Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-02
vASDERBILr's HONE I,yE
HOW the Richest Man In Auey,e. r.,ol.
After His Diet

~tNh'st NAH IN America LOOta
After His Diet
since my boyhood,n said MIR win.
IAN II. Vanderbilt, IL have been ac.
gustomeo to plain, wholesome living.
10 my style Of living and regular hab-
- 1 attribute my uniformly good
health. have my ills and aches ike
ether men, but l am free from spells
OF sickness. ] have tried to think IL
there was one thing that suited my
palate more than another. 1 do not
believe there is. My appetite. as a
rule, keeps so good that [ can eat one
thing with quite as much relish as
another. was brought up on farm.
you Know, and l must confess an hon
est ilklpg for good roast beef aud roast
mutton. do not like either too well
uone or too rare, for believe In either
STATE they are indigestible. | want
them brown, rich and juicy, and with
them 1 like 10 have served potatoes.
white and foury. Above ali | desire
my food prepareda and served plainly.
orease, spices and rich favored con-
diments are not suited to me, and [
40 not believe they are to any person,
nave an idea Of my own in this re-
sSpect and 1 am convinced it is correct.
III is that accustoming ones self to
speed gravies and relishes and other
tnlngs that taste horribly at first is
SIMPLY the cultivation of a vitiated
taste. lhave observed the ABSENCE of
clear compilations and bright, spark
ing eyes IN persons accustomed to
high living. The rosy color and clear
eyes and bUoyant spirits of persons
who live plainly, but well withal, con-
vince me that the simple, bountiful
way of living is best"
MIR. Vanderbilt talked of his mode
OF life with as much interest as he
ever talked OF money, stocks or rail-
roads. 1t is true that Mr.. Vanderbilt
| llyes IN magnificence, but he lives sem
slDly. lie calculates to retire at 10
O'Clock at night, and he rarely misses
/ gong to bed at that time. He is
called at 1880 in the morning,
and az $3.50 is at breakfast with his
whole family. He usually spends the
morning at home. Sometimes he
/ goes out before lunch and sometimes
not until after lunch. When the
weather will permit he goes out for
drive in the afternoon. The drive
may be through the Park; it may be to
Macomb's Dam Bridge, or it may ex-
tend to Fleetwood Park. When Mr..
! Vanderbilt returns from it he lies
down in his library for a nap, which
lasts until the dinner hour. He arises
refreshed and sits down TO his oven
ing meal as much to enjoy the CONVEX
sation of his family, which is an OK
tremely pleasant one, as to partake of
the viands before him. Mr.. Wander
bilt always eats sparingly, and avoids
liquids as much as possible. He takes
his coffee sometimes after his dinner.
Sometimes, however, he does not
drink it at ALL
Mr.. Vanderbilt is an extremely alb
stemious man in every way. He new.
er uses liquor in any form. IL he is in
company where he is compelled to
take wine he will simply raise the
glass to his lips. In the first place he
has no taste for liquor, and IN the sec.
ond place his physical composition
will not admit of indulgence in any
form. On account of slight affec-
ton of the muscles OF his face, per-
sons unfamiliar with his habits might
think that he allowed himself to graf
ify a taste for wine. II is not so.
When he requires beverage he calls
for lemonade, and he likes TO have the
lemon juice fresh pressed from the
fruit. He used to be addicted to the
use of tobacco, but for thirty years
has not touched the weed. MIR Van
derbilt is extremely careful of his
health, and looks to his eating as
much as anything else to keep it good.
--NetC York Cook.