Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-12
NEW YORK LETTER.
ryARTs, pgPEw, AND lNcgRsoLL
NEVER TAKE ANY PHYSICAL sx-
ERCiSE,
rot Not Ono Of Them Has Ever Seen sicl,
Dsy--Evarts stin Rugged Old
Gentleman.
rcnrrc.ponaeucc Of one RIchmcnd pispatch.l

INV YORK, january III, 1880.
Since Senator William Maxwell Eyarta
returned from Europe several weeks ago
fstle or nothing has been heard from him.
mrs fact has led some people TO conclude
t,at the Senator was beginning 10 show his
sre and had determined TO slowly with
dam from public life. IL was asserted
wacn he went to Europe last summer
that he had gone. TO Paris TO consult q
tnOus oculist there about his eyes
In 20 that time no one. so far a. [
lave been able 70 learn, was aware that
.h,rc was anything the matter with tho
..resi mans owes. Not long after this ex-
,lauatioD had been given to tho public
through the medium Of tho newspapers,
r.ntraaictOry cahlegrams were received
fln the other side. which gave an air Of
-vstery 10 the Senator's mission. II was
as.ofted that he had not gone there for the
+rason frs, stated, hut to 'consummate q
rye deal in tho electric-lght business.
However this may be, this was certainly
Gle FIRST time within the memory Of the
l.-cscnt generation that the Senator had
been known 20 have any physical aiiment
Do hos been universally conceded that in
...'e of tho fact that he is 80 small and
..sre he is ono of the healthiest mon
,r Professional life, and capable of more
uafcmi;ting tod than any of those whose
r.ucs have been associated With his. In
tarf. "a cx-Attorncya1encral Leslie W. Rus
ed. Judge HiltOn's attorney in the Stewart
eril matters. said 10 me the other day:
ETAvY DINER.
"The Senator is the only living lawyer,
and the only one of whom there is any re-
ira within the past decade. who could, in
h.s prime. work all day, eat dinner OF
richt courses and drink three bottles OF
VINE az night. and then set up until 4
o'clock in the morning pouring over law
books without showing the slightest trace
of WEAKNESS"
alivo there would be, understand, some
nnrtcen Of them. IN the great Beecber
rial ne WAS the only one OK the many
counsel employed who came 10 time
promptly every morning aud renamed
strong aud hearty while the law-Dooks
tlcd I'D and the case began TO assume
r.. final complicated nature. All the
others were absent more or less be-
Cause Of physical prostitution ana peo-
ffa wondered to see this dWar. IN stature
'.nfiune calm and undiTnaved with his
rental vicor und lmlnshed. whlle MS pro
f.ss0nal brethren. giants IN comparison
v.ith him. were one after another over
como. IL is OF more than passing interest,
itcrefore TO observe what the Senator
saw. is his own belief about the cause OF
us strength Recently this statement was
made or authority:
Mr. Tvarts Is knocking down ut one
slow one of the most cherlsneg theories
,hysicians bv stating that the reason
.hy he has never been sick day IN his
ffe. and. although spare man, ne Is capa,,
Te dav by DAY Of unTemittng Work ana
e.aays able 10 dine freely IN the evening
and afterwards to return 10 hls writing, Ia
Dlc. il that M never takes ana never has
taken any physical exercise.
Inns declaration was made last summer
81 that time ] enlcaNOred to sce inc
uator and learn more fully from his
ogu Epg what had bern bis practice
b. this regard The doctrine prompl,
,.tcd here seemed both mOnstrOus ana
uuiustfed. A. the Senatar j. not III
me habit Of making sen ntionSl sla|e-
mente. but is rather inclined 10 be
uitra-diqnihed. at frs thought 1t pos
sible that he may have been mlsrepre-
..nted / called az his house on Second
e,ouue and nj BIS Office. hut lie was not 10
Doe found ut either place. Mr.. Joseph
Cboate the eloquent orator, ana Mr
T,,arf-'s side partner in legal matters, said
thaf tho senator had gone out Of town. |
ild taken the trouble TO wlte out the
above quotation and handed IL to Mr.
Ghoatc. ,
What do you think of that? :" asked
HIM. fill.
looked M the ceiling IN an ap,ilac'ed lu"l Il ,
ner hsmmed aud hawed, ana hnaily sal'
with a smile that would have won any
"OL. really can't say anything about
this, You know"
Mr. Choate was not impatient; he was
ouly diplomatic H..
enracv, Mr.. Choate ~ asked ha1.
Nm. all. well, Won know" said Mr.;
Choaie. strokiug his chm reilectNely ana
gazing with great intentness at n blank
space over my mead. do you really want
go know"
WHY. certainly replied
"Ncll then am very sorry can't tell
you,' said Mr.. Choate. beaming on me
rraciously. II wish could. but really
don't know. You might ask hun when he
comes back
Drrrw ANOTHRH.
waited for three months and then !
wrote to the Senator. He evidently dld
not receive nv letter, rs ! obtained no re-
DIV. | would have abandoned all attempts
io solve thepruhlem at this time had not
casually mentioned the subject one day
while visit.ng Mr.. Chauncey Nj. Depew at
ms office at the Grand Central Depot. Mr.
Depow was hali reclining IN an easy chalr,
hiking over hepohtical situation with ms
private secretary. The omnisclent Henry Z;
ngVal The conversation had lust turned
unon Senator Evarts when calne IN ana
inspired me 90 quote the above para
.riph u Sir. Depew.
WHY. certainly" said the latter. " that
absolutely truo. lie told me this HIM
Dor 80 many months ago. IL never
Il been SICK 10 his life up 10 tnat ume.
"a man Of most remarkable vlgor, nut
t.w that he mover took any exercise. IN
fe objected 90 it,
"Nol, what do you think Of the doc
t-. asked him.
"Ilinkit's an right said Mr.. Depcw.
90 DON'T believe in exercise inthe ordinari i
accepted meaning OF that term. l
haven't taken any exercise IN ten years, a.
though walk arounda great deal III my Of
t.e That is the only kind vi physical eXer-
o-- that have, and never telt better III
rr Ile II makes great deal OF differ
.,.e Who the man f.. Now, a man hike MIR.
ir.r... of very spare figure, who hasn't
.ur al.pOse Tissue 10 dispose %, d0esn I;
I. .trke. me, stand in any very treat need
D. exercise. Big. tat men might require
&C.. IL amazing. though, what remarka-
Iie strength IvGrts has for man OF ms
wears. eul how be has been able TO violate
good many accepted notions as TO tho
best means OF preserving health.
rSGrRsoIL, DITTO.
Colonel Robert G.. Ingersor the great IN
ilel is the kind Of man, physically that
fir. pepew undoubtedly had in mind when
d. said that some men ought 10 take eNer-
else IN order 10 keep in good health. The
Colonel ~ large anu lnl ahd doesh "pP,el
fo be 30 very muscular tOr d man OF his
build. He read over the statement about
senator Evayts when handed it to him,
fud observed:
why. don't take any exercise. That
IS not what YOU people call exercise.
Every man takes some, OF course. why /
VIII four or five miles around nay office
every day. walk at least mile or two
when plav billiards. A man takes exer-
c.-o In that way, YOU know, without think
n, WHAT lie never did play billiards
ell. that is curious; Besides that, q man
c..s good deal OF thinking, aud that's eX-
,f-sc in its way. YOU know"
Wei. Colonel" asked him, - DO YOU
consider that mental exercise has any
p1gcal edecti
Oh. not much. perhaps" he replied, ,
Did YOU ever take any exercise - L
No. not Of the sort that you mean, he
f..r.d u don't feel any the worse Tor u