The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-13
PERSONAL HABITS OF GREAT MEN,

SEvERAL paragraphs have been going the
rounds in relation TO the habits of great men,
which paragraphs, as usual are all wrong, inas-
much as we have had the pleasure of dining and
hobnobbing with the great men of this and
every other country on the face of the globe
few illustrations will prove this 10 the sa,isfac-
tion of every body.
Mr.. SEWARD generally rises from hil bed in
the morning bou, the time he gets up He
rarely il ever eats his breakfast before he gets
it. lie is not particular what kind of food he
has, if he is provided with what he calls for.
In his dress he is plain never appearing in
pubic without his pantaloons. He rever wears
his vest outside OF his coat He speaka his ma
tive dialect without a foreign accent, and uses
his tongue in all that he utteis. When he walks
he uses his feet which are encased in boots or
shoes. As an evidence of the methodical pre-
cision with which he attends to business, it is
only necessary to allude to the fact that he in-
varably draws his salary the moment it is due.
His memory in this respect is prodigious. He
generally writes his letters on paper, and uses a
pen, which at intervals, he dips into stand of
ink, that he keeps upon his table.
Horace GREELrY is said to be the beau ideal
of man of style. He dresses neatly and ele-
gantly. His linen is faultlesa Sometime since
he shaved, which operation has materially al
tered his appearance. His walk is firm and dig
nifed, like Shat of soldier. From the fact
that all through his life he has kept his arms
well shoudered it is possible that nature intend
ed him Tor the infantry. His voice is peculiarly
sweet, aud when he Whispers one would almost
imagine his words were the echoes of an DO
lean harp. Somewhat inclined to obesity Of
late years, he still maintains his reputation as
beau. He reads from right to left, contrary to
the practice of his friend, Mr.. Bennett, who,
owing to visual obliquity, reads from left to
right Mr.. Greeley dimes on vegetable soup
and table beer. He never drinks porter. His
hearty Sunday dinners are of crackers and
cheese. He retres to bed at an early hour, and
almost Immediately composes himself TO sleep
with copy of the Tribune His editorials are
invari bly, short (never exceeding four columns
EACH J pthy and devoid of verbiage
GgNERAL MCCLELLAN will, should he increase
in flesh, be more inclined to corpulency. His
age is at present, somewhat greater in years
than when he graduated at West Point. In dis
position he is jocular, when in a joking humor,
and exceedingly reticent, when he says nothing,
which latter fact is amply provedby the Srevity
and unsatisfactory nature Of his dispatches after
they have passed through the War ORice. As
a General be is cautious - particularly so when
he is careful. lie makes all his advances by
going forward, but never adopts the same method
in re;rearing. In his diet, he is particularly alb
steminous when there is nothing to eat. and vice
versa He is extremely approachbable when you
get uear him, otherwise you will be apt to keep
your distauce. He does not exercise his troops
with two inch drill, nor does he bore his friends
in conversation with on auger.-New York Nm,
Tor.