The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-29

! o1s force and mild type OF hypochondria
! These Affections are not incurable or nee
| essarily fatal; but whether or not Mr..
! Blaine rally from their influence and re-
| sumo work at the state department in the
/ fall depends very much on his recup erative
/ powers, his temperament and his sur
roundings.
| Mr.. Blaine's most intimate friends de-
! clare to me now, as they declared two
months ago that the distinguished invalid
has no organic disease, and that with his
well known strength of constitution and
| simple manner of living he should have no
trouble in regaining his health They say
there would be no question about it what
ever if Mr.. Blaine could go away into the
woods with one or two male frends-away
from doctors, nurses, medicines, newspa-
pers and newspaper correspondents. Mrs
Blaine is born manager" loving wife
and skillful nurse, and the other mem
bers of the household do all in their power
to relieve the secretary from care and to
divert his thoughts from himself
They fail in this" said one of Mr.
Blaiue's best and warmest friends, "be-
cause they try too hard. They coddle him
too much. Mr.. Blaine is not fool, and it
and friends are anxious about him. Their
constant efforts to induce him to think of
something besides his health only makes
him think the more about it. They coax
him TO leave all work and all study alone,
and to devote all his time and energy to
doing nothing but make an effort TO re-
gain his strength. This, in my opinion, is
a mistake. 1t is wrong policy, because
it causes him to brood. Naturally a bright
and cheerful man, full of jokes and fond
of society and Of work, he is miserable
when idle If you add TO idIeness i'll
health, he quickly becomes frightened
about himself and convinced that he is
much worse off than he really is.
What he needs, in my opinion, and l
think understand the case thoroughly, is
a little work, more society, as much fun as
he is capableo OF enjoying, less coddIing and
fewer doctors. | am willing to wager a
thousand dollars to nethat if three or four
of Us old friends could get Blaine off in the
woods with Us for two months, he'd come
out as strong and lusty man as one
could wish to see. Even as it is, believe
he will return TO his desk here in Wash
ington next October and resume his work"
The gentleman who takes this cheerful
view or Mr.. BlalneS case Is a prominent
man, known for his hard, practical sense
and noted as one Of Mr. BIaine's trusted
friends. Whether his view is more cheer
full than the facts warrant, time alone can
tell; but here at the national capital one is
constantly impressed with the popularity
OF the distinguished invalid, with the great
hold he has upon the country, with the
singularly dramatic and influential career
which he has TO look back upon while sit
ting on his piazza at Bar Harbor and
counting the chances Of his recovery. Here
in Washington, as elsewhere, Democrats
and Republicans alike display the most
kindly interest in his health, and are equal
ly hopeful that he may be spared 10 re-
enter the public service.
1t is one Of the most pleasant phases of
American politics, this cessation of party