Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-22
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, in
asmuch as we have had the pleasure of dining
and hobknobbing with ali the great men Of
this and every other country on the face of the
globe; few illustrations 10 prove this to the
satisfaction of every body.
Mr.. Seward generally rises from his bed in
the morning about the Tina he gets up. He
rarely if ever eats his breakfast before he gets
it. He is not particular what kind of food he
has, if he is provided with what he calls for.
In his dress be Is plain-never appearing in
public without his pantsloous He never
wears his vest outside Of his cost. He speaks
his native dialect without foreign accent, and
uses his tongue IN all that lie utters. When
he walks he uses his feet, which are encased in
boots or shoes. As on evidence of the method
ical precision with which he attends to bust
ness, it is only necessary to allude to the fact
that he invariably draws his salary the mo-
ment it is due. his memory in this respect is
prodigious. He generally writes his letters on
paper, and uses pen, which, at intervals, he
dips into a stand of ink that he keeps upon
his table.
Horace Greedy is said to be the beau ideal of
n man Of style. He dresses neatly and ele-
gantly. His linen is faultless. Sometime
since he shaved, which operation has materi-
ally altered bis appearance. His walk is firm
and dignifed, like that Of soldier From the
fact that all through his life he has kept his
arms well shouldeIed, it IS possible that nature
intended him for the infantry. His voice is
peculiarly sweet, and when he whispers one
would almost imagine his words were the ech
oes of an -AOlian harp. Somewhat inclined
TO obesity of late years, he still maintains his
reputation as q bean. He reads frcm right to
LETT, contrary TO the practice of his friend, Mr..
Bennett who, owing TO visual obhquity,
reads from left to Tight-down the middle,
change hands. Mr.. Greedy dimes on vegeta-
BILE soup and table beer. lie never drinks por-
ter. Hi; hearty Sunday dinners are crackers
and cheese. He retirts to bed 1T an earlv
hour, and almost Immediately composes HIM
self to sleep with a copy of the Tribune
Sometimes, when at loss for a subject, he var
les the monotony of his editorials upon Ben
nett by writing pleasant and celebrating
novelty, involving personal and friendly allu.
sions to the almighty niger. His editorials
are invariably shert, lnever exceeding four
columns each,) pithy and devoid of verbiage
deneral 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
disposition ne Is jocular, when il a joking
humor, and exceeding retieent, when he says
nothing, which latter fact is amply proved by
the brevity and unsatisfactory nature of hi:
dispatches after they have passed though the
War Office. As General be is cautious
particularly so when ne is careful. He make:
all his advances by going forward, bat never
adopting tae same method in resreating. In
his diet he is particularly abstemious when
there is nothing TO eat, and rice versa He i
extremely aPproachable when you get neal
him, otherwise you will be apt to keep you
distance. He does not exercise his troops witt
q two.inch drill, nor does he bore bis friends
in conversation with sn augur.-N 7. Aont
tor.