The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-22
TRAINS PsYCnOLOGIC DIET,

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His Views on Beaconsfield'a
Wonderful DIpIOmacy-Sar-
castle Resolutions on the Til
den-Potter.Butler lnbr0glio.
The New York Star says: George
Francis Train, the first American Die.
tator, reappeared yesterday in his old
haunts in Madison square, after an abb
sence OF Elk weeks. A dozen youthful
subjects OF both sexes clustered about him
the moment his handsome figure was
seen to enter the park, and when friend
approached, few minutes later, with
words OF welcome on his lips, the great
man was seated on bench distributing
peanuts by halves and quarters, and tel.
ling all about his travels. When the
Dictator and his interviewer were alone,
the latter asked:
"Is true that you are living on four
cents 4 day?"
ayes" replied Mr.. Train, this Is my
seventh day on ship bread; tomorrow ]
commence my Graham gems, four day,
at cent apiece, with q cup Of Croton
there at the fountain. Yes. am losing
n pound day on this diet, but feel no
hunger. An evening newspaper says the
non. meat-eater says England, who lives
on twelve cents worth Of bread day,
Ia getting the beat Of my economy. But
you see | beat him by eight cents on his
own showing. Ali adipose tiSsne is
disease. Every pound Of fat is pound oil
DEATH"
aBut what IL your object in following
this starvation diet?"
"Sir, / never act on notice, design,
plan or object. My evolution is instinc.
live and psychologist. You see me con.
sistent only in my Inconsistency. Regu.
lar in my irregularityi unlimited in be.
ing full Of Imitation
fare you troubled by the hard times 2"
pursued the questioner.
"Not 10 the least. The times are not
hard. They are always soft to me, and
TO all who reach my plane. Misery come
from diseased Imagination. Despair
springs from dyspepsia, as stomach.ache
grows from green'apple diet. Many
luxuriate in misery. These hate the sun.
light, and despise flowers and pure air.
Content springs from robust health.
Those who beg for bigger strawberries
never even get small ones. Nobody
gets what he crys for. Invalids luxuriate
In sympathy "a cripples dote on their
cruiches. Peter Cooper would rather
have the hemorrhoids than sacrifice his
India-rubber greenback air-cushion
Ignorance lover the manikin in its
closet" -.
"Yet the cry Of hard times Ia universal"
Mr., Twain-How can times be hard
with eggs at sixpcnce, strawberries four
cents a.box, and this suit Of cloths three
dollars This long white neck.tie, with
twenty centuries Of theology back Of it,
only two cents Too cheap TO wash, so l
throw them awsy when soiled. Oh, no, !
never wore paper collars nor broad neck
ties To cover up dirty shirt bosoms No,
no, never before was there such wide.
spread health Even the doctors, apo.
thecaries, undertakers and grave-dig.
gers are bankrupt! Less meat, alcohol
and tobacco brings more health and less
money
Wealth which stimulates luxury
organizes disease, while general poverty
ia n grand sanitary measure in disguise.
Ny half.dollar Turkish bath, my five.
cent restaurant, dollar-a-week diet, and
twodime lodging economy Is psycholog-
izlng the land When the world under
stands that the Ammo Domini chronology
promnlgates superstition that hand.
shaking and fashionable funerals spread
contagious diseates; that consregating iu
churches. halls, exchanges. theatres,
sows yellow fever and the thousand lila
OF great cities that culminale in plague,
pest and cholera; that more die from
plu,tony than delirium tremens-iben
will that foolish cry cease.
Grant came as blessing 10 destroy
Republicanism, rs Tweed grew up with
Tilden to kill Democracy. So white
slavery will be abolished through re-
pudiaiion. Society is silently recognizing
ittelf. We need new engines 10 meet
eyolutio demand. Everybody will be
happy when all are poor. The suicidal
mania is born Of health's phantom,
not from tramp desperation. Hobgoblins
are seen under the nightmare OF roast
chickens. AM not right2
Quite right replied the interviewer,
erasping his hand, "that was n noble
thought about the roast chicken. But
now let me know your opinion Of the red
Hag-the Commune
SBoah Stuff Nonsense There is
no FIRE smouldering under all this smoke.
The whole thing expends itself in Shupes
brapcadoeia circulation Pomeroy's
magnificent bombastl Duncan's lovely
seli.out connections Peter Cooper's in.
flated cushionl Hanlon pulls Caraey In
the lookup The Allen smashes Eugene
Beebe's nose Dorsheimer drinks with
Schwab, and Ben Butler makes bid Tor
the Naiionals-hut where Ia. the sub
stance?'
What do you think Of Lord Beacons-
fields stroke Of diplomacy
swell, it has restored England 10 the
European Councils. Once there she is
monarch Of all she surveys, and all done
by gigantic cheek. He buys twenty mil :
lions profitable stock in the Suez Canal,
which makes II an English channel for
British commerce; transports 1000 Sc
poy troops from India, and pays his
travelling expenses 10 Berlin receiving
in return enormous European prestige,
a beautiful island flower garden in the
Levant, and the protectotate Of all Asia
tic Turkey"
As we so to preas We receive the follow.
ing from Mr.. Train:
aMAprsoy SQUARE, Saturday, u P. N.
"This is my eighth day on ionr cen,
bread and wafer diet. GsF. T."