Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-18

lNH MI opinions on this sub
people away from Washington. Cne OF the
best is from Neal Dow, who now, though
nearly ninety years of age, carries on an
active intellectual life. l give his letter in
full. 1t reads:
PORTLAND. Me-. Sept L., 1883.
Dear Sir: You ask me for my secret for
Intellectual health and prevention of worry.
There is no secret about 1t, kept don't
worry" Let what may come, bear it philo-
sophically and don't worry. Worrying Won t
help it. Help 1t if you can--:f not don't
worry! There is ten times as much suffer-
ing from misfortunes anticipated that ney er
come than from those which overtake U.s.
Don't worry; submit quietly to the newt
able.
AS to my habits of work. 1 am always
pussy with books or pen or exercise. I do
not over-fatigue myself with book shat re-
qulre great concentration. When the mind
begins to flag l take a lighter book l do
TOT write to WEAKNESS. cake walk OF a
uriVe or an amusing book. l lose no time.
Les can throw my work off when
leave 1t and wish to do SO; but often when
urea by the pen lay it aside Cor a walk
ana on the tramp block out what 1 alter
"hlch 1 am engaged to make.
YOU ask as to insomnia [ sleer we'll
though often in bed lay out The plan OF a
speech or of what am engaged in writing.
out when the time comes Cor sleep | throw
off all that. which do by bringing back IN
mlnd WILDLY some pleasant scene of winch
have met many in my travels at home and
abroad
AS to advice for brain workers. / would
say one should not permit himself to be
oVer~orked, because the .ni will sooner
come when there's no more of it, L., not
oVereat. Be careful to avoid that; take
nothing a second time that the digestive
machinery does not kindly accept Let con-
science, reason, common sense and lnowl-
edge, that every intelligent person should
nave, and not fashion custom, control
us IN all matters relating 10 what's r;rEt
or wrong;to what is best for us ;,ersap.;i-,
ana as to ones duty socially-and in e,erv
relation in life, so that our influence what
ever IL may be In morals. in politics and
what not, shall be always On the side or
right and never on any preteNt or nretensa
on the side of wrong.
Word From Jennie June.
women are naturally more nervous
than men, and the women workers of The
United States are increasing SO fast that
word from the oldest of them will be
reau with interest Jennie June Crolv is
one OF the first women writers of the Unit
ed states. Fer thirty-eight years she haa
been attached to the editorial staff of news
papers and magazines. During this time
she mas taken care of a sick husband had
SIX cnlidren and made a competency DIR
ing all THESE years she has never failed to
Aeep an engagement and has never been
OUT or the Office more than two weeks at a
time. She is the originator of syndirara
newspaper work in the United States. ana
fer letters have been read more widely
perhaps than those of any other woman
writer Tor newspaper. / give her letter
verbatim:
NEW YORK, NY, Sept IL. 1888.
MY Dear SIR: i think / have worked in
me race or as many obstacles as usually
ran TO the lot of women. Large family
small means; husband who never saw an
ehureiy well day, and was an invalid for
twelVe years of his later life Add to these
an iIIperIect equipment. which must be
constantly supplemented by special endeav
or, and short sight, which made the Nc
qulsition of material for newspaper ,porl
extremely difficult at times and Won have
wnat nave proved the more or less hard
conditions under which / have had 70
work for thirty-five years or more To 7
nave conquered these with any success II &c
because loved my work. and was always
thing but losing it. 1t was the so,,roa -
my independence. of comfort for INV cbiI-
dren, OF communication with the world nf
thought and activity. in which alone there
Is satisfaction. Personally / found IL neces
saEy to be very regular and very tamnaroto
TO get all the fresh air and all the VAN
ing exercise possible. / always sleen MIR
open WINDOWS. summer and winter. 1 take
coid oath every morning and I wear
WOOL thin in summer and warmer in ~
ter over the surface of the body.
10 not eat candy or ice cream and T
arla ii as niue Ice water as possible Ny d.
hn Rlxx-ax
and 1 keep the digestive apparatus ~ y.
even temperature as possible At tba
same time have few fads about eating or
drinking. 1 have little liking for anvtbinr
except Iruit, ana prefer to eat meat only
once day and then in small quantities 7
eat whole meal or what is called Health
Food bread ea''h
The great sins against ourselves are bur-
~. worry and dissatisfaction. They prey
upon and destroy the peace of our ,i,.eS
The secret of content is to eliminate the
source Of our discomfort. We shall gener
ally find that it lies in our own selves In
our fears. our vanity, our suspicious. on
1eaiousies. our unworthy or unnecessary
desires. we take ourselves too seriously-
the rest of the world and our relation TO If
not seriously enough.
The one qualification for success above all
others is steadfastness. 1t never fails of its
fruit
One Of my greatest regrets now is that
never in all my life have I cultivated sleen
enough. 1 have not averaged six hours out
of the twentyfour, and 1 know that II
would have been better If it had been seven
or eight. Anxiety is the foe of sleep: SO is
irregularity, bad air. eating at night and
continuous brain work before retiring
Happy, tranquil evenings and fresh air are
best friends of sleep.
JENNIE JUNE.
Edward Everett Hale.
1 have just received a letter from
Edward Everett Hale giving me several
references for opinions of his lpon This s,,b