The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
NAN CANNOT WORK ALWAYS
The Brain Needs the Gil Of Recreation or It
Will Speedily Wear 0ut-Rest Necessity
--One of the Unsettled Problems Of Life.

NEW YORK. July I5.-Chaunoey NJ. De-
pew sailed to-day at l2:Se o'clock on the
Majestic for Europe. where he will remain
until Sept 10. when he expects TO return
on the Teutonic. Mr.. Depew had com pleted
his plans to leave this country on July ].
but his trip was deferred owing to the ILL
ness of HE son and his mother-in law.
Mrs. Hageman, who nave now sufficiently
recovered TO accompany him. Mr.. De-
pew was seen late yesterday afternoon
by reporter He was engaged In clearing
away a mass of papers. and in was plain
that the stress of the last work had IA
tigued him. Mr.. Depew was asked If his
absence would interfere with the running
of the great corporation of which he 10 the
president.
life" Mr.. Depew said. In q reflective man.
ner. ''is how much q man is needed in this
world. You hear il frequently remarked
that an officer. or the chief of Q large bust
hess Institution Is invaluable IN his place.
and that If he should drop out the vacancy
could not be filled. He dies or 10 sablec.
but somehow the machine moves on. con-
trary TO all expectations. The solution
probably 10 that IL takes more men 10 do
his work, and it is not done so we'll sup
posed that had cleaned M everything on
July /. ready for my trip. when. at the last
moment. the ILLNESS In my family prevented
my departure. Between that date and now
lin my office L have never bad so much. or
such Important. or such exacting work
within the same period, which. apparently.
no one else can do. The matters sppar-
emily could not be postponed. They had TO
easements would have resulted If they had
not been acted upon. Now. who does such
solutions. or are they done at all. when the
mathematician il Oft on his vacationf'
But how can the mathematician figure
ont tie time, Mr.. Depewf"
HE can't. have dicovered that there
is peculiarly about brsin-workers which
demonstrates q difference between the
brain and the muscular system. At the
end OF ten months of conscientious work n
brain worker who has pushed his mind TO
the fullest extent IL can so. and has
trenched also somewhat upon sleep. and
largely on rest, recreation and exercise,
will discover that there is an
unacoustomed friction IN his head
piece; that easy things are done
with difficulty. and while his judgment is
as good as ever he has not the same conf
dence. nor Is he satisfied with what he does
If he takes complete change of scene, oc-
cupation. atmosphere aud environment.
when he returns he will discover TO his sur
prise that matters which he worried about
over a day and lay awake about over
his own satisfaction and that of every
body interested His ability for smoothly
and good-natnredly accomplishing any
task that he sets for himself is, practically,
unlimited. That has been my experience
for ten years. and. in fact. the experience
OF hundreds of others whom have known
intimately. a man either breaks down or
wears out noiselessly and imperceptibly in
every direction, like the one-horse shay.
Ii largely lies with the brain-worker What
he shall do"
Mr. Depew was asked what he would do
on the sea aud while in Europe.
Il expect to sleep about eighteen hours q
day for the next seven days on the ocean:
then plunge into the London swim. Not TO
take the tourists view of things. but TO see
and study the people. For this sort of edu-
cation London is the greatest university in
the world. Most Of the famous men of
Europe and Africa. ia every department Of
life, will run across there In the course or
few weeks. liz gives an American an IN
usual opportunity of ascertaining whether
greatness. so far as the famous men of his
country are concerned and those much
written and talked-about celebrities VI hose
names are constantly appearing in the dis
patches cabled from Europe
As Mr.. Depew continued TO talk the tired
expression on his face relaxed, and il was
apparent that he anticipated a good deal
of pleasure while away. II intend to get
all the fun that is available ont of the sit
nation" and one of his characteristic smiles
spread over his face. ''of the sort which
oiled rs be spins down the course of time,
and without iniuring the parties who are
subjects of amusement. contributes to the
gavety of the OccasiCu.n