Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-13
BRYAN'S ENDURANCE,
How the Presidential Candidate
Stands Stress Of c Campaigning.
LEADS THE SIMPLE LIFE.

LEADS THE SIMPLE LIFE.
Knows How to Take Care Of Himself
and Can Sleep Soundly at Any Time.
Has Digestion Of Youth and Muscles
F. of Iron.
Swinging through the country with
William Jennings Bryan, the Demo !,
cratic candidate for president of the
United States, one hears asked hun
dred and more times a day the ques-
ton, How does he stand it? a
What about four persons out of five
who hear Bryan speak and see him in
the midst of the whirlwind of the last
weeks Of campaign are curious to
know is what there Is about his phys
| ical and mental makeup and manner
of living that enables him to- endure
the stress of three presidential cam
paigns almost unscathed. He Is now
/ past that age when most men are at
the zenith Of their powers of endur-
ance. In this contest he has already
done weeks Of trying and vigorous
campaigning, yet he shows almost no
signs Of the strain and is in excellent
general health and condition, says a
Philadelphia correspondent of the New
York Globe. Whereas the vocal or
gans of most men who have gone
through such speaking ordeal as he
has lately would be badly shattered
and they would be vigorously fortify-
, ing themselves with cough drops and
throat lozenges, Mr.. Bryan seems never
to give the preservation of his voice
more than passing thought.
Leading the simple life has great
deal to do with Bryan's capacity for
the sort of campaigning he is now
) engaged In. He has, of course. a pow
, erful physique, and nature gave him a
+ voice in a million, but he has preserved
+ himself well and avoided excuses
The men who are travelling with the
Democratic candidate, some Of whom
| were with him in his former cam.
paigns, say he lives the most simply OF
any member Of his party and that this
adds much to his marvellous capacity
y for hard and sustained work.
For one thing, Mr.. Bryan can sleep
$ He is what is called Il good sleeper
g He is so constituted that the trouble.
L Of the day do not follow him into til,
night When he is whirling through
II one state after another making one o
a two long speeches day, with prob
IS ably numerous short car end talks
Is and gees to bed thoroughly tired out
1t he drops Off to sleep in FIVE minute
% and sleeps eight hours witho'
1t break, unless he is called out to az
or dress an early morning crowd some
N where. y@ as
''Mistah Bryan, he sleeps awfl
at sound" Is the way one Of the colore
is functionaries on his car tells it. "Lo1
err of times, when want to wake hin
VS. have to take hold of him and shah
Id him."
rs To a fine faculty for sleeping ,
night Mr.. Bryan adds the ability
take short nap at almost any tin
he wishes to and to wake with mir
cleared and body refreshed. Th
serves him in good stead when tou
ing the country, as he is at preser
z "a short nap is better than dril
in Of whisky said one of Bryan's a
= mirers the other day. Mr.. Brys
seems to hold to this doctrine.
least he avoids liquor and catches
II nap If he feels like it.
,ol Tens Of thousands of those that ha
TX heard Bryan have maryeled at
we voice and wondered at his power
oratory, but probably have not Civ
TOR thought to his digestion Half of
me battle of life consists in having 60
EN- stomach, and Mr.. Bryan is the for
is nate possessor of one. He eats al
thing that other men who work hs
BOO eat and has an appetite like bla
Ken smith or harvest hand. He enjt
81 not only his dinner, but all his mef
ref and no small measure of the che
dis, fitness with which he goes thror
sed the hardships Of a campaign Is due
s this fact and the further fact that
digestive powers. never having b.
weakened by drinking or smoking
the use of tobacco in any form.
I 70 unlmpa1red ana as Soou az lucy W
DIRK when he was twenty one
They, tell story on the Bryan
\ in vate car that for breakfast in
j In Paul cafe the other day the candid
searched through the bill of fare ,
Of finally gave an order for four
ach chops and some fried onions, To th
dainty products of the cuisine, Mr..
sJ,, 49, s,,r,4 sxos
q = Yet some people have said tina
tha Bryan is beaten for president this t
the blow will be too much and Will.
!, - him. Nothing but a green old
,ara would seem to await the man Wit
ma forty-eight. can wrestle SUGGEST
q - = with four pork chops and fried ed on
: for breakfast Nature did not int
s4s5 him m dia IF p0Iitfes