New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
He Declares Partial Loss of
Hearing Will Not
Handicap Him
Going Home to Rest
Later He VIII Go to Maine /;
Recent Difficulty in Walk
ing Explained

Colonel Theodore Roosevelts activi-
ties will not be curtailed by the recent
illness which cost him the use of his
left car BY June, he told reporters at
the Hotel Langdon yesterday, he cX
poets to be going full speed ahead
again. In the meantime he will have
few weeks Of absolute quiet at Saga
more Hill, punctuated by trip to
Maine late this month.
During this period at Oyster Bay,
whittier he plans to go this week, he
expects to sec very few persons out
side the immediate family circle, de-
voting most Of his time to quiet liter
aly work with just enough exercise
to keep his weight down and educate
his muscles to the changes made by
the loss of his left car. Hia one OBJ
Jcct, he explained yesterday, is to
follow the oredrs Of Dr.. Walton Martin,
ms attending physician, and get back
INTO his habltual good form
No Loss in Weight
You don't look much like sick
man, said one of the reporters greet
ing him yesterday. How much weight
Il don't know. don't think I have
lost pound" said he, adding, "You
know, haven't had a chance to weigh
myself. One reason, Of course, is that
] have not been able to take any ex-
crcisc"
"Ihere does not seem to be much
difficulty in your walking" suggested
another reporter.
There is not" replied the Colonel
so long as J keep my mind on walk
ing | never knew anything of the
workings OF the middle ear or how the
loss Of one would affect Il person. we
never know those things until they af-
iect ourselves or one we are intimately
associated with Sitting here talking
with YOU | never know of the loss OF
equilibrium the doctors speak about
Neither would | notice it if walked
straight to that door. But if on my
way turned to look at a German spy
| might find myself walking on my
head
81 viii have to be careful for few
months until my muscles become ac-
customed to the change. Then l will
be all right again.
"Will Your programme of activities
be limited as result OF your illness -
/ the Colonel was asked.
mo, it will not. shall have very
quiet time of it at Sycamore Hill for
/ the next few weeks, and by June. the
doctors assure me, | will be absolutely y
all right again. The latter part Of the
month ] expect to go to Maine to speak
20 the Republican state convention
That is the only engagement ! NOW
have. On my return | will take things
easy for. say, three months
Discussion of politics, national anc
Mt of bo 'o1 +oIC
the ground that he had not had the
chance to keep as we'll posted as ono
should be to discuss such matters.
Pleased Over Hays
81 am. as you know" he said. "cx
ceedinGly pleased with the selection OF
Will Hays to be national chairman, anc
think that he has taken precisely the
proper atttude.''
"Colonel," said a reporter. "the,
told us your hospital reading consisted
OF detective stories"
"Not altogether" he replied, 81 alsc
read some stories on horse racing ant
prizefghting. Do you know that whcr
| was in Washington the only man il
public life who could talk intelligcntlS
on boxing was Senator Ed Murphy
Of Troy" Senator Joe blackburn, o.
Kentucky had some knowledge of Tho
sport, but not the expert knowledge
Murphy had
81 found pleasure reading Momm
sens History of Rome. 'Lcadorshir
and Military Trainng,' by Lieut.. Col
l.. c. Andrews, and Odclls THE Spiri
of the New Army, Mchatfey's 'Empir,
of She Ptolcmcs.' The detective
stories you heard about were wi;
Berlin by Crittendcn Watson, nnt
some Of Arthur b. Reeves stories
Charlie van Loans racing and fighting
stories | found very interesting. He
has one unique character, Old Mar
Curry, and his Biblical horses"