Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
.oVIcE TO A YOUNG .wRi1Ee
-, and Food the Essentials of a I,,te,.
nrT Mans Life.

=, and Food the Essentials of a I,ten.
N'f ary Man's Life.
This department is a little over.
.r,vlad Just now. at a time when evarv
t,sn who has learned to read and
w. tc. and is not under contract to tell
var stories bv the mile, is writing col
.mns of instruction to other literary
Tnoplc. Telling them what, how, when
md where to write. But these %instruc-
+;oas appear to miss all the vital points
|, which | now direct the attention If
nj people who aim to excel in literary
work.
literary man requires a great deal
i, sleep. So does his readers. If the
Snthor can sleep ten hours Il day. his
readers, under the law for the proven
linn of cruelty 10 animals. arc entitled
to eleven. And they ought to take Fl.
roo. every time they pick up his book,
OF all things, the author should ho
careful OF his brain. 1T should not bn
,,scd at all for twelve hours before
coing to bed. nor between meals. In
Writing tor the stage, should the work
In hand be an American soc ETY. drama.
HE brain OF the writer should not be
,,sed at all. Then the people who 90
To see the play will not have to use
theirs either. II they are foolish enough
Ito take them to the theater with them.
In writing q tragedy, great care must
Ne taken in the selection of a good
sta-e carpenter, after which the author
mav 90 to sleep.
About an hour and a half a dav is
q, long as any literary man should
work. You should rise some time in
the morning. nibble a few biscuit and
down a cup of coffee. and then 60 back
to bed and think until You fall asleep.
Then rise aga n and take a good hearty
breakfast. After breakfast do not 90
to work, but lie on Your back on the
sofa and read until luncheon is an
nounced. A literary man or woman
requires a great deal Of food. After
luncheon walk around in the garden
o. sw ng in q hammock, or %reclinc in
all easy chair unit dinner time, saw
three o'clock. Avoid sudden exertion,
it is apt to develop heart disease. Do
not attempt to do any work immedi-
ately after d nner. Go to your room
and lie down. If yol are a smoker a
good cigar before your nap will do no
ham, il YOU will lie careful to smoke
another one immediately after it. ..Af-
Ter the nap or the cigar?" Both. nv
son. You should now rest until tea
time, at SIN or seven o'clock. If YOU
have any regard for your health you
viii do no literary work between tea
aud supper time. Go to the theatcr
and enjoy a nap. or lounge about the
hose, or lie down and rest a little. Ii
You feel a Lit hungry a light luncheon
will not spoil Your supper. In fact u
literary person q not be too careful
III this matter of %revictualiing Nics;cs.
Always keep a pot OF coffee or a kettle
o. clam chowder. or some beef tea, or
some hearty soup sizzling on the stove,
ready to your hand and mouth at a
minutes warning. Always lie down
and rest after eating anything. Supper
should always be eaten just before
going TO bed. Something hearty and
Substantial for you have had a wearing
day. For your Lies sake do not
do any work after supper, but 60
right TO bed and try to get a little rest.
Ii you feel wakeful during the night
get up and take a little nourishmeut.
You can not expect to write with a
starved brain. And bear in mind, that
to the literary man, sleeps as essential
as food. Eat us much as you sleep.
But" you say, 'all this eating and
sleeping does mo- leave me any time for
writing" ~,
My son., you have the ear marks of
genius. l didn't think there was SO
much in you"
And newspaper men" you say. Oh,
well, if you want to be a newspaper
man. you must learn to eat on the run,
work eighteen hours a day and devote
til. rest of your time getting rid of
Your salary. | thought youonlx wanted
10 be a Journalist or something of that
Sort.-Bu7dette, IN BROOKLYN Eagle