The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-31
WORDS OF WEIGHT.
SENATOR INGALLS, DISCUSSES
rsr HEALTH OF PUBLIC MEN.

timely Topics-Hoke Smith Writes
Mont the Issue for 1892-President
ri,,v Gives Ills Ideas About a Big
pailroad Scheme-George r. Wend-
,rg writes Eloquently About the
Jews.
Tho Iamented and untimely denth Of Sem
- plurnb in tho meridian of his years his
IS and his usefulness to Kansas and the
s,r,trv. has again called attention to the
4 -1.ovs interesting subject Of the health Of
rrblc men as affected by the necessary
editions Of congressional and official life
Tto f-aouency of similar catastrophes in the
-. decade mas appeared more startling be-
a. the victims of overWork were men of
\ IN longevity might have confidently
So Ig' nredicted. Manning, Window. Ran
An Recs. Burnes and many others who
4 Sore fallen possessed extraordinary Vigor,
ri,aiitv and endurance. BY the horoscope
.bav were entitled to length Of days and
,5onld have died hereafter.
N dOubt the demands upon the time and
,,-angth of public men are excessive, and
a. cors.ltre Icies grow aud interests multi
Nv mist inevitably increase rather than
s.minish. IL concerns the people, there
t.rs tof1nsider whether they are imposing
frrians heavier than can be borne or
n vhatber these alarming fatalities are partly
dra 10 disregard of obvious laws, to irregu-
Ill., beb IS and causes that might be avoided
Fl in other words, whether premature deaths
& are murder or suicide.
With population of 100000 and ac-
coss 10 the capital by stage coach, steam
N heat or private conveyance, the public SER
n vice IVES leisurely, isolated and dignified.
n Rut with 6, 900 600, railroad system max
81 inc the Journey from the Pacific to Wash
III ngton a pastime, telegraphs to every hans
X et fast mails, the daily press, telephones
N and special deliveries, the post Of an a:ubi-
uous and successful politician is no since
cure.
HOW THE BURDENS INCREASE.
III Stenography and the typewriter have
n lgatenel the toll Of Official correspondence,
I'M this labor at best is immense and imDer~
alive. Not to reply promptly to letter is
I The unpardonaS lie sin, and many that are
private aud confidential must be- answered
In autograph. Applicants for pension
often address every member of their own
delegation simultaneously about their
claims, aud sometimes those of other states
as we'll, thus entailing an enormous aggre-
gate Of needless work upon the bureau, as
each must be separately answered. FIRE.
Cuent errands at the department upon mat
4 tiers Of patronage, favor and business are
indispensable. Committees meet regularly.
sBiIs must be examined for report, public
questions studied. preparation made for
debate, the daily sessions attended, newspa-
pers read. guests entertained, social obliga-
tions discharged, and time found for recre-
RtOn, food and rest.
Add to this the necessity for constant
#VigilanCe at home, Of long and arduous
yam aigns for reelection, the control OF
Efrlmaries aud conventions, weeks of stump
speakilg, handshaklng and seeing the boys,
snd it Is evident that the eight hour law
will not apply to legislators and statesmen.
lheF roll the stone of Sisvphus aud turn
Pie wheel Of l1ion, finding in endless toll
pnceasing fascination.
N STRONG TEMPTATIONS.
But numerous and unending as these
FUNCTIONS are, with system, order, absti-
pence and prudent outstanding of hours
they can be performed without exhaustion.
" Is not "oyerworkn alone that tells.
d The temptations to irregularity are
f'rong. The simplest axioms of health are
professionally dlsregarded, and nature is re-
'eutle's creditor. Time which should be
ven TO sleep Is sometimes lent to conviv-
panty The pleasures of luxurious table
tnd vouptuous couch are spendthrifts Of
tne nerves and brain. The human BODY is
th engine with storage battery capable Of
many pulsations, and when its energy is
4pended, whether by work or waste, that
y the end.
Death is not an accident. 1t is appointed
every man to die, and when his time
IolleS he goes The maniac who fires bull
f. ShFouga his disordered brain dies subject
sne same inexorable law as the peaceful
saLfeh who painlessly yields up to the
eno st al fourscore, his life going out like
aalle mat has burned to its socket. The
att OF late cannot be questioned nor
r n,aolleu but 1t often occurs that in the
IsasC'ual effort there is an irreconcilable
screpancy between the autopsy and the
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