Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

How Several People Felt on the Following
Day.

THOSE WITH a GOOD DIGESTION rELr ALI RroHr,
THE DYsPErTIc WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, WHILE
THE YOUNG FELLOW WHO DRANK TOO MUCH
VAS IN FAD STATE OF MIND.
lnN FRIDAY A WRITER OF THE STAR
" started out to learn how Thanksgiving day
had affected the good people Of Washington.
Inc nrst person he met was a substantial citi-
zen OF middle age, who has Q slightly curious
paunch that az once suggests 20 your mind the
ides OF good cook and & careful housekeeper.
his complexion is rudy. his eye is bright his
step is springy. He is not an athlete but he is
not one OF those poor city men who walks at
snails pace when they don't ride in street cars
or hacks. This man whose experience is
about to be related is 4 city production. and
would not be able to tell the difference between
tomato vine andd FIG tree if you put him in
the country, but he knows all about street pave
ments and gas-light companies. He never goes
into the country. He was born in the city, ed
ucated in the city, has always lived in the city
and will die in the city he likes best of ALI e.,
the capital OF the United States
was asked this man.
PHILOSOPHERS THASKsaryrSa
why" he answered. IL did as usually do
on holiday. You must know. my dear fellow.
that halliday "a . ,h;,, ,h,oh 8 -
how to enjoy. may say, SO far as my exper-
fence goes, that not one younr man ON, OF a
hundred knows how TO spend a holiday. What
uoes ne aoT Why, he plans some unusual
5;sanno;n.n,. %n u. ms some unusaM
unusual. and having ner,orca % 49, a. .sns
In commonplace manner. he finds il dull and
aisagreeable. One OF the greatest arts Of every
antlv." f
"What is necessary for that2"
This excellent citizen nauscd . r,o,oo,, .rs
passing his hand caressinglv oyer The gra,,fy
ing convex arch alluded TO above. said with the
air of a PHILOSOPHER who has solved the nroh-
lem of life:
"A good temper. n good annetite and n yooa
dinner" He proceeded 10 eynIa,n how be
himself had nut these essentials Info nlay. He
had arisen about the usual hour. had taken
fair breakfast had read the ncwsnaner and
smoked a cigar. had taken a will hal cbatfed
with his friends had read more nswsnansrs
taken a light lunch. smoked another cigar
chatted some more with his frienJs taken = n,
other cigar. read THE star. which was ont bv
that time taken ano.bar Ill anS r. -
dined sumptuouslv' Wbv he Ms 40 nrard ~
the manner in which he had nassed b,s Thsnls.
giving dav was due s;mnI, 81 th;s e., - -,
lust exactly what he expectsd ana ~. vas %
consequence not disannointe5 He was con-
9aQ md h. -.
hannv A "A0 40 S0"'e' Is
rALkwrTH pfsPEPTIc
Ihe next person whose Thanksgiving day
was investigated is quite contrast to the genial
nbilosonbar who no. a., - ,..;,,
Wh.,.,. a.. 49, ~
a, 'ne i"''ef nas scoh'eA'y OF pauhch
the former is concave In that direction. His
complexion Is sallow, his eye is sad, he walks
iazny ana ne never stands up If he can get a
,ia;n;no 81 ~ I'M, an ne \ constantly COM
his lights he must be dnil inSaed snr ne
wheezes I;ta hrola,, .s.ana III nc
THANKSGIVING dav or ;naasd o., a,s.. a..
cannot be much Of a comfort 10 sncb a man
He ,nav bona 800 ~ s Go,oI. 70 such man.
with deranred liver be- ennectsd 20 ba ~a
either n good tennar o. 80 p,s.;,ns " r hase
is only one way to sceost person Of this RinS
tirely and greet him heartilT as tbongS x uM
thoueht him an nnnsnaIix he.i,h. mouen YOU
make tbe m;stase ~ sho.-;na IN man - you
patby. won are done for ". III, In ..-
ear such a tale Of nbrs;cai won '",O souI
DEPRESSION and diagpos;s ., S;so.an "'a,
viii give Won the blnes for a xeeI Me - q,
best a mere walking medical dictionary Nov
il NAV be n sort of naradox hnt IL "a go
nevertheless, that these chronic invaiids are
never so happv az when tbey arc sica IT,
demand sympathy, and they get it from nearly
everybody, They are allowed 10 tall ahont
themselves. and that is a great nleasnre 1bey
are objects of distinguished commiseration
and rang above other men When ono 80 ,hasa
men can crawl about the street male and I'M be
is tolerably happy. when he s;ts in his rnor,,
unable to 60 out he is happier. when he tales
to his bed he is delighted with himself and
when finally his illness anproacbes a fatal stsca
his qualification is simplv immensa To 90
of these individuals on Friday morn;no ,ha
writer addressed himself cheeriiv a. thonsb he
was speaking TO a John l. SnIIivsn Ao
-,
'oH We MS TRIALS
wen; oio man. now DID you pass Thanks
srMunusI
"Nonsense Old chan did ron .. ..u-
day?' 'o'
Again the gentleman of the congested liver
groaned-
nt AZ 20; you "en' W tne foot Dali game-hne,
NV friend ~ said the dvsnsn,;. .;,I. ,.
in the cold and witnessed a foot hall gama 7
should certainly die"
''Oh, then YOU took a valk2"
mo, said the invalid 1.-The condition ~ INV
lungs is such that cannot walk
doubtless YOU had a fine dinner-tprkev
plum pudding, and all that sort of tbinep"
No." said the victim of pastritis s.mv
stomach is in such q delicate state that I ONLY
drink milk and do not eat"
'.You must have had a trulv deligbtf,I aav
and wish Won many hannv re.nrns w., 49,
indeed, good cause to give thanks - and he ,ss !.
left to the sweet contemnlation az his conaes,aJ
liver and solidified lungs.