New-York tribune., 1883-03-18

eTceIIent. as it supports me well through
tie morning without any excitement. ny
notion of the perfect physical condition ior inter
ectual work is that in which the body Is well sup
ported without any kind of stimulus to the nervous
system. Thanks to the observance OF lew slniIlo
rules IenjOy very regular heatb,wlih groai equailt
and regularity of working power, 50 that gee
through great deal without feeling 1t 10 DC any any
burden upon me, which is the right state. ,o never
do any brain work after dinner; dine at sgNen,
aud read after, but only in languages that T"i
read without any trouble, and about subjects & taC
can read without any trouble, and about supJccV'
that are familiar to Inc. go -, ,
Mr. Robert Buchanan smokes habtually, and
drinks also but not during his hours Of work ana
his experience and belief that both alcohoi ana
tobacco, like most blessings, can be turned 'lito
curses by hlbltual self-indulgence PhySo'ogica'ly
speaking le believes them both TO bo lnyaldaOe 10
humankind The cases OF dire disease generated
by total abstinence from liquor are even more teIIl
bic than those caus sd by excess. with Iegaru 10
tobacco, have a notion that it is only dangerous
where the vital organism. and particularly tue ne'
,.ors s..,o,n - L,dIv nourshed." The
venerable James Martiucau NOW seventy
scvcm, who is practically an abstaiher' mas
untronbl,d sleep and digestion, and has retained
the power OF mental application with only 'hl'
abatement perceptible TO himself. that given task
requires somewhat longer time than in freSher
days. Few things, he believes, do more at mini
mum of cost to tighten the spirits and sweeten
the temper of families and Of society than the
reputation of artificial indulgcnccs. Mr..
George Augustus Sala says that lie
has been constant smoker for nearly forty years;
but han he to live his life over again nc would
never touch tobacco IN any shape or form. lie
complains that drinking to excess wcaSens the eye
sight, impair' the digestion, plays havoc with the
nerves and intar.cIes with the action oi the heart
Dr. ". II. Russell though ne caunot aver that Ee
should not have done as we'll without his old friends
wine and tobacco, has felt comforted and
sustained by both at times. especially 10y the
weed Climate hc adds, has a good deal 10 do with
the craving fora stimuiaut. ana men II India who
never drnl, in England there consume pegs
and chcroots enormously. Perhaps Mr.. Edmund
O'Donovau's experience q, special correspondent is
of more value han that Of Dr. Russell. After a
long days ride Lee sa,s, IN tic burning sun
across the dry. stony wastes o. Northwestern
Persia, / have arrived in some we chcd
mud -buI town. and laId down upon my carpet in
Tie corner oi come ms,rih'" novel utterly W"rh
cur by bodily ia l4u'. mental anxiety, aun we
worry las p1aDic from constant asoOtlatloh NitA
Erstrtn servants. il WOuld br nee. .drl - NIlt'
long letter To the newspaper, before retiring o. rest
4 IuuicIOu, u.e ot stlmUi8uiS h2-. under auch cI-
Gums aace., not only given ne SUM lcht energy To
nPack my Writing materials, Do. ou ilS Iacr' ana
pfoppci on both elbows, Wiltc l.I hour' hJ lhr
light Of smUny lamp; bui also ploiuc'"
the flow OF ideas thIt prey iou~iy refused 10 come
ont OF thcH mental hiding PAGES or ""ltH
presented tbeu.s-iyc5 iu q llt and undressing
form. / consider. then, thc use oi alcoholic and
other stimulation to hc conducive 10 literary
lIuors under CuCu stances of physical
and mental exhaustion: and vcrr Oxen
the latter is th, normal condition o.
