Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08
THE POPE AS HE REALLY IS
An Intimate Account of His Life
and Habits.
He IL Rarely Sick, and Although Deli
cate and Fragile, His Health is Good
His Mind Unimpaired A Strict
Dsciplinarian-Hi Oddities.

writer in the Paris Figaro, certain papers
nave always one item in reserve which
they serve out periodically-the illness of
the fopo. 1t is like the famous sea SER
pent which is always appearing. Quite
IhtclN they have twice made Leo XIII.
SICK, and because of his old age the news
seemed TO have some scmblance of truth
IN 1t, and gave much uneasiness to the
pous souls that are devoted to the Holy
rather. This sickness of the pontifl,
however. is happily pure fancy, and to re-
assure the credulous ones concerning his
health 1t Is necessary for me only to give
III detail how he passes his days and how
he lives, and they will see that there has
been scarcely any change in his regime
OF to-day and of twenty years ago.
! The greatest modification in his life is
his almost entire abandonment of his
walks in the gardens. When he went in
To the gar IN ten days ago to breakfast
with his two physicians and his nephew
the Count Camille PcCCi, ii was the first
/ tim' IN two years that he had been there
As matter of fact. the Fopc hims elf says
mat D." has no need of open air. If at
Tunes the heat is excessive ii is possible
thht he has himself carried in a chair to
the pavilion he has had built on the high
est point in the garden. and thus enjoys,
50 to say little country life for few
hours, | do not believe that he cares for
this very often. In his apartments the
Fcpe can got. by going from one room to
another, such slight variations of tenn
rcrature as are sufficient for his delicate
system.
n., of s,,,ir 80 n, - no '. nti
dove mo- D. , 80 80. ~"
larco 1ha,,aI ~ 49,. 'o"i 49, .i'9s IN Nv
ed thither people of note who were pass
Ing through Rome. For more than two
years, however on SUNDAYS and W, k
En,bor cove .'ie ,i,.,o"a 'no lIolS
10 H., if1,.oli,,, -, Wv n.''o o"aIcl .cN'
t;i ,.,,, r on" lio ""e - dulI.i'.'u'
this r,ass eaid a. &C., , VI W. wi -,
- -. T." hN'' "oui' AZ use" "
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~ v.ol,a ~, ne mas happe'cu
l, tL ,.,
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W" I,'a %iI,''1,c ""u lIs manner oi Nv
IN. 80. 80 ''9 "l""E9 '.e" "
,..,,' ~ INV iot s'\ 'l"l YEARS past ma
'-"'S' ~ '"H '1V'H ,'SS 'Idi' ever nav
nnn ~ eectI anu Win stomach winch
a" a., 'Ho lc,.ly, now uiEosts win uhHcui,E,
- 80 i' ''i mn ~ ~" TP,'''l
,..o''lI. ~ ,"' '''HS CeH'ra prilgs
,'lt' ,llocoi'' .r liiiiN ana TWO very SOFT
- estH' I've NIt,h'h Is STORY apoYe
wv pIlal "p'' .hlehtS anu Is vonhec'eu
",,r .i,v''i nS a te'S n1rio" anu slraitnl
,,a ~, "liiJi Ia u.s." LOT IL" other p.I
Pc, ne u'SmeS are taken hrSt 10 thr
,,'u'i,Hl,ra 'oiHce)' Whorc Sighor Giseppl
~ ',,Vi' - ~ c,'I''iIiunu' re siVes theih 10
49, VIM 10 M "h'r-chaihuer' anu
'',t,i 'i''e 'iN.H i.o anu dssiS's
mn "i'h ms ih'"" M"cclil carries llraI
d wiener paShet IN "iich Is very SIM
IL v"ll,I 'r"E, WIN the cover ana nap,
NJ ni'iN'" WIN 'ho i'tterS y. q r.
"I"cn St"ho Tor S"cr'd ana apostohc pal
ave-, l.tH como we uiShes. ne rope
lcailE t"k's resulariy oi'iy oouiilon or Il
potdsc Wh!'h Is inc chiel item OF ms
hourlShn,nt. Inc resi- OF INC meal con-
N'Sts 1l i!tto haIIS ot hashed meat or
Hii''" oii'h'n' egES' Weil-cookcd NeG,-
T1nce rs nov served, ana as TO VINE me
ope uiInhs pu' h'tie, eut II Is an excel
IN cI'I'' SvHt 10 MN from convent IN
I'nt "cduN' iiV CU'S H. as IL WIN water
~" nt'lG " my vino OIL Nro'tai eTrata'
" W., w u'9','o 10 y. en '',hcH "dCh ~
w u'''c A. - sven udt ne mas scarcely
''"' -, an; INNS 'ii"t what ne mas ed'tn
"'ulu Hr' p' 'ioubH loi chllu Oh SIN
Va ''' p'"' Manu. 'ic 'Ioth anu H"phlh
aic "','" S",''u' LOT me rope, at ms au-
Nduc'u age, mas II" longer a s'cauy hal"'
az" "h'n ne rs serving hlIhsell II trtm-
mes S'c'N' men ne mas poured out
GLASS ol wine peIofe ne drinks IL ne al
WAYS mus IL hlSh peioie carving II 10 MS
ups NhN' ierhaps IL can pc explained
as the d'conpahlmeht OF prayer or the
hlhit 81 raising the challce
lie" Apartments nave NJ dlnlng room.
re passes lhe Gay III ms bedroom WORKS
mere 'atS ih'rc ana gives his ordinary
audiences there. The room is divided by
a curtain, winch conceals the bed. Near
inc curtain ana leaning against the wall
are inc lamlllar arm chalr from which his
he