Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-09

DIR. Mnburn here attributes bis good health
and working powers to his habits Of life. Many
Of our spryest old men say that habits are little,
but the inherited constitution il everything.
Take for instance Justice Joseph p. Bradley Of
the United States Supreme Court. who has, for
the last twenty years, been one OF the most
learned men on tho supreme bench and who
now does as much wo.k as any man In public
life
He was born in 1918, WAS seventy eight years
old last March. and his working hours are from
ten TO twelve daily There ID no brighter mind
in the country than his and his range Of knowi-
edge is as wide as that Of any other man on the
bench. met him at Deer Park during the past
summer and chatted with him as to his health.
He said: Il have been worker all my life, and
during great part Of my career have put in
from twelve to six teen hours out of twenty-four.
1t is my habit now when the court is in session
at Washington to put in four hours on my cases
before 90 to the Capitol. / rise early. take
my breakfast, and work from until II. The
court meets ut II. and sit there and pass upon
cases until 4. then return to nv house upon
the adjournment Of the session of the court and
take couple OF hours relaxation until dinner
time. Sometimes take nap. After dinner l
usually spend the evening in my library, where
work until get sleepy. I vary my work with
philosophical or mathematical calculations and
am very fond of good fiction and l have
natural tendency toward mathsmat,cs.
THE CONSTITUTION EvKRYrH1Sa.
81 attribute my health and working powers"
said the judge, ito an excellent constitution,
added TO . moderate degree Of temperance in
eating and drinking. Ny father was q farmer,
and he married a farmers daughter. He was
eighteen years old when he was married and
my mother was seventeen, and was the first
child and apparently inherited the yigor Of
both parents was brought up on farm and
spent part Of every year upon one until was
twenty. After 1 went to college I spent my
vacations in teaching, and also did considera-
BILE surveying. While was at college l studied
sixteen hours day and 1 think that worked
too hard during my early life, and especially
during period Of my practice of the Law. l
was very ambitious to succeed and when had
important cases / often sat up until morning
studying them. One night I remember well,
and it was this experience that led me to be
moderate. had a very knotty problem to
solve, and worked away far into the night.
Toward morning I was shocked to find my mind
all at once to refuse to act. could not think
at all upon the case and / feared that had
paralysis Of the BRAIN or ct least the first symp
my head and went to bed and slept about three
hours. When awoke l found my mind all
right, but I decided not to risk such q thing
again have since been more temperate in
my work, and am regular in my working
hours
As TO SMOKING AND pRINxINa.
II have never patronized the doctors TO any
extent" continued Judge Bradley, and have
been well the greater part Of my life. When I
was about twenty years old / was troubled with
bilious attacks. These continued number of
years and then left me. / don't know that /
did anything to drive them away and have no
particular rules Of diet. / have smoked during
a part Of my life aud I smoke now. / find no
trouble, however, in stopping and throughout
life have smoked for two or three years at
time and then stopped. Then taking it up
again and again stopping. When 1 break off
smoking, however, become . teetotaler as to
tobacco for the time. l also take a little
whisky and water occasionally and / have
never found it to disagree with me. Good
wines in moderation seem to suit some men,
but they are too acid for my stomach and I do
not drink them. As to what eat, I am not
particular. save that / choose such things a
agree with me and discard those which do
not.
.You ask nv advice to young men who wish
to make the best Of their working powers. I
can only advise moderation and temperance,
The young man VINO is moderate in everything,
Leading temperate life. abstaining from worry
and keeping his working apparatus in good Or
der is bound to outlast him who does not, pro-
vided the constitutions Of the two are the same.
believe that marriage conduces to length of
years. The married man keeps better hours,
nd his life ia n ATRIAL one -