Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19
Hsr. Peter Cooper on HEALTH

!EOOu ana Heath.
On pretty cold afternoon in February,
rang at Mr.. Peter Cooper's door, and having
entered the house, was shown into his study on
the ground floor. Evidently had dlstuE bed a
light slumber, and though sorry for 1t person
ally, perceived no shade OF annoyanCe on Mr..
Cooper'S cOuntenance. Politely as ever he re-
Ceived his visitor.
AS we sat on opposite sides Of tie table. 1
could not help noticing this venerable man's
hale and cheerful count nance. Net trace OF
langour about 1t, neither want OF cheerfulness
nor want OF health could be found.
81 am pleased with your paper" began Mr..
Cooper; .'somethtng 5 needed to call the at
tention OF the public 10 the Importance OF your
questions. People think that they can live
anywhere, but If they mean to be happy and
live long, they had better pay attention TO
their way OF living: Now, drink milk In the
morning and at night, and have milk by my
story Of the old Scotch doctor. who told his
Irish parents that man mau'n be tRoice a
child and man q Ia tWoics a chilo,s food II
suits me well this child's food. and am sure |
owe my excellent health to it. l rise In good
time and go cut whenever can. Itake 4 tight
lunch, anu my dinner at O'Clock. II Is nO5 SO
n4cn meat eat, as other healthy food. With
out pretending TO nything like 4 detetiC
| METHOD, am moderate ana CAREFUL l never
feel indigestion after my meals. II Is terrible
| thing 10 SEQ how this disease Is spreading
| Whatever the cause, the digestive organs oil
| the American people are II sad condition"
Hard work." | replied, constant appIca.
| ton, last eating. insufficient rest, hot oreli
| ard too much meat have SON ching to Go \ It'll
| It, think
| Yes, believe many people don't live RICH y
| said the OLD gentleman, and won't look IN {
| 1t. You rouse us up q bit, It Will ID good; ana
| be sure to let the Institute have the paper; il
| will teach some one or other there
| Il feel, | answered, "that here In America
| good healthy and palatable food Is a great ne
| cessity. The climate and the anxious life art
| great exhausterS OF vitality, which must be re
placed. Your strength Is something very re
| markable, and shows me that 1 am right IL
| thinking we ought to be able TO preserve health
| and strength to the last"
81 hope So said Mr.. Cooper. 81 also believe
that man who has lived rightly Will keep W
| his powers to the last"
| "DO you take any Stimulant, Mr. Coopar?''
mo, do not generally but It Is kept 10 the
| house In case IL Is needed People should b
| able to restrain themselves. I fancy, however
| since lager beer has been introduced we have
| less drunkenness"
REST assured, sir, said l, that bad cookins
and insufficient food have more to do witt
| tntemperance than anything else. The sys
| TEN becomes exhausted, and as no palatabl
food is near. people fly to something which vii
| cheer them up at once"
"Well, l am sure too" said Mr.. Cooper, ''tha
| bad cooking deserves all that has been said o
| 1t, and am 81 ad to see efforts to improve 1t.
| was different In my young days, when garden
| reached up TO CHAMBER street. There was bet
| ter air In New York then, and people live
| healthier, satisfied with far less. Ther
receive about fifty letters in a day about it."