The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30
BISMARCK AS HE is.
The Most Recent Account of His
Health, Habits, and Thoughts.
From the schlesische zeitung.

! Health, HaDtts, and Thoughts.
From the Schlesische Zeitung.
J A parsonage who recently visited Prince
Bismarck says:
The Alarming newspaper reports recent
| ly spread about Prince Bismarck's health
| are totally without foundation. The prince
is, on the whole, better and more vigorous
than many men of 50 years. His physi-
clan believes that if no unforeseen cir
cumstances arise, he may live to a very
great age. The prince, however, himself
| always smiles at such prophecies, point
ing out that the life he has led has not
made them likely. During the first TWEEN
| ty years of his life he made good use of
his strength, and what remained has been
used up to the interests of the state. so
that he is now worn out a disabled sol
der. But when he reads in the paper SEN
timental reports about his state of de-
PRESTON" he generally says. ironically.
My depression is solely my great age
Wait till you are 80 and see how YOU feel
especially if you have spent almost half
a century in struggles and anxiety. Ny
whole life has been spent in playing high
with other peoples money. l never could
see with certainty beforehand whether my
plans would succeed. l could sal, my
ship on the stream of events. but not steer
it,
On such occasions the prince is in the
habit of giving his opinion about the diff
culties and uncertainties in the manage
ment of political affairs. THE statesman
as long as he lives is never done; in the
gaining of what he strives for he is too
much dependent on the cooper
fah
calculable and vacillating He has
10 reckon too much with acciden-
tai disturbances, as does the farmer with
change of weather, to be able even after
the greatest success to say: That's done,
ana can look back upon it as a success.
only after many years is it possible to
judge clearly whether a really definite sue
cess has been gained" A newspaper ar
tlcle lately said that If Prince Bismarck
could have no joy in life then history had
not the power to give moral pleasure. This
was quite true The statesman as long
as he lived was always i'm doubt about his
own achievements. Only his children or
| grandchildren could feel satisfaction or
sorrow about what ne had done.
He was always stung with the uncer-
tainty as TO whether what he had striven
| for passionately as a patriot for his coun-
try, and effected was really the right
| thing and whether II might not after all
finally have injurious results He could
| never be fully clear about II. The general
when he had won battle could on the
very same day CONFIRM il beyond doubt
rms was never possible with the states
man. He could never book balance with
certainty. II had not been possible for him
prince Bismarck even after the peace or
Frankfort.
lt Is true that the prince has lately suf-
fered from his neuralgia pains IN the face.
Ihey became so severe that he was oblg-
ed to relieve himself by pressing the points
Of his fingers for several minutes on his
| cheek-bones. 1t Is then difficult for him
to speak with his almost closed mouth
lie jokingly says at such times: TINS
Is quite natural / have siuned In my are
the most with my mouth I'm eating, drink
Ing and talking" Alienation, even tenn
porarily, is only gained by laying india
| rubber bottles filled with hot water on the
face or by alcoholic drinks. Brandy OF
grog would take the quickest effect but
! Or. SchWcninger does not allow this. Ony
, beer and wine are permitted, and the etect
is longer IN coming. But when II comes lt
only lasts about three or four hours; then
tho reaction sets ia In the form Of severe
pains, ana IN order to drive these aWhy
some other soothing means must be re.
sorted TO- The result Is sleeplcssness anu
nerve bankruptcy
When the conversation turns to the pres
ent emperor and his speeches. Prince BIS
Nioi ~ iteuiai4y uttldlth Nhut nc uo'. ~.
consider himself Justified in CRITICISMS
/ him.
The prince always thinks With deep omo'
ton OF his old imperial master. LateF,
during such conversation, his gaze vas
fixed long upon n large inkstand. sur
mounted by a dying lion, which the o.u
emperor once gave him when he was p,
| ti0ualy m ana expected to die. Slowly anu
heavily the chancellor laid his hand on we
| lion, was silent for some moments, los' ~
| thought, and then said, deeply mofe.'
THE Great7 don't think that Is eXae....
| y suitable; but he was knight, heIo'