The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-13
A CRICK IN THE BACK.
CnAuNcEY N. osPEW CoNsuLTs
SIP HENRY THOMPSON.

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Ono Of noya.ty's Physioian.-inqoiry
Concerning paiiy Habits-in Expi"na-
tion-The Doctors Good Advice.
President Chauncey NJ Depew. Of the New
Yo~k Ccntral who had been knocked out by
an effort 70 speak ot an average or five dinners
a week. Is now I'm good form again. When
ever Cry important thing Is upperInost IN
Mr.. Dcpev's mind he Is pretty sure to develop
story that excctly meets the situation. He
SAYS himself that he prefers stories that come
naturally m this way, and If be has had any
success n, an entertainer, IL - because he
tells his IS stori les instead Of repeating those
that are told TO him. The consequence Of his
being asked an aye-a- Of 100 times a day
about his health. and 4tA 10 expects to be
well enough o. uGl@ aSo his regular dally
dinner speech. is t.st he has furnished up
his memory in rcs.r. 70 an experience he
had IN London last summer when he became
a patient Of Sir Henry Thompson, and 1t
makes a very interesting tale.
'sir Henry Thompson, you know" hosays,
rs perhaps the swcllest physician in Europe.
While was In London | met a friend one
morning vino told ne no was going to Sir
Henry Thompson's.
.'eWhat does be charger ! asked
...Two rninoas i3 bis fee said my friend.
"Wel. that was only gu, and it struck me
that sIl wasn't much % pay for an expert
orc5 with one Of rCyalty's physicians, 50
sosd. i viii 90 along too Well, | went to
n bouse in the West End Of town, was shown
into n waiting room by n liveried servant,
vino cano ia The course Of time and said the
.-.N sa d. ma found fhn old
pci.'omal in bis study, and he rose and took
mv hand and askod me my name and SAID,
t. my astOuishmout. that he knew me.
WHAT VAS TIE MATTER
".Oh, he said. i have often heard Of you.
Yo1 are from America. What is the matter
with WON'T
.Vcll. there wasn't anything the matter
with me-. but | had been thinking up what |
should say when this question was asked,
anil 1 was all prepared. So ] replied
promptly, I have n crlck in my back Well,
he made mo tell him all about that, and | in
vented a pretty good series Of such symptoms
rs ! should suppose would accompany a crick
in -, back. lie SAT down and wrote in a
large book what j told him, and then told me
that ho m3do 10 q practice TO keep q full
record of the facts regarding the physical
history OF each patient. So he began at the
beginning ard asked mo about my birth and
about my parents, who, as you know, were
ru-rod country folks. Finally be got down
tony present daily habits.
"'Now, what do You DO from morning till
mehtf said he.
Il told him thar l got up in the morning
early, and that Of the same time friends and
callers began to III up my parlcr and other
rooms vhil3 | ate q breakfast Of eggs and
looked over tie morning paper.
"'Well, what do you DO with ali the people
that comeY
~ take them up, one by one, and bounce
them said l.
"'NYhat IS thatf said ne.
81 see each one and fire him out, said |.
"Ho looked very puzzled, and I found that
that Americanism was evidently too much
for him, and explained what | meant. Then
l told him l walked over TO the Office, a dis
tanco Of two or three blocks, carrying with
me the friends l had not done with, and there
found Il room full Of people connected with
the railroad waiting 10 see me. spent the
day then seeing them and officials and en-
ploycs Of the railroad | told him that |
reached home an hour or So before dinner,
had a little romp with my boy, and then
made of my dinner what ! always called a
daily circus.
ut required some explanation 10 make Sir
Henry Thompson understand what a daily
circus meant, but | told him that my wife
and 7, and any others who happened 10 be
with Us, did our best 10 be just as funny and
Jolly rs VIC could during that meal, and that
in the evening ! went 20 my library and
read. or walked out TO the club, or went out
to q dinner. The doctor put this ell down in
his laborious handwriting, and when he came
10 the last word that / had said he laid down
his pen and exclaimed: Good God, Mr..
Depow, you ought 10 have been dead long
asof"
When Mr.. Dopew gets to this point, his
eyes sparkle so, and he cesticulates with such
heartinegs, that his hearers easily perceive
that in that one remark hegot bis 81 worth,
why, what do YOU mean, Sir Henryfi
asked.
"'Why, said the great doctor, IN all this
long story Of your life You make no mention
of exercise. You are squandcring the patri-
mony Of those rugged ancestors who gave
you a strong constitution. You must not 20
any longer without exercise. II doesn't mat
ter what kind il IS SO much, whether you ride
on horseback, walk, or 60 through some form
OF manual exercise, but something Of tho
sort you must do Lot me picture you to
yourself as you will be If you do exercise,
and rs you viii be II yoI don't II you don't
exercise, at 30 or IS years YOU will havo to
retro from business, a broken down, irrita-
bic, cranky old man, whom nobody loves, |
whose death many may not grievo over
But II you DO exercise YOU can continue 20
work long past that age, but If YOU have
made a competency YOU can retire a rugged,
hearty, amisole old gent eman, destined for
u long life, a godsend TO your friends, a
pleasure TO yourself, an honored snd shining
example to the community
IL thanked him. said Mr.. Depew, and
shortly af'erward took my leave, we'll pleased
with my experiment"
And do you take exercisef' the writer to
whom be today told tho story, asked him.
"Well," said Nh Dcpew, III continue TO
romp with my boy, and 1 90 up and down
stairs n great many times q day. That doesn't
sound like much, but 1 tel you that TO enter
heartily into the spirit Of a little boys games,
even TO getting down o. your hands aud
knees and making believe you are II pony or