New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-13
NIB. PETER COOPER ON HEALTH.
r,.nm Pmd md Health.

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On Drettv cold afternoon in February, rang at
Mr. Peter COopers door, and having enterea tne
house was shown into his study on the grouhu Luz,
Evidently / had disturbed light slumDer., ana
though sorry for 1t personally, perceived DO snaue
of ANNOYANCE on Mr. COopeTs cOuntenanGe. foutey
as ever he received his visitor 49,. ..L,o oo,Id
As we SAT on opposite sides of the table, cOul9
not help noticing this venerable mans nae Suu
cheerful cOuntcnanoe. Not trace OF lanRuof
about It, neither want of cheerfulness nor want Oh
Il am pleased with your paper" began Mr..
Cooper; something is needed to call the attention
of the public to the Importance OF your queSIlols;;
People think that they can live anywhere; but II
they mean to be happy aud live long, they had Dstter
pay. attention to their way OF HVing MJW'
and have milk by my side through the night.
l remember well the story OF tue old ecotcn
doctor, who told his Irish parents that man mauh
be twOice child and mau'n ha twoce a cnilus
food 1t suits me well this chid's food. and am
sure owe my excellent health to it, rise in good
time and go out whenever cam take light
lunch. and my dinner at z o'clock. IL ig not
80 much meat eat, as other healthy food VIVID
out pretending to anything like dletetc method,
lam moderate and careful. never feel indigestion
after NV meals. II is terrible thing to SEQ how
this disease Is spreading. Whatever the cause the
digestive organs of the American people are IN SAD
condition." =.
. Hard work." replied. constant application,
fast eating, insufficient rest, hot bread, ana 700
much meat have something to do with 1t, THINK; -
Yes | believe many people don't live right
said the old gentleman land won't look into 1t.
You rouse us up bit it will do good; and be sure
TO let tile Institute nave Jig pdpSl ~ "'A "N''""
some one or other there"
II feel" answered, that here in America good
healthy and palatable food IS great necessity.
The climate and the anxious life are great ex-
hausters of vitality. which must be replaced Your
strength is something very remarkable, and shows
mo that am right in thinking We ought 10 DO able
TO preserve health and strength to the last"
II hope So" said Mr. Cooper. 81 also believe
that man who has lived rightly will Keep up his
powers TO the last"
Do Won take any stmulant. Mr.. "copper"
mo do not generally; but 1t is kept in tho
house in case it is needed. People should be able
to restrain themselves. | fancy, however, since
lager beer has beOn introduced we haveess drunken
ness" ~ :,
Rest assured. SIR" said that bad cooking and
insufficient food have to do with inteInpcrance
than anything else. The system becomes exhausted,
aud as no palatabe food is near people ty to some
thing which will cheer them up at once" -
:" Well | am sure, too" said Mi. Cooper. that
bad cooking deserves all that has been said OF IT,
and am glad TO see efforts to improve It, 1t was
different in my young days, when gardens reached g
M 10 Chambcrs-st. There was better DIR In New
York then and people lived healthier, satisfied with
far less. There 10 much misery III the
world and know it,, for receive about nifty letters
a day about it,"