The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-28

one or two cohrts of milk with tea
spoonful of brandy TO the goblet.
II there Is more than the teaspoon
ful | dislike the taste and don't drink
Il.
II frequently drink milk at some meal
during the day. usually at lunch. The
brandy which | used In Africa was
never in my possession and only took
II when II was given by the doctor.
did not even carry flask of
brandy or whiskcy with me |
used To- carry one on my hunting trips
hut found that I used 1t 50 rarely that
II was nuisance and might got broken
and II has been some twenty years since
7 carried ono.
Never Drtnks at Bar.
con my ranch We never had whiskey
! never made a practice Of drinking AT a
bar. ana | don't believe that have
drunk at bar for twcnty-odd years
Il don't believe | have been inside a
saloon during tina; time. do not drink
between meals except as above de-
sCrihcd."
ne OlhTFI LOOK interruptions from
his attorney and opposing counsel with
some !mpaticnCe. His seat in the Wit
ness chair was on a level with the faces
Of the jurors and as he talked he leaned
toward them, punching the air with his
fists and biting off the ends Of his
words. somewhat 10 the astonishment Of
the slow talking north woodsmcn. who
speak seldom and cestculate never
The Colone, with occasional halts be-
tween questions went on;
ION campaign trips drink nothing
until. as said above. 60 to bed. when
take a goblet or perhaps two goblets
of milk. with teaspoonful Of brandy to
the goblet. finding ii rests my throat
and makes mo sleep well. On almost
every campaign trip there will ne some
occasion on which I stop AT a friends
house. Then 7 will drink a glass of
wine. or tho-c will he some puhliC din
ner, when ! will drink either a glass 81
white win" or n glass ~ champagne. .
for example. in the Ohio campaign last
year. during tho nine days touched
nothing whatever on seven ~ the days.
excepting AZ night as above mentioned,
before going to bod not drinking a drop
of any kind until WAS undrcsscd and
went to bod. Tho other TWO days were
tho occasion when I spoke az Toledo and
the occasion when ! spoke AZ Clevcla nd.
Chose the MIX.
AT Toledo after the speech Mr.. Gar
field Mr., Post and | went 10 the house
of Mr.. and Mrs ShcppcN. where we
met Mayor and Mrs Brand Whtlock.
and "" went into the dining room To
take little supper. There was some
champagne and | first took glass If
| champagne. and then found that there
was a pitcher Of milk and doughnu,s.
and took the milk and dourhnuts in
stead
ION the afternoon Of tho day | went
~ Cleveland stopped at .Ravenna at
the house II H. r. Hanna There
had a pot Of tca. and at dinner | be-
licNc, but am not certain, that ! took
IA glass nf champagne. ift'r | re-
turned IN the car in tho cvc ming. having
| made various evening speeches. | was
often thirsty and took bottle of APP
poiinaris water with u glass of cracked
ice. but | drank no liquor of any kind
and never have drunk any liquor Of any
kind in the car excepting as above de-
scribcd
For instance. the day ! spoke at
Duluth last year. In the morning |
! reached superior and spoke there, w"
went over to Duluth and took lunch
ther" being no liquor at lunch. ! then
! dictated the two speeches ! intended "a
make at oshkosh and chicago and then
went for an automobile ride and after
ward took dinner.
mo liquor was served al dinner ant
! did not drink a drop Of wine or liquor
of any kind during the day. ! stopped
and spoke few sentences 10 a dinner
of doctors at their earnest and re.
pcatel request, then made two
speeches in the evening ! went back
to the car and got a bottle of Apolli.
naris water and glass with ice in il
! hut without any liquor Of any kind anG
drank the Apollinaris water. When
went to bed took two spoonfuls oi
brandy in milk and that was the only
drop Of liquor ] touched that day.
was in Duluth only that day.
| Habits at the white IIousr.
| While AT the White House ! novel
touched brandy or whisky. cxccptinl
the mint julcps above mentioned anC
possibly on two or three occasions wher
DR.. RiXey prescribed "A drink of whisky
once. II remember Alright for an acute
attack of indigestion and once wher
he and had made a hundred mile rid
together and came through snow
storm. and he gave me some whiske!
and ! dslikod II so much after takin!
"A sip ! would not take any more an
got a cup Of tea instead,
"Outsidc OF these prescriptions ~ Dr
Rxey We usually had at lunch SOM
white wine II there were guests. In
less there were guests I drank moth
ing at lunch and often I drank nOthini
il there were guests. II we dincd alon
drank nothing, If we had guests W,
usually had white wine, hut sometime
Madeira, and 40 formal dinners we ha,
champagne, I would drink a glass O
; two While at Washington almost al
the entertainments We're at the Whit
Hous> itself, but each member Of tn
Cabinet gave a dinner and belev
there was always champagne at thos
dinners. and | drank glass or two pre-
ciscly as at the White House"
Il also, on perhaps half dozen occa
ions, went out. for instance, to the Grid
; iron Club dinner or to the reception O.