Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

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return to nv house uponthe adjournment
of session of court and take a couple Of
hours of relaxation until dinner time. Some
times take nap.
Mathematics as Recreation.
"After dinner usually spend the even-
ing IN my library, where 1 work until l get
sleepy. L vary my work with philosophical
or mathematical calculations, and some
times take rest by reading good novel.
am very fond Of good fiction, and 1 have
a natural tendency tow ward mathematics.
'I attribute my health and working
powers" said the Judge, ito an excellent
constitution, added to a moderate degree of
temperance in eating and drinking. My
father was a farmer, and he married a
farmers daughter. he was Is years old
when he was married and my mother was
II, and was the first child and apparently
inherited the vigor of both parents. was
brought up on a farm and spent a part of
| every year upon one until was 20. After
| went 10 college I spent my vacations in
teaching, and I also did considerable sur
veying. While 1 was at college studied
16 hours a day, and I think that worked
too hard during my early life, and especially
during q period of nv practice Of the Law.
I was very ambitious to succeed, and when
I had important cases i often sat.up until
morning studying them.
A Warming Against Overwork.
zone might remember we'll and it was
this experience that led me- to be moderate
had a very knotty problem to solve, and 1
worked away far into the night Toward
morning was shocked to find my mind all
at once refuse to act. / could not think
at all upon the case and feared that had
paralysis OF the brain or at least the first
symptoms of it I took wet towel and laid
1t over my head and went to bed and slept
about three hours. When awoke found
my mind all right but 1 decided not to risk
such thing again. I have since been more
temperate in NV work, and am regular in
my working hours. 'H
any extent" continued Judge Bradley,
"and have been we'll the greater part Of
my life When I was about 20 years old I
was troubled with bilious attacks. These
continued number of years and then left
me. don't know that did anything to
drive them away, ard have no particular
rules of diet have smoked during q part
of my lie and 1 smoke now.
An Intermittent Tobacco Smoker.
"I find no trouble, however, in stopping,
and throughout life have smoked for two
or three years at time and then stopped.
Then taking 1t up again, and again stop
ping. When break off smoking, however
l become a teetotaler as to tobacco for the
time. also take little whisky and water
occasionally and / have never found it to
disagree with me. Good wines in moders-
tion seem to suit some men, but they are too
acidiferous for my stomach and do not
drink them. As to what eat am not par
ticular. save that 1 choose such things as
agree with me and discard those which do
not.
You ask my advice to young men who
wish to make the best of their working
powers. can only advise moderation and
temperance. The young man who is moder-
ate in everything, leading a temperate life,
abstalning from worry, and keeping his
working apparatus in good order, is bound to
outlast him who does not, provided the con-
stitutions Of the two are the same. I believe
that marriage conduces to length of years.
The married man keeps better hours, and
his life is a natural one"
How Horatio King Keeps Young.
Another Washington septuagenarian, al
most as old, and fully as active, both ply
sically and mentally as Judge Bradley, is
the Hon. Horatio King, who was Postmaster
General in Buchanan's Cabinet, and who
now, generation later, is as fond of WASH
lngton literary and social life as he was then.
1 met him on the street the other day, and
nv first question was as to his habits of e1-
ercise. Said he:
81 am a great believer in walking, and 1
think one of the secrets of my good health is
in that / never owned horse or carriage.
walk until 1 get tired, and then if have
not reached my>des tinaIion take q street
car. As to my other rules of life, don't
really know that have any except those
of ordinary temperance. I have always
been accustomed to plain living. My
father was an independent farmer in New |
England, and was brought up on farm.
We had plenty of potatoes and meat and |
good bread, and this was enough for us,
without overlooking our stomachs. We |
were not very particular as to what we |
drank, and remember we always laid in a |
barrel
OF Fine Old Medford Rum
at harvest time. Well, have kept up nv
love for plain living all my life, and sup |
pose my health has been the better for it.
enjoy life now, and have always done
so. keep no regular hours, go to dinuers
and receptions and enjoy them, and used
TO smoke tobacco and was fond of it. I |
found, however. that it was not good for
me, and I gave it up"
asked the noted lawyer, Mr.. Latro5e, of
Baltimore, who is nearly if not quite 90
years VI age, anu whose nealtn Is apparent
ly perfect, his receipt for perpetual youth.
Said he: II attribute my long life to anex-
cellent constitution, and the only advice 1
would give to young men would be to avoid
the use of tobacco. 1 have not used it now
for 20 years, and 1 stopped it because L
found it was injuring my health. As to my
other habits of liie, have been rather gen.
erous to myself than otherwise. I have
eaten good dinners and have given dinners.
l don't believe generally in the mortifcs-
tion Of the flesh, and believe in enjoying
lie as tar as possible as you 60 along"
Ex-Governor Curtin, of PennsyIvania.
Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
has been one of the leading public
men in the United
- States for many
~SM years. he was
Nun IN eminent as War
IXsHM Governor. He served
Extsyxell&5 with great distinction
TS.&E~S asour Minister to st.
NZsM M nn,. Petersburg, and he
/ ! |
I'M G$s11n, G--LSM has had long career
EMS A@Ssxlbsxs ksN rs member OF Con-
N1lA ZiNssY gress. He is in good
EzTMSA NZlE& condition now, aud
HIEyk NH II NlkX he promises to live
MElulN ~.I MVto be 100 Said he:
WIN ~l >P II owe much to a
X " W n good constitution.
N II My grandfather died
from being thrown
Governor Curtin from q horse at LOG,
and my father lived to be 96. l have had
stirring hle, have seen some sickness. and
am ROW, at.77, in perfect physical condition.