The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14
NEW YORK, March g.

you travel over the billy White Plains
roads, covered and edged with the
" dull brown of naked trees, when you go
TO Muldoons And after four miles you
see his house at the crest of hill, with
long, low body, with raised and tapering
ends. The little Office which you come leads 60
wide hallway and fight of steps brings you to the
long passage where the bedrooms Almost the
length of the house they run, side by side IN long
perspective a close succession of opened doors and
walls of colored plaster and ttle clean single beds,
with the sheets turned neatly down, and yellow chests
OF drawers with looking glasses the top, and little
iron combination wsshstands So you have your
trunk deposited in the first by Dick the professors
lieutenant English, stocky, ruddy and cheerful and
presented by him those undergoing the process
reorganization.
They are lounging in large connecting rooms at
one end of the corridor, Is In all, although Null
doom can accommodate 81. They loling
the deep leather padded chairs sprawng the large
sofas moving the green piazza rockers, which
match the walls of the room They are comfortable
and afauent looking, notwithstanding their wrinkied
oungng clothes and have the assured tones of voice
and the pose of successful men. They genial
and uninousitive. They arc, generally speaking,
silent Muldoons is discouraging the development
of animated conversation. When you arc working
and the professor is about there is time and when
the professor has concluded his hygienc expostons
you lack the necessary quantity of bubbling vvaciy
for extended verbal effort So you prefer to lol and
rest
There is one subject of conversation, however,
which is always certain of animated discussion Won
ders may be done at the mention of the word meals
at Mudoons "Reminiscences becomes active; specula-
ton is INDUCED in. The amount of the portions
dealt by certain memorable mademoiselle Cwho
is supreme at meal time at Muldoon's) becomes a
matter Of moment, while mans personal ability to
eat horse is conceded by general consent
There are some hardy spirits, however, who not
too tired 70 questions These the expert
enced persons who having been at the farm for per
haps three weeks have become Injured to its trials
They have, perhaps visited Muldoon's before.
Said one Of these to me, "He never goes over the
limit, but he gets your last pound"
And the results what they are claimed to bei"
I asked.
They are If you stick it out" was the reply
About s per cent leave during the first week. the
others stay with the game and go away new men,
Take myself, for instance; had insomnia and was
horribly run down l have gained II pounds in II
days and sleep like top"
For four or five days you want to crawl away and
die somewhere said another, laughing with the con-
sciousness Of achings past, "but after about week
you feel fit for anything"
looked about me and became conscious of shock
had expected TO see the wrecks of men, with drawn
checks and flmy eyes I saw no wrecks; | said So
swer.
Il feel that one of those important events is ap-
preaching, gentlemen" said stock broker from Phil
adelpha, looking insistently toward the staircase
Il wonder what it is going to be, boys?" specuated
the lawyer from Pttsburg do you suppose it's sau-
ssges7" "Ill bet it's steak" said the middle western
trust company president, shifting analytcay
A sound from below drumming brazen sound
The lolling gentlemen become very active "Ah well
come strains" said one, in voice which might have
apostrophzed spring Thrice gentle bell" said an
other, with dramatic turn. They trooped down to
the dining room.
is large red walled place, the dining room with
hunting prints and palms at one end 1t has small
tables at the sides and larger in the center.
At this imagine Mademoselle dark (shall say 35?),
and with a certain mitantly smiling air about her
The partially regenerated stood behind the chairs
obediently, eapectantly BE seated gentlemen says
Mademoisele IN the accents of AIsace The partially
regenerated seat themseveSseat themselves steak
and potatoes rice pudding and large glasses of water
And in the BE seated, gentlemen" of Mademoiselle
learned the lesson of Muidoons 1t is lesson
Of iron discipline No initiative IS permitted but the
initiative OF Muldoon. You come to meals in body;
you go in body you bathe by order you towel your
self by rule; you drink by direction
Drink your water" said Mademoiselle to me dur
ing this first meal You must drink your water
Drink it gradually sip time Spread it over
your meal; sip it-don't gulp il" I slipped it.
Mademoiselle IS the autocrat at the dining tables
OF Nudoons as she is the autocrat OF ali the house
hold management and they have II house servants
there 10 speak Of nine in the stable She stands
at the large table and nicely discrimnates the