The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12

four or FIVE miles around my Office every
day. ! walk at least a mile or two when I
play billiards. man takes exercise in
that way, You know, without thinking.
Whatl He never did play billiards. Wells
that is curious. Besides that, a man does
good deal of thinking, and that's exercise
In its way, you know"
"WeI. Colonel" l asked him, edo you
consider that mental exercise has any phys
ical effectg
90, not much perhaps he replied.
Did you ever take any exercise" Iasked
him.
mo, not of the sort that you mean," hs
replied. 81 don't feel any the worse for it
though. lam sure / am healthy enough. I
amt finding any fault. Try some fellow
who IS kicking. Pm not"
We were walking on Broadway at the
time, and the colonel chuckled as he crossed
out into the street and jumped on horse
car with the agility Of trained athlete.
Gen. Russell differs decidedly from the
gentlemen above quoted In fact, if the gem
eral has any hobby, it is exercise. He has
pair OF Indian clubs and pulling machine
In his law office, and wrestles with these in
the intervals between his legal bouts. It Is
only necessary To see him to know that he
Is man who is fond of athletics. More
than six feet tall, with immensely broad
shoulders and brawny legs and arms.
with clear blue eyes and massive
head, he looks as though John T..
Sullivan would be very small potatoes in
comparison with him. He and Chester s.
Lord, the genial managing editor of the
New York sun, are two OF the finest look
ing men in the great metropolis They are
chums, and of one wav Of thinking on this
subject. They were born within few
miles OF each other in the Adirondac region.
and have regularly spent "a portion OF each
year In camping out in the big woods and
fishing. They are skilled In all athletic
sports, and are said to have caught
more bass in the ST. Lewrence
than any other two men in the state Mr..
Lord, although not quite 50 massive as his
friend, is otherwise as largely proportional,
is an expert boxer, and would rather amuse
himself with some sort OF violent exercise
than eat at any time. Every night after
putting his paper to press no runs across
the Brooklyn bridge and out home, a dis
lance OF fully three miles, Gen. Russell
says that his idea of life involves good
health. TO keep this he exercises plenti-4
fully, eats hearty breakfast, q light sum
per, and q still lighter lunch
II don't think" he said "that there are
many men who could exist if they followed
out Senator Evarts' plan. / could not get
along il / ate such hearty meals as he does.
even II did exercise. don'G think 1t is
well TO eat heartily at night or to go TO bed
at OF 3 o'clock in the morning NV hour
IS between IL o'clock and Midnight. Six
hours OF continued sleep answer my
purposes. j don't want to have my
stomach working, though, when the re-.
maindersof my body is at rest. There is no
question, however, about the fact that all
men are not alike Different natures re-
quire different treatment. Still, | never
heard OF exercise hurting anybody. Espe-
cially is it of advantage when the blood IL
sluggish. | thing Senator Evarts is aging.
1t appears to me that he is getting old
rapidly. | understand he has of late
given up eating ten-course dinners and
drinking six bottles of wine every
night"
Ii may be said in this connection that DR..
Depew, who has always been quoted as a
heavy diner. and who attends banquets in
Vulnerable, has been misrepresented In this
regard. He told me that he ALWAYS ate his
dinner at home before attending banquet,
and that he never touched any of the wines
except the champagne, of which he
drank only a glass or two. IL is to
be noted, in passing, that the ideas of
Messrs. Evarts, Ingersoll, and Depew are
curious, in view Of the fact that most pro-
fessional men are now unusually interested
in athletic matters. The big at lletic clubs
OF the town have on their lists nearly all
the prominent professional men, who are
not by any means honorary members.
Brains and muscle go hand in hand and i'd
Is no unusual sight TO see judges. and states1
men consisting In the gymnasiums of New
York clubs for physical honors.
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