The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02

sp.,u1 lat the majority Of mllionaires LEAD
81 he simple life Is usually conceded. It's
Interpretation and its application to a
u business life are not always SO readily
understood.
No less q person than Chauncey M DepeW
has summed 1t up as he believes It should pc
followed by the beginner together with the
keynote Of It's direct returns. He says:
r. The first thing for young manic 40 IS 4
TO study his health. II he does not have that
he can do nothing. He must first learn not
10 eat too nuch. He must then learn mat
neither liquor nor tobacco is necessary IN any
form or quantity. however, small. On the
contrary, a young man who IS IN good health
will make so much more steam and Vltalty
than he needs that, instead OF stimulating,
he ought to avoid any kind OF stimulant ana
work off steam in his work and recreation.
man who now occupies one of the hrst
places among the younger generation Of
flnanciers owes his position to the fact that
he has discovered this principle Of manufac-5
turing steam and vitality out OF the natural
forG.x, and that he has kept his eye at all
times upon the steam gauge It is George
". Perkins, whose income already is
prIrcely one, and who will some day probably
be one OF the richest men In the United States.
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Warned by Collapse OF Partner.
Soon after Mr.. Perkins went into the Nor
gan partnership ne had an unusual object
lesson. Two OF the partners in the great
ba hiking house broke down because of an un-
reasonable manner OF HE.
Mr.. Coster, who was a genius In the way OF
Strengthening out bankrupt corporations and
5unwndlng tangled threads, was SO devoted
TO his business that he took 1t home with
him, giving himself neither rest nor recrea-
ton until his nerves were shattered
On the contrary. Robot Bacon. who came
into the firm few years before AIr. Perkins.
was unusually attracted by social life in the
metropolis. He gave to his evenings In So
c!ety the same energy shat he gave to his
business during the day, and when one DAY
lie was suddenly confronted with an unusual
strain, he found that he had no reserve Of
either mental orpervous force. He collapsed
and the theory IS that he has invalldatcd him
self for life.
Perkins Insists on Sleep.
Mr.. Perkins followed neither of these ex-
tremes Thrown suddenly into Il position
where he received hattering and incessant
attention. It was natural that lie should
be HaEZled. IL was reasonable 10 ex-
pect that the unusual opportunities which
nHere thrown open TO him to meet men OF
acknowledged ability would prove tempta.
ton which would draw him into the social
wh.rl at least to some extent. As IL .ls he
| rarely accepts an invitation to dinner, al
| though he now and then invites friends Ia
! MS house. He can get 10 his home from the
Grand Central station In less than a half n r
hour, and yet when he does dine in town. he
goes TO a hotel for the night SO as TO save
the time for sleep that lie would spend In
getting home. lie leaves these gathering.
In Time 10 be sure that he gets his solid eighi
hours OF rest.
His usua. plan is to get home early wher,
he has an carly dinner with simple, sub
siantial and nourlshlng food. with no wine
He has drive. romn with his children
rtadsa an houT or two. and gets TO bed early
lie strenuopsly avoids The amusements o
New York fashionable life. In spite OF til
iart that he does excessive mental wor
and that he spends his life In the fierce gtrai
Of financial center. his nerves are Tx
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