The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-24
ROOT IN TRAINING
WITH WRESTLER
MULDOON
Taking Physical Culture Cure
For Nerves
BEEN THERE THREE WEEKS
Kept Presence a Secret Despite Visit
From Roosevelt Is Getting
Better.
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NEW YORK. Aug. "a Secretary OF
State Elihu Root, who has already
spent three weeks ut the farm sani'
tnrlum Of William &. Muldoon. ex.
champion wrestler. near White Plains,
taking Mr.. MuldoOn's course Of ath-
letic treatment for a severe attack OF
nervous exhaustion, expects 10 com
plete his cure IN two weeks more.
lie Is now well on the road 10 com
plote recovery. ana all reason for APP
prehension about his health seems 10
have disappeared.
on the quiet farm among the West
chester hills. 40 secluded that the
secretary Of state was enabled Ia pass
three weeks there aud be- visited by
the president ~ the United States
before his whereabouts were dlscoy-
cred by the public. Mr.. Root has
fieshed up. put on healthy coat Of
tan. lost the drawn. worried look OF
the early summer aud will ~ back 20
Washington las MIR Muldoun phrases
ip the strongest member ~ the cnhi
net. not even barring Taft" During
tire first two weeks ~ his stay he
gained pound day. acquiring
Herewith such stock ~ energy that
he was able yesterday 10 ride eighteen
miles. walk three miles. and. Ia al
dltion a. the usual course ~ exercise
with the big machine hall. box fifteen
vigorous minutes with Muldoon.
when visited on the vrranda 81 the
Muldoon residence his face showed
good color. his eyes were clear and
his hand steady. lie looked n tribe
tired. but otherwise well Mr. Root
asked o. D. excused from talking
about his health. but his appearance
was n sufficient contradiction 81 the
exaggerated reports 81 complete
breakdown.
According to Mr. Muldoon. Secretary
Root. when b. arrived. was suffering
from nervous exhaustion. the result
Of oyerwork and strain Gle was very
nervous" said Muldoon. more ~ than
I ordinarily care a. see patients. Ills
brain was tired. BE- was anxious aud
worried about things which never hap.
pened and never could happen. lie
was very weak then. but when be-
cues hack he'll b. the strongest mem.
her ~ the cnbin.t lie u taking n
cours. ~ eyrrrlsr suited e. his age aud
strength. aud glrs ~ his work with
the energy you would rxI~ct from n
man who has come 70 the front AZ ~
has ilp knows something about box
lnF too. s.rm~ Q" have learned Il a.
boy aud never forgotten"
During his stay nt white Plains Mfr
| Root has been resting ns much NJ pos.
siblr from mental work. II was part
/ of the agreement with Muldoon that
no one should h. allowed g. see him
except hls secretary. physician and
Mrs. Root aud until now this rule has
hccu violated only once. In favor u
President Roosevelt. who. during the
first week ~ Ar Roots stay. motorel
over with his family 10 pay n brief
| call Though no special effort had
been made NJ secrecy. Mr. Roots pres
oncc had brcn quite unnoilccd. H.
had ridden almost daily with the other
/ patients over the rpads about white
/ Plains. several times passing through
the town. aud had received bis private
SECRETARY Tor the transaction ~ nerrs
sary state department business. It's
presence nt the snuiinflum became
known through the nllng NJ the local
telegraph ofiicr ~ dispatches Tor N,
state department