Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-16

were upon him. he cut 'cm out. Be-
fore that he was not even mild
drinker. He took little wine at
dinner sometimes and enjoyed lit
tie drink when 1t was in order for
everybody to take one. But when
Mr.. Taft found out that all liquors
were bad for hi mhe turned down
his glass and has not tasted liquor
since.
DR.. Barker wanted the President
to do some hard work. He picked
golf as the best exercise for man
Of Mr.. Tafts weight and years.
Thereafter Mr.. Taft became a golfer.
In addition to the health giving
qualities of the game, 1t has been
fascinating to Mr. Taft. and now
he is a thoroughgoing golfer. He
plays Mr. good scores, and where
once he knocked the ball around
lust to try his arm, he is now fin
ished player, capable of some tre-
mendously long drives.
DR.. Bankers Career.
The President found DR.. Barker
in Washington three years ago. Be-
fore that DIR. Barker was practic-
ing physician in Madison, Wis.
Somewhat of a social leader there.
DR.. Barker was recognized as the
best golf player ana the best all
around athlete in that part OF Wis
consin. Former Senator John c.
Spooner knew him well, and one day
while the two were chatting at the
Madison Golf Club DR.. Barker sug-
gested to the Senator that he needed
more of a doctors care than medi-
cine; that he needed health giving
exercise. The Senator agreed with
him. and after talking 1t over sew
eral days persuaded DR.. Barker to
come to Washington with him to
help him through long siege OF
Congress.
Barker came and pretty soon had
Spooner feeling like yearling colt.
The Wisconsin Senator suggested
his name TO Mr.. Taft. who was then
Secretary of War. The Secretary
sent for the doctor and they had a
talk. Mr.. Taft submitted to a ply
steal examination and DR.. Barker
told him that what he needed was
hard work to keep him At. He also
had to cut out some of the foods he
had been accustomed to.
Mr.. Taft agreed that he needeu
the hard work and promised DR..
Barker fifteen minutes day.
Il am sorry, Mr.. Secretary" the
doctor said, II cannot take your
case. You need at least an hour a
day. l can be of some service with
that understanding"
Likes the Barker Style.
Mr.. Taft was a pretty busy man
those days. He was running the big
War Department, keeping a weather
eye on the Philippines and sitting on
the lid. Between times he was lis
tening to host of friends who told
him they were going to make him
President I, Mr.. Taft was impressed
with DR.. Barkers style. The young
Badger Is a clean cut, manly look
ing chap of about thirty-five. He is
as spare as a bone and every ounce
Of his 100 pounds is as hard as
nail. He is the niftiest looking man
In Beverly today, and he exercises
harder than any other man in town,
but he takes exercise deliberately
and without making 1t hard work.
So for three years the doctor has
treated Mr.. Taft internationally. At
ter the Inauguration of the Presi-
lent he began daily morning visits
to the White House. When the Pre-
sident came to Beverly DR.. Barker
dropped in one day and rugged up a
gymnasium In the garage. And now
every morning before breakfast DR..
Barker motors out to Burgess Point.
Il takes only lew minutes to get
ready, and then President Taft puts
In an appearance. He wears light
trousers, a pair of light shoes and
an outing shirt. The doctor puts
him through his PAGES In Jig time.
The Taft wind is better today than
il has been in years. thanks to the
lays on the links.
The arm exercise machine, the
rowing machine the chest weights,
the Indian clubs and the
iug at wrestling do not Tease him.
Next he tries about four minutes of
boxing with DR.. Barker. The doc
tors style is of that jumping jack
variety calculated to make the Pre-
iident exercise every part OF his
body from his eyes down to his toes.
Hard at 1t for four one-minute
rounds and Mr.. Taft has worked up
A perspiration which is as healthy
as the work.