The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-25
PEGS LIARITIEs or POLITICIANS.
What Summer, 1ehurx, anu ttss Presfiaenf
% "a KHpporf ne aIfh The MAN vino
Smokes, and Those WINS Drink rem
3 perRnce MInd billiards. e s -
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Everybody knows that the Presiden, il
j smoker, and i tremendous be- too. IF,
told me that while he was lii the field ii,
smoked literally all the time but that il
1cIvil life, confined to the house as be Is nlany
hours IN the day. he has been obliged to re
duce the number Of cigars that he allow,
himself. Especially III walking does Ie
Il smoke. He takes his solitary walk regularly
f every DAY, and graduates the length OF his
walk TO the length Of his cigars When John
quincy Adasns was Secretary of State and
| President, no set an example of care Tor
health, with reference to bathing. Every
| 70 Ine nlernlng, early, during the summer months,
be took his plunge into the Potomac. III
| fhat form OF hydrophatic zeal, the present
occupant OF the White House certainly does
not initiate Mr.. Adams. The Executive
Mansion enables him to take his ablutions in
more private and more agreeable man
ner than By 4 swim ii the great river. But
Pres dent Grant has another habit, which ID
very wholesome, both for mind and body
a1s believes il the sanitary value Of an oc-
casional Journey q trip to the seasiele run
across the continent
It's hard to find fault, even III the mildest
fashion. with q man like Mr.. Colfax. His
sudden and alarming illness last year led to
pretty wide discussion Of his health and
habits. Some very ridiculous and false
things were published on the subject. Mr..
Colfax has always been a very healthy man.
He believes In health. He has tried to take
care Of bis health. He il a jolly and an
eloquent advocate Of the sanitary value OIL
constant cheergulness, Of resistance to bother
and worry. OF the avoidance Of personal +
quarrels, of moderation in ambition. of liy-
ing at peace with God and man. Moreover,
be takes all the exercise he can get In rapid I
walking about Washington; he Is very tenn |
perate In eating; and all his life he has
wholly abstalned from into toxicating drinks.
Gharlas sumner Is a prodigy of physical
endurance. 4 have it from his own lips that
For many years, indeed fir nearly his, whole
lfe, ne has worked fourteen hours asday.
He has never been q smoker. He lives s.gen-
'rousiy.' ai1d in q very temperate fashion, is
! wine drinker. ID his younger days he was
famous pedestrians, striking off for Ills
iozen miles without the least difficulty. He
las given all that up. He literally takes no
'xerclse Living SO heartily, working so la
'oriously, shut up to his pen and his books
or 50 many hours. it is astonishing how he .
ieeps 50 we'll But he is man who will 90 +
uddenly when he does go. I
Senator Schufz is anoth III interesting fis- i
re in che Senate. What are his health hahitss j
glance shows you anobIe physical endow-I I
aent. he has muscular, active, vital b
rame. AL his movements are quick and J,
igorot1s and with proper care he ought to !
ave length of days and great honor. As to !,
rinking and smoking, lie is thorough Ger |
lan-if we may still say that Germany has ),
ny monopoly of these graces. | mean es- i,
eciaaly that he has a Germans faith in beer. + !
nd a Germans ability to flash intellectual | :
ght from the midst of dense clouds OF To- i
acco smoke. His greatest peril lies nj ex- !.
ess of work. Such brain as his cannot lie 8
lie nay,sit is despotic member, donlinat- J J
e the whole man and trampling on the z
ospei Of rest and sleep. Senator Schurz 4
orks very late at night, even till Land 2sI =
clock. For exercise he has 3 fine plan. He =
rs taken house about two miles from the =
apitol, and resolutely walks the whole dis s s
nee both. going and coming. =
Mr.. Boutwell, is d man Of medium size, OF
Try frame, self-possessed and temperate in e
Things. He takes good care Of himself, m
pecially depending on billiards for exer- v
e. For that game he has a passion, and u
MD the click balls he eases his mind OF the im
res of state. lss i'll