New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-04
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM HOWITT.
CAUSE OF HEALTH AND VIGOR.


The following from The Manchester Eng Ali
aacc Ners, describes the habits Of a distinguished
literary veteran, William Howi't, who has main
tanned remarkable health and vigor, both Of mire
and body:
am temperate because have seen and Felt the
good policy Of il. As lit rary man, II had fa,ler
in with ordinary literary habits, / should not have
been sitting here To write about the advantages
temperance. If l rad lived as the majority OF liz
erary men of this age, rs man about town. II
bad lived in town, and kept the usual late hour
and passed evening after evening in hot crowded
ROOMS breathing the ABLY poison of physical eia
via gas and air deprived OF its ozone; If had ssf
over the bottle ut late suppers, foosaly called dn
ners; and, in short, had "lolied," as my literary
coteuporres call it, should have been gone thirty
wears ago.
AZ i, is, I have seen numbers Of literary men.
much Younger than myself, dying off Ike rotten
sheep--some OF them in their very early youth, few
of item becoming old. They have acquired great
regulations; for, il yo0 take notice. they VINO collect
about the press, and clliiy with ore another, sno
cry up one another prVdigies, are the men who
become most POPULAR aud verify they have then
reward"
They reap much money, and much Temporary
fame, blt nj what price do they purchase AZ ths
cost OF bodily Us well as mental comforts at the col
OF lie itself. For my pat, seeing the Vctlnis c
" fast life" daily falling around me, have Willingly
abandoned the temporary advantages Of such q liei
and preferred less popularity, less gaus; tne ENJOY
menl OF sound mind Ia sound BODY; the blessing,
Of n quiet, domestic life and more restricted, ON
not less enjoyable circle OF society.
/ AN row fast approaching my seventeen year. I
cannot, indeed, say that have reached this psFl00,
active aud vigorous as au without The assi'"hee q
doctors. have had tine constant attendance Oh 'pes'
iour FUNGUS ones: Ten, ersnce, Exercise, "O"" All
and Good Hours. .;..
And now word on work. Those who imag',e
that only wag agoose-qu.ll mistake ii'ie, .. .,
that department, indeed, 1 have Per.Aps na",Iy
much work as any man living. Of'eh' ~ T.
years labored assiduously sixteen boeiS 80 il
never omit walking three or Tour ni!.s, nd ,ouId
all weather. work hard III ~. s co., nj thing
tire down u tolcrabe man al ma MT ,,brr
abonf siy,, I walked. often under Ou'hise euu =.
10 Or $50 degrees at noon ~! 49," -, S;,g;uy
for DAYS and weeks together "oiAeu ~ ae9e
cold in GREAT heat, and asalhs !ouhs, ~ =;
nv twelve hours day, sometimes s'anuIue ~
10y ,vsd.d through riyers-for neither Ial
~. "a had made many brld5es--and !'t ny
=" ,bes Jry upon my bIcX; washed my OWN nue.,
ond r,ade and baked my own bread oesore n'e ~
sart orcssiora iy under the forest tree ana ''S'
n al was as hearty rs Il roach t:,h
"a but with enjoyment Simply because !
oxaiAed scirituous LIQUORS Us 1 wouid "'o'u ~
noison of an asp. The horrors when l 81" ~
from the drinking Of spifiis were enough W 49,
man of the leas, sense sober. The eAtehs VI v. Sy
lrirt.drinking was carried may be judged 0, "
me unoxmnpled fact that one year our ny ;ny s,a!
GOO COO were paid ior auty on sPltl's niV"V VEL
,6ot ,or d REGULATION Of only 2JooVV SOUS 49,
,nen II ink | have Il clam 10 ie'oniienu W anS
s snw.wo kmen abstinence from beer spri's' sSs
,sbSeeo a. The great coparnera, tie very Tishs
houn ~ ,ooneriion they III Ill polsoners OF t.e
blood; they are all burnt-oiorluss INTO asani ' aos
as I'll droy,rs oi the bottom. oil our poe e'i a''u
~" - yor, destroyers Of the peace OF i'iniier
tho eousitalioa VI msn, the dVIass0 e9uioSI AS