San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-30
THE HEALTH AND HABITS OF
NOTED MEN.
To the Daily LIGHT:

From the San Antonio Daily LIGHT.
1t has just been my privilege to
read q five column article in the New
York Herald Of Health, published
Aug 4th 1886, entitled "TheHeslth an d
Habits of Distinguished Men," This
article, one OF d series, is devoted 10
DR.. PEBBLES personal habits, travels
in Oriental countries, consular posi-.
ton in Asiatic Turkey, under Gen.
Grant, his medical achievements,
his published books aud pamphlets,
together with his busy home life in q
Philadelphia SUI bur ban town of sew
eral thousands.
II condense the following from the
Rising at half past 4 o'clock In the
morning, he tolls till 7 o'clock with
spade, hoe, and pruning-knife in his
garden, vineyard, and among his
fruit trees. His diet, plain ana nu
tritous consists mostly of oatmeal
cracked wheat, granula, well baked
graham bread, roast beef, rice.
eggs, milk, berries, fruit and
vegetables. Coffee, tea, tobac-
co, liquors, hot greasy pas
tries, etc, he looks upon as expensive
and injurious trash, causing sickness
and premature death. His Sanito-
rum, half way between Philadelphia
and the Atlantic sea bathing coast, is
q model of beauty aud comfort. After
devoting two hours TO his Sanitorinm
patients in the morning he retiIes to
ME library of some /, 800 volumes, tor
reading and study. He has published
a dozen or more books and pamphlets
some of which have been translated
into foreign languages. He has trav-
eled twice around the world, filled
government positions and is q fellow
of several learned societies, such as
the Academy OF Science, New Orleans,
the Psychological society, London,
and the Victoria Institute, of Great
Britain"
have personally known DIR.
PEBBLES for over a quarter of century
ss lecturer, author and a physician,
and say without hesitation that had
some of his cures been wrought few
hundred years ago, they would have
been pronounced miraculous. And
SOb LIZ NOOo hOb PiOACoc W SuLO CNOI
body. Some invalids he will not treat:
tiously believes that he can material
ly benefit or restore to perfect health.
Patients" said the doctor to
me few days since, who PERSIST in
their old unhygienic and vicious
habits of pork eating, coffee drinking,
gormandizing and dissipating, can
scarcely expect to get well. Why,
exclaimed the doctor laughingly, the
other day, one of my patients actu ally
insisted upon ham and fried eggs, hot
biscuits and strong coffee for his
breakfast, which he did not get; and
and then he grUm bled, as chronics are
inclined to do, unless their abnormal
appetites and conceited whims are
gratitied. Some seem born to grunt
and find fault. They are the tares in
the worlds great moral wheat-field,
pity them and pass on. Though
genial and obliging the doctor is firm
and intiexible In his principles Of
hygiene.
1t is we'll known that thousands
flock from the north to this warmer
climate in winter in search of health
Such was Mr.. Saml. D. Cherry, who
left Kansas City last autumn a con
sumptive, with cough, night.sWeats
and great weakness and emaciation.
caused in part by seven severe
hemorrhages of the lungs. And
yet in few months, by the use O.
DR.. PEBBLES medicated inhalation.
and other remedies he was restored
to complete health, and is now doine
business at No. 2, West Commerce
street.
Probably there is no more acute
suffering than that called sclatica
Mr.. Foster, of our city, No. 30 W