Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-27
WILSON IS WINNING
FIGHT FOR HEALTH
Retains Lively Interest in A.
fairs Of World, but Dodges
Notoriety
READS PAPERS REGULARLY
BY the Associated Press

Washington. Sept. %. --- Woodrow
Wilson fell n sick man two years ago
yesterday Since then he has passed
under the shadow of death and out of
the White House.
Thousands of Americans Of whatever
political faith recalled the anniversary
Of the beginning of the former Presi-
dents Illness and wondered what he was
doing
Mr.. Wilson r9tnins q lively iuterc"t
IN the worlds affairs and lives by the
eight hour day, which he once told
Congress was "ndjudgcd by the thought
and experience Of recent years thing
nron which society is justified in in
sisting. MS in the interest Of health, eff
cheney and cortcntment
Seven O'Clock in the morning is his
rising time. lie takes some CalCsthCnic
exercise prescribed by his physicians aF
beneficial in restoring the use Of nerves
ard muscles which were impaired dur
ING his breakdown. The morning
papers never are neglected whatever else
may demand attention Half a dozen Of
them are delivered early and Mr.. Will
son reads them thoroughly.
Then comes the morning : work. Mrs.
Wilson invariably goes over the morn
ing's mail with her husband.
The former President and his inSepn-
rable comrsnion always have their
luncheon served in III" dining room.
Then comes nap of an hour and then,
unless the weather is most inclcmcnt,
motor drive.
Dinner is an informal affair Some
times there are guests. always old
friends or associates. No meal is ever
served until grace is said. After dinner
he goes in for reading or amusement.
Once a week Mr.. Wilson has notion
picture SLOW Of his own. Occasionally
he goes to a vaudeville show, his party
taking seats in the last row and enter
Ing and leaving with every efVrt to
avoid Ostentation.
Evenings at home are spent in the
family circle. The former President and
Mrs. Wilson read book together or
perhaps Mrs. Wilson rCads aloud He
takes to bed early. not to sleep, but to
relax, to read and write. PrOpped up
by pillows and with a little writing
board across his knees. he reads and
makes notes, some of them voluminouS
and in shorthand. Nobody knows what
they are about. They are not notes for
u book which many expect.
Sixty. five Years Old in December
He will be sixty FIVE ycaTs old next
Dec ember and has passed through an
ordeal which few men survive. The
measure of his progress toward health
must be measured with those facts in
mind. His normal weight in health
while he was President was 1S0 pounds.
He shows little departure from that
figure now. His eyesight is as good,
although he has discarded his favorite
nose glasses for spectacles. His hair
has turned snow white, but it has not
! thinned. His appetite is too robust TO
please his physicians. Last March,
when he left the White House with
! President elect Harding, an attendant
! bad to place his feet on each succeeding
step from the Nortico. The other day
! he sent his attendant away and climbed
alone. not without some effort, into his
automobile. just to see If he could dc
it. and seemed pleased TO find that he
| could.
Motor nerves and muscles of his left
side have given more response to treat
ment than was hoped for. He still
walks with cane most Of the time
| but frequently hangs the crook over
his arm and "goes it alone without my
third leg" as he puts it.
Mr.. Wilson is far from n weak mar
today. He was far from n we'll man
when he entered the White House.
| His condition today shows more Inn
| provement than his family and friends
| dared hope for.