The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-07
v~ANDERBlLT's HONE LIFE
Tow tho Richest Man In America Looks
After Hia ntat

AioW tne Rlchest Man In America Look
After His Diet.
Since my boyhood," SAID Mr.. Will
lam H. Vanderbilt, 81 have been ac
eustomed to plain, Wholesome living
10 my style of llving'and regular hab
Its l attribute my uniformly goot
health. l have my ills and aches like
other men, but | am free from spell.
OF sickness. l have tried to think il
there was one thing that suited m,
palate more than another. / do MOI
believe there is. My appetite, as .
ruls, keeps SO good that l can eat ont
thing with quite as much relish as
another. l was brought up on a farm,
you know, and | must confess an hon.
est liking for good roast beef and roast
mutton. | do not like either too well
done or too rare, for l believe in eithe,
state they are indigestible. l wan,
them brown, rich and juicy, and with
them l like to have served potatoes,
white and tioury. Above ali l desire
my food prepared and served plainly.
Grease, spices and rich favored con
diments are not suited to me, and |
do not believe they are to any person.
l have an idea of my own in this re-
spect and | am convinced ii is correct.
III is that accustoming ones self to
spiced gravies and relishes and other
things that taste horribly at first is
simply the cultivation of a vitiated
taste. lhave observed the absence of
clear compilations and bright, spark
ling eyes IN persons accustomed to
high living. The rosy color and clear
eyes and buoyant spirits of persons
wholve plainly. but well withal, con
nj 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
lives in magniticence, but he lives sem
sibly. He calculates to retire al 10
o clock at night, and he rarely misses
going to bed at that time. He is
called at 1880 in the morning.
and at $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. Whom tho
weather will permit he zoe out for a
drive in the afternoon. The drive
may be through the Park; itmay be to
Macomb.s Dam Bridge, or it may en-
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 even
ing meal as much to enjoy the CONVEX
sation of his family, which is an ex-
tremely pleasant one, as to partake of
the viands before him. MIR. Wander
pit always eats %sparingly, and avoids
llqulds 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 nev.
er uses liquor in any form. If 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
no taste for liquor, and IN the sec.
onu place his physical composition
will not admit of indulgence in any
form. On account of a slight affec-
ton OF the muscles OF his face, per-
sons unfamiliar with his habits might
think that he allowed himself to graf
ny Il taste for wine. 1t is not so.
he requires a beverage he calls
Tor lemonade, and he likes 10 have the
lemon juice fresh pressed from the
fruit. He used to be addicted to the
use OF tobacco, but for thirty wears
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.
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