The Washington herald., 1911-01-11
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS
No Friend Of Aersplane.


Rejuvenation Of Aunt Mary" and other
humorous stories, II at tho New VIII
lard. "Anne Warner" Is her nom de
plume: her real name Is Mrs. Warren
French. and she registers from Lichten-
berg. bel Braunschweig. Germany. which
is a small forest village, whittier "Anne''
nerve-wearing American atmosphere.
Mrs. French prefers to live abroad for
various reasons-frst. because Of tho
high cost Of living here, and. second. be-
cause OF the nervous tension which pre-
walls throughout this country and inter-
feres with her literary pursuits. Mrs.
French came to this country to place her
son and daughter in school.
Speaking Of the automobile habit and
aeroplane fever. "Anne" said: IF this
fever for going from place to place. no
matter how short the distance may be.
b. motor continues, people will by and,
by grow physically SO weak as not to be
able to use their limbs for walking pur-
poses any more. And then add to this
the aeroplanes. Think Of it! Where is
it all going to end? The exception will
be those who are compelled to walk or
who prefer il. as I do: and the majority
will scoOt around in motors and aero
planes. Take. for instance, a joy ride
II, an aeroplane. loaded to capacity With
men and women having a good time and
throwing overheard empty champagne
bottles and similar paraphernalia of tho
terra firma. walking around trying to
dodge descending bottles and other rem
nants Of exhilaration way up IN the air.
THE best medicine for all ills is walk
ing" concluded Mrs. French's short OBJ
servation on this topic.
A Great Man, Forsooth.
Before Rev. DR.. William Wilkinson, OF
New York, permits himself to say any
thing for publication. he impresses upon
his interviewer the fact that he has al
ways been treated perfectly right by
newspapers and newspaper men: that he
has basked in the glory Of members Of
the royal English family; that he is an
intimate friend Of the Bishop Of London.
and. last. but not least that he is con-
nected with Trinity Episcopal Church.
the richest and greatest church parish in
all the world.
II have always time for newspaper
raen." said DR.. Wilkinson. who is at tho.
New willard. They are a powerful
agency and have always treated me
right Maybe had better tell you first
who / am. l go home to England al
most every year, and on most of these
visits I am the guest Of the Bishop OF
London. Oh, yes;. 1 know him very
well: he's a great friend Of mine. I have
been a guest at Fulham Palace many
times. meeting there members OF the
aristocracy and nobility. 1 have met
Princess Christine, who was interested
in some charity work.
''The Bishop of London is a wonderful
man. continued DIR. Wilkinson. HE
is most accomplished tennis player, and
has his coach. or expert teacher, with
him all the time. He plays every day.
and Is very active. Ii takes him ten
minutes to get into his flannels. After
the game, he jumps into a cold tub. then
is rubbed down, and in fifteen minutes
he is ready to attend to business or
society.
do you not think il speaks well for a
man. said Dr. Wilkinson. proudly. ito
be connected with Trinity Corporation.
which has a clergy of thirtytwo and ten
than $4,000? They sent for me. and L
have been with them now for five years
That means something. l do not think
everybody has the qualifications to speak
to all softs OF people. Jews ana Gem
tiles. as I have been doing in Wall street
for SO many years.,
Noises Enemy to Health.
That the majority of people would live
to be more than a hundred years old II
and unnecessary noises
were eliminated is the belief of DIR.
Charles H. Hughes. of st. Louis, a we'll
known neurologist.
The suppression of unnecessary
noises" said DIR. Hughes. who was seen
at the Arlington. would promote the
public health more than any other
agency With modern comforts and
quiet. people would live beyond the cen
tury mark and would not be hurried to
their graves by rcurasthenia-
THE noises of civilization. chief among
which are the automobile horns. tha
street cars. and the screechinS Of fac
tory whistles, are a peril to the public
health. because they rob people Of rest
full sleep. No one in the crowded sec
tions Of city gets as much sleep as
he ought to have. Restful sleep Is quite
as essential as good food. Every adult
should have at least seven or eight hours
of perfect sleep-dreamless. rebuilding
TO rob a person of sleep is as much
thievery as to put your hand into his
pocket and take his money. for ade-
quate sleep means money. health. and
life to the man who must labor in or
der to live. The coming generation VIII
pay as much attention to promoting rest
to the citizens as to guarding them
against poisonous microbic influences
The noises nowadays turn men into
nervous wrecks: they are at a loss to
understand why, until they reflect on the
few hours of sleep they set from day
to day."
Sheehan Most Likely.
John ]. Hickey, of New York, who IS
on his annual business tour of tho
South. and is at the Riggs. said yester-
day: Business is good at present, better
than it was this time last year. but
am afraid there will be a slump later
on. although l do not believe that there
will be q panic or any alarming depres-
sion. Overproduction and political un-
rest will be the factor in this decline
Speaking of New York politics. Mr..
Hickey said that both Sheehan and
Shepard are good and strong men, but
that Sheehan seems to be looked upon ~
the successor Of Senator Depew. Cay
nor has always been frank with tho
people of New York." continued Mr..
Hickey, land l am sure he will not bo
otherwise now in this bank trouble
suppose and hope he will make state
ment setting forth the city's dealings with
the Robin bank enterprises. Roosevelt
is q fine man. and everybody, 50 Tar as
1 know. thinks that we will hear from