Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-13

Few boys. had 10 rough il harder in eaf,
Vs. he t,An lIeftce Greeley, 6f TIE 7'sDakt4
His parents lad LITTLE, hard, rocky farm in
New Hampshire, all tho "tow-head' was
pdtiis work tgtf a glisiilgi q > som asn BIC,
cnongh to pickup clips. Horace was puuy
abdSickly, ri sei enrede horse 10 plow carly
spring ahd summer moraincs. aud then
went TO school n mile ofF. WIcm iine hs
coi,l lio spared from work toMieni sens
mer schools no longer, but y as continuedin
the winter schools until thirteen. klouc
that time hi, parents moved 10 VcnnoBb.
and Horaco assisted in cIopping and clear
highland Of tirnber. lie found tho einploya
mont so health(at and invigoratiug. THAI
Mr. G.. now coinmends tho axe rs tho FIRST
ofimpements for the dyspeptic, the bypo-
chondriac, tho low spirited. b At fifteen Me-
g. went 10 learn the printers trade ut Poaltsi
ney, Vermont, and though by no means
athletic and sincwcy, outdoor work lad Civ
On him vigorous enduring c5hstiuitiSns--s
At fifteen he had tho ague, which Inc sayx
rather hardened him than otherwise, ahnd
since then, Mr.. o., now aged Al, has never
had long spell Of sickness. 3uaiaeH 94ss
Horace Greeley il cmphatically osclf.f
made man, and Is ono Of. the nen of mask
OF this country. His industry, and simpcs
temperate habits, on all circumstances, are
prominent traits of character, and arc worthy
Of universal emulation In a. late lottor toi
THE Gymaast, Mr.. O. says:a 1a a21emA
! Liqaor and tobacco were almost always
10 my fathers housc, and the former dika
pensed freely, though moderately, TO alI2
but in my fourteenth yoar formed lnyself,l
for want Of associates and syinpathisers, into
an individual temperance society, and hayo
not, since was ehrod Of the agues thirtyao
throc yoars ago, tasted ardhBt spiFits.--'
Wine, was coaxed to Try when horribly
scaslek on my fret voyage to Europe six
years ago, but neither liked it, nor did IL
seem likely to overcome my nausea, as sotr
cider to some extent 1id;so did not swal.s
quite hnlf wine glass Of it. Tobacco /
have always loathea, bcfofe tho sclfshness
md bad manners Of its voteries taught me
to dotestit. Strong beer or ale may haVes
drank twenty times during my greener days.
but never since came to the years Of dis
crction Lager never tasted and | gave
up tea and coffee about twonty years ago.n
Few havelked coffee better than | did; but
I caught my hand trembling one morning.
and Immediately called up my favoritc' in
dulgenccs in review to ascertain which was,
the Jonah l was not long in detecting the
culprit, coffee; and immediately put him
overheard. Ny nerves have not quivered
since. fte ~ s5aa j6e.f
| am often asked, | bardly know why, IL
| cat meat and occasionally surprise is ex1'
pressed on ascortaining l do so, once
dispencod with animal flesh almost wholly
fortwo or three years; aud it is rs it long
has been my deliberate Judgement TINT in
the torrid zone, whore a great abundance
and variety of Vegetable food ia easily pro-
cured, diet which includes no flesh meat
is preferable. If ] were TO live lcisurely
as l should choose, would sav, give mo the
best productions of grains, of fruits, with
abundance of milk, cream, &c, and let mo-
never again see animal flesh presented fore
human food. Not having time nor means
to make q world for myself, try to accom-
modate my habits to the world that is, and
eat meat, which is often the best food within
reach.