Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-15

Athenian, born on the poorest soil in Greece,
eontehted himself at dinner with the head ola
we're quite satisfied with dish of vegetables:
While people at large were accustomed to eat
meat on feast day for the whole year. Mr..
Bryan ID oiet ana IN all the pursuits OF the dar
at hall past hve; in summer from half an hour
TO an hour earlier. With little clothing on his
body ne Immediately began an hours exercise
with dump-bells, horizontal bar and ligh
chair swung round the head. Sometimes he
gave more than an hour to this exercise. but
never less: When it was over he bathed from
mead TO 1OOt. In the summer, if living at
ROSlyn, he usually shortened the exercise i'm
the chamber and went out of doors to engage
at some work requiring brisk exercise such
as pruning trees or cutting wood. After the
bath, II breakfast was not ready, he sat in his
library. No breakfast could be palmer than
his-hominy and milk, or brown bread, oat-
baked sweet apples. Buckwheat cakes he did
not refuse, but coffee or animal food he never
took. Occasionally he drank chocolate. as it
has no narcotic effect. After the meal was
over he engaged for while at his studies, and,
If in the city. walked down to The EUening
Post office, distance of three miles. After
three hours passed thus he returned, always
walking, whatever the condition of the
streets or weather might be. If living
in the country, he studied or read until weary,
and then went into his garden to prune pear
trees, or walked through the woods; he seldom
drove. He dined early on vegetables, with a
little meat or fish: AT supper he never drank
Tea, put was SatlStled With bread and butter
and 1rult; Fruit formed large part OF hi
diet, and he ate it at almost any time witnouI
Inconvenience. In the city, where people dim
later, he only ate two meals day. Wltei
was his almost exclusive drink, though he oc
casiOnally took wine. He once said he was a
natural temperance man, his mind BEING
rather confused than exhiarated by alconoi.
Milton once said, however, that the lyric poet
may drink wine and live generously: but the
epic poet he who shall sing of the gods. and
their descent into men, must drink water Out
OF wooden bowl. According to Milton, then,
MIR, Bryant was more of an epic than lyri,:
iOet, and though his verses are not of the epic
have translated Homer as he did. Mr.. Bryant
retired early: i'll town at 10-in the country
somewhat earlier. For several years he avoid
ed, IN the evening, every kind of literary occu-
patton which taSked the faculties. such as
composition, even to the writing of letters,
prevented sound sleep. He never used to5ac-
60. II never NEEDLE with it," he said, Eek
cept TO quarrel with its use. | abOminate all
drugs and narcotics, and have ALWAYS care
fully avoided everything which spurs Nature
to eXertiOnS which she would not otherwise
make. Even with my food / do not take the
HSual condiments, such as pepper and salt
When practising law in Massachusetts he was
eected Justice of the peace. and at one time
held the office OF village clerk. He was often
asked later In life to accept office but he stead
lily refused. His name was once mentioned
Ior the Italian mission, and he Immediately
responded, saying; what would do in the
foul atmosphere of a court society which de-
rlVeS its tone from the sanction of royalty?
Give me the pure air, the bright skies and the
green fields" In religion he was deep.
though unpretentiOuS, believer. At RoIlyn
ne regularly attended the little PRESBYTERIAN
cnurch and partook of the Sacrament.-[N. Y.