writers, especially those employed on 'nc press
Professor Paul Bert. tac well known slyaut. Sums
up MS opinions in the following pr. 20 iuon,:
H. Whole populations have attained 10 n
mgh degicc Ul civilization AMI prosperity
without having known cthcr t"hacro OF
alcohol therefore these substances arc
neither necessary nor even usr. al 10 individuals
a, well rs races. ~ Very cou,id. d.Hh.c e. quantities
of thcs drugs. taken 40 % slug.' co.e. may c"u-c
death. smaller quantities stHpr!y, e." XII NOR"
slowly IAtv arc Therefore, poi~'hS AGAINST Whl'h
vc mas, br ou our guar. o. ON tuc other land
there alc naumerd"le p.r"n, WLo oIhh
:. .coho,c lcveIug-, sud em Ac tobacco without
any dCTWcut % their reason or tucr h'a'th,
There Is Therefore. 40 reason 10 forbid tho use oi
these subsiauc Is, while suitably frtuIaing the
IquoIs and OF tobacco IA feeble doses aiorIs to
many persons very great sausiaciloii ana l. "ito-
gctEeT harmless and lnouchsINe
We ought. therefore, Professor Bert declares. TO
attach no stigma 10 their consumption after having
pointed ont the danger ol Their a1Isc. In short IT
is with a,colo! and tobacco with all the pleas
urcs Of tins lfc-a question Of degree
The Abbc Noiguo. the French astronomer, con
tributes "a lc ter entertaining in mo.e ways than
one:
| can hardly offer myself as an example. because
nv constitution Is rather too exceptional, but ny
experience may nave hOme degree ot u~ciuinrs-. !
have already published 100 volumes, small and
great / scarcely ever leave my Wuilng table.
1 never take a walk, nor recreation ''rn ai.cr
mea =: aud set have not felt any hca aclc, cons.i-
patton or and arrangement IN tie urinary organs.
/ have never had occasion tO have r'cour" 20
sImudnts. coffee. alcohol tobacco. etc. ~ oiucr To
WORK, or to obtain cl arnc,s Ot mud. Vu Tho con-
tf.ry stimuli iuts give TIsa ia my cas- To- abnormal
quick ana regular wurElug.
: ycfal times in my ltc f.ll INTO the habit Of
taking snuff IL ls q I-tal ha1,i, olr,N 10 !. gun
with. since 1t put cluler, To- the nose MIN lu the
pocket, j. extremely uuwhol1Onc; for hr who takes
snuf md, l1s nose stopp d up'y'ry morning, hi.
BREATHING difficult, lis VOC" harsh Uud
snuiilug. brcdu-c the action OF tJbac % consists
IN drawing the humor 90 tine brain;
fatai at last bccau-c the u.r Of auut vs. akrns ana
DESTROYS b, degrees, 'hc mcmor,. IIls Last eiirr,
is iuily proved by nv o"n professional experiences
and that Oi many otncr-.
published IN my Lain Ior Ai tna' l' I'D aiy,
draw up tAc catalogue Of loo or l,N0J radical
or primitive simple words, and eugrlNel them
upol my mind by means a. muCuonc formulas.
I'm ihlt way ] had learned about 4 800 wor 4.
whose meaning is generally, or most frequently,
without connection with thn word Uscii, and
from 10000 to 1000 historical facts, with then
precise date. All thls existed simuI aucou5iy IN
nv mind, al ways ~ lIV dl pistl WHEN wanted the
meaning OF Il word or the dat OF an event. II any
one asked me who was the TWEEN iy-tith klIg OF
England, tor instance, saw IN my brain that II
was Edward surnsIncd P,antigenct. who aslcndcd
the throne IN lJ4. Nlth respect 10 phliology or
chronology was the most extraordinary man OF
my time and Francis ArIgo i",ugiy threatened to
have me burnt ike wizard. But had again
fallen into the practice Oi sluii-takiug during
stay of some weeks IN Munich, where ! spent my
evenings III a smoking room with the LEANED Biya-
rIans, each OF whom ate tuur OF hNe meals
a day, and drank two on three jugs OF beer. The
most Illus;rIous Of these learned men, Stciuhcin,
bOasted OF smoking GOOO cigars year. attained
10 smoking three or four cigars day. While draw
ing up NY treatise Oh the Calculus of Variations,
the most difficult oi my mathematical trealises, /
uncOneclously cmptcd my snu-bOx, which con-
tanned tWcnty y-iYc grammes NEARLY an Ount - of
snuff and day was painfully surprised to tud
tnat was obliged 90 have recourse to my dictionary
fOr the meaning of foreign words. found thai the
dates of thc numeI facts | had learnt 10y heart
had fallen from nay mind. such thing has
rarely or seldom happened before Distressed at
this surrOwlul decay OF my memory / made an
heroic resolution which no,hiug has dIsturhcd