Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-05-09
AN EX-MAY0R'S DIET.
HON. JOHN WENTWORTH, OF CHI
cAeo LECTURES ON HYGIENE.

The Hon. John Wentworth sat at the
corner of a pretty little table slipping
Rhine wine and listening TO the chatter of
the fair danes and damsels arranged
about him. Mr.. Wentworth prides him
self on longevity, and when freckle-
faced maiden in a red bodice asked him
show he managed TO live young so long,
the ex-mayor rubbed his long, beautiful
hands together, threw his shoulders back,
and replied
"well. its continued story. Many
cantos to il as there are to 'Childe Harold
But the final is. amt going to get old
while | live. and I'm not going 10 stop
living. This world is pretty nice sort of
a place. II suits me; | like it, and I've
made up my mind to stay here. People
have no business being i'll; needn't be, If
they only live right"
ado tell Us what you mean by living
rightY" was the next question, that came
from the group in concert.
nAh, now you've got me. Well, I'll tell
you how manage, but it won't fit your
cases, know. for you women folks aren't
like anything else on earth.' Without
needing the "ohs!" of eXpostulation and
remonstrance, Mr.. Wentworth delivered
the following little lecture on hygiene,
which was made the subject of CONVERSE
tion for whole hour of the reception.
MEALS WHEN YoU WANT THEM.
He said: Il never was one of your bell
livers. never did and never will live on
time. Got no use for call-bells, dinner
bells, or alarm clocks, and believe they
lo $500, Tar tho o,aparol sIaviptr nf haolth
and killing of people than either gluttony
or iniemprrance. Now, my doctrine is
this, eat when you're hungry, drink when
you're thirsty, sleep when you're sleepy.
and get up when you're ready.
"Why If had been rung up the morn
ing and rung to my meals as some people
are I'd been dead years ago. No, ladies
the way you want to do, II you want to
live and 20 to all the afternoon receptions
and old settlers reunions, is to have your
meals when you want them, and have
what you want"
II get up in the morning when l am
ready, Sometimes at @, sometimes at s,
sometimes don't get up at all. Then
have my breakfast II want it. II my ap-
petite don't get round, don't have any.
What's the use eating If I'm not hungry
! know can have it: its there; but If l
don't need it, why don't go down, that's
all. Eats oh any thing l feel like. Eggs,
fish, chop or SO, potatoes, toast, fruit, tea
and buckwheat cakes"
"No coffees nor biscuits'' was asked in a
chorus.
mo coffee. Coffee makes you yellow,
and don't want to be taken for Mon
golian. Don't eat biscuits, cause they're
always hot, and don't like hot bread"
"But buckwheat is the worst kind of diet
for careful liver" came from a willowy
creature.
"Yes, but like buckwheat cakes. Just
set 'em afloat In a stream Of country maple
and I'll tell you there's nothing to beat
'em."
"For dinnersn
"Dinner when I'm ready. and that is
when my appetite Is sharp as yonder
dudes nose. No, don't worry me bit
when noon comes and / see the people
rushing pell- nell into restaurants and
and as I'm working man have no time
to waste thinking about it. Perhaps
dine at 2 or or not until or S, and when
I do have what's good-soup, fish, roast
or stew, plenty of vegetables, bread, rice,
bread pudding or such, for don't lean
heavily on pie and dumplings, and Rhine
wine"
BRIEF DISCOURSE on DRINKS
For the benefit of the w. C. T. U. ele-
ment the ex-mayor explained that he used
to entertain quite fancy for whisky, but
the stuff was too powerful and he cut
loose. aAfter gave up whisky took to
champagne, and, by graciousl how did
like to drink the stuff, though! But the
doctor told me / was getting kidney
trouble, and had to give up that pleas
ure; and ever since have been drinking
this clear Rhine wine. 1t don't do any
hurt, and feel first rate. No; never drini
beer It's nasty stuff; makes you soggy
and fat aud lazy, and | don't want to b,
either"
"No. young women, wine Is not neces
sity to any one. l could have Just as good
health without it: but don't take any
other kind of stimulant but tea-and you
know fellow has to have some bad habits
about him, and tea Is as sinless as butter
milk. Water? Yes, gallons of it; but moi
this lake estuff-Waukesha; have 1t deliv
cred at my room every week, and drink
two or three gallons day.
Supper? Well, Pm not a maniac or
suppers. II have late dinner / dom,
want anything else TO eat until next morn
ina, but il | dine anywhere about noon
regale on tea, a salad of fricasse, toast
sauce and bit Of cheese
To a myriad of inquiries Mr.. Wentworth
said that hotel life is the best calculated Il
bring out the individualities of a man al
there and only there is liberty hall to b,
found. AIN private home man is subor
dinate to the whims and foibles Of q cool
and housemaid, but where l live l an
ruler Of my own destiny and II there 4
any falling in line the house does it, not
For instance, you people have to eat you
meals when they are ready or go without
while my meals are ready when ! ordel
them. If foolishly go to bed before l an
sleepy just get up again, turn on the gas
ring for paper or new publication ant
read till | get tired. Fancy your husband
humoring himself In that luxurious fash
ion.'
Touching the subject Of baths, he sale
he took wash when he needed 1t, bu
didn't believe In soaking and steaming hi
life out on a marble slab as fashionable
of the present day were doing.-Inte
Ocean.