Schweninger was rebuked for reporting them too tardily. It is reported, and denied, that Prince Bismarck has finished and even sold his Memoirs ; but unless a copy exists in America or England, they are not likely to see the light unedited.
