Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
BIsNIARCK's IMPROVED HEALTH.
His Routine in the Country-Allowed a
More Liberal Diet by His Physicians.

From the London Standard
The princes health during the last three
years, especially in 1888, has been much better
than it used to be. In the autumn of 1888, in
obedience to his physician, he had to deny him
self many things at table and to give up not
only shooting, of which he had till then been
very fond, but also long walks and horse exer-
else. Now, SO far as we know. he is not obliged
to deny himself anything, eats of almost all
dishes and is not required to limit himself in
the enjoyment of the treasures Of his cellar, as
he used to be at the time when, besides an OBJ
stinate and depressing stomachic complaint,
neuralgia and sleeplessness tormented him al
most necessarily, whether at work or at rest. in
the city or in the country. The stomachic
complaint seems to be quite cured now, the
torture in the face is much rarer and sleep no
longer eludes him.
His annual journeys to drink the waters of
kissingen and to battle in those Of Gastein are
no longer necessary. He often takes long
walks, and he rides out for hours. If he takes
holidays it is only that he may refresh himself
in verdant solitudes, feel like a country gentle
man again, and seek the forest stiffness, where
lone hears only the woodpecker." He never,
indeed, quite attains this isolation either at
Friedrichsruh or at Varzin. The world follows
him on railways and telegraph wires, for it
ueeus lin, tnOugn ne does not neeQ IL. IL
comes to him in official envelopes and bundles
of documents. and in the shape Of visits from
German and foreign minister's ambassadors,
ENJOYS and councillors, who all bring more or
less important reports and questions with them.
There Is, therefore, always business and work
not so much, especially not such heap of
small matters" as in Berlin but always more
than enough. He is assisted in his work by
Geheimrath Won Rottenberg. chief of the i'm
perial chancery, and secretary, who always
have plenty to do. And what the great empire
does not demand Of the chancellor's working
power Is claimed by the little empire of his es-
tates.
The chancellor's day, both at Friedrichsruh
and at Varzin, is arranged as follows: In the
morning, work at the writing table; then. if the
weather is good, walk or a ride, sometimes
also drive on the good macadamized roads of
the neighborhood; lunch at 2 with his family,
Rottenburg, the secretary, and the guests that
may have arrived, during which the chancellor
reads his letters and kilograms and tells Rot
tenburg how to deal with them. He then goes
to his study again, and sometimes takes a Sec
ond walk, ride, or drive, alone. or with guest
Dinner is at z, after which coffee is drunk in a
side room and the guests smoke cigars, while
the prince retires to q little sofa behind the
table with the lamps and takes one Of the
three long pipes awaiting him there with their
porcelain bowls full of Varnas. He takes little
or no part in the conversation of the com pany
which Is carried on mostly in Whispers He
reads newspapers, among others the larger
Hamburg ones. After an hour he retires, and
does not appear at the 10 o'clock tea, probably
because he goes early to bed.