The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-27
sziTrLK. rUxsDAY. JCSE ~.
DEnoCKATIc ADlPosITY.


The1 Is ominous news from the White
Hous<e Mr.. Cleveland, since his accession
20 ths prudential chair, has been crits-
cised &. his sluggishness; his indisposition
90 summon congress together; his pro-
pensii* to procrassinate when promptness
Of acst,n vas imperative. The president
IL entislsi to . charitable judgment. He
has tsssn struggling not only with the
political world and its coincident devils,
but b. has also been wrestling literally
with tAs world Of the flesh. The president
weighs 30 pounds. and anybody who has
ever sgcn, summer In Washington City
need 'sos be told that many sins Of omis-
sion, .f not OF commission. may be for
given !. president who weighs 300 pounds.
Eve. since the president went to Wash
lngtos City he has been increasing in
weight q. the rate of half pound day.
lie hsa taken plenty of physical exercise |:
has bsSan careful in his diet. but in spite Of
oil h;s efforts to reduce his weight the
presicsnt has steadily increased in girth
and asoirdupois. He has become alarmed
and is..to take the schweninger cure for
obesity. tina system adopted by Prince
Bismsrck. under which he reduced his
weight eighty pounds. Two years ago Mr..
CleveAni weighed 3o7 pounds; today he
wsigia aine pounds less. but he 10 two
years ,oiier aud 10 less able to carry his
flesh dian when he Was younger il not .
sturd ar man.
Mr.. cleveland 10 not troubled with indi-
RcstieS aud he has aiways been . generous
liver, aus his kidneys are affected by dis
ease ,shieh yields readily to treatment.
and e. this fact his increasing obesity Is
Target: attributed. Mr.. Cleveland by the
EchwSuinger treatment two years ago
reduced his weight seventy-ons pounds.
The sriaus shing about Mr.. Cleveland
obesity Is that II 10 not the result Of any
lack cs physical or mental energy, for he
10 desssibed ~ an inordinats and intern
perate. worker. An energetic man, Mr..
ClsvcsSnd's habit Of intsmperats working
has rc3bed him Of proper opportunity for
she physical exercise necessary for . man
OF his years. temperament and habit Of
body.
lie 1; = man who practically takes no
exsrc;:e. During his first term and since
Marcel. last 1t Is said that he never left
the " Aits House save in carriage. He
needs fIercise moro than any OF his pre-
decesssrs and takes none Of ii. President
Clevcland never rides horseback: never
drives: never walks. lie has marvellous
constitution. but his habit OF life is sure to
pro9n.!s rout or some form of kidney dis
ease. ;one of the presidents cabinet re-
ccatiy Aaid. referring TO the fact that Mr..
Cleyeisass contemplated doing something
heeaus. OF his increasing corpuIency: IL
do NOS think that the president takes
nassau, treatment, but ho is kept very
bnsy Wing rs massage"
Seriously speaking. ,hs news OF Presi-
dent C<ssaland's increasing obesity, taken
in competition with the fact that he is
sufieri'.g periodically from rheuma ,ism.
means .aat he aili so out OF the White
House Q, .so7 ready TO step into his grave as
did nss,slen: Arthur. President Arthur
had ss.oserfui a physique and as inc a
constitution as President Cleveland; he
MAS aStr "a fond of generous diet; lie
dsda't @erk A. hard az President Cleye.
land aii took comparatively little exer.
else. We entered the White House a man
OF magEliieent promise o; hale aud happy
iongevity: he LETT the White House ,
shadoN.e % his former self and marched
rap.aiy:iosn - the grave.
Ihert;:is nothing more certain than early
death II men Of The imposing physique O,
Fresidea' Arthur. Gen. Hancock and
Others - that type. when they allow ,hen,
selves a. SrCoiae postly through too gener
oas dtes:og lack Of Sufficient physical eres
else. Gwen good liver and good wake,
and yea vii! generally EXPECT good old
age, bus m man who eats heartily. work.
hard sIsi ahstslns from physical exsrr,s,
can ssl'ect 20 escape Obesity. kiane,
,soihse' ash vAsly death. Gen. rhoma.
0en. Les. sen. sheridan, cen. Hancock
Ten. b. aside. Gen. Mcclellan. rre.laen
Arthur were all men ~ fne nstura. con-
st,tutiess; all good livcr.. all died hefor,
shree sSsiv &c and ten. None Of them tnol
aasaaat physical exercise. Pecslaen
Cievesas;a Of the same vigorous. rohu,
condsss,sa. the same hahi, Of genernr
diet. Aria IL he persists in declining 70 TAX.
ADEQUATE exercise. he WILL ,oon h-ral
down.
I; wcai1 not surprise as II fresiasn
Cleveland hfoke down ike President A.
thur a, 'sae end az four years. and from tn
came csase. via too generous living. ~itl
laes Of sgsiaase physical exercise Will
IL {. ;rur thst some men appear 60 inheri
a;ends'.:v 10 obesity ths, shows Itself a
an cary ags, 4: : safe - say that eaesitl
nos sesd; "a q. ign ii some more or les
seTioas disturbance II the kidneys ma,
whose @ln 2actogses are in rerscc,.,
healthy :o'id''.on s&A act gc, IA. becaus,
he eats 4 hearty faeAl. Bismarck grew IA,
because "a aas g'ai;oa an eeer ard oshe,
aleeaslis, dFtaks. When ass doctor cut es
hts beer sna reduced h.sa 10 a pint oi sou.
r~d vine:a Gay be lost saesa rapidly. Tax
man hssj been eivlag ala Kidney. 10, ranch
20 DO. asi oo<sity followed because hi,
kidIeys eae1d net properly perform ,hss.
Office.
oa<slss generally is nos s,gn O. health