Evening journal., 1922-03-04
BY LEO r.. SACK.


WASHINGTON-President Hard
ing concludes his first year in the
White House today in as good health
as when he took the oath OF office.
But such a satisfactory report will
not be made a year hence unless the
President recalls the old adage that
each day consists OF eight hours for
work. eight hours for play and eight
hours for sleep.
The foregoing is on the authority
Of Brig. Gen. Charles F. Sawyer,
personal physician to the President,
who came with him from Marion.
"The President works too much
and plays too little" General Sawyer
sadly confessed.
He has let his job keep him too
close to his desk .Naking time which
In justice to himself should have
been spent in the open air, either at
golf. walking. riding or fishing.
As Wei as Ever.
Here IS how General Sawyer dag
nosed the condition OF his patient:
THE President has gone through
a trying. strenuous year Of many
great responsibilities and much anx-
iety in a splendid way.
physically he is apparently as
well today as when he started year
ago
Regardless OF all privations Of
close confinement and lack Of usual
outdoor exercises. in which he has
always enga ged. he reports as near
normal today as any man could pos
sibly do. In other words. dare say
that President Harding is in prime
physical condition, equal to what he
was year ago.
NO man could have improved
much under the load that he has
carried. He has done we'll TO hold
his place.
mo man can come into his Office
with its long hours and respons'-
biities and change Of normal habits.
including official duties and official
and exacting social obligations. and
have stood il any better than has
Warren G.. Harding.
Must Conserve.
But" his physician went on, "a
bank which permits its resources 10
continually dwindle away soon faces
failure. This also is true Of human
beings. and the president is no ex-
ception."
President Harding gets great fun
out OF his golf. aside from the phys
ical benefits. and DR.. Sawyer thinks
he should have gone south during
the winter for a week or so of golf
Washington weather made golf i'm
ne should do it now" he de-
clared.
Facts is. he forgets himself on.
tirely and devotes himself 20 tho
? duties Of his office. He is unfair tS
himself"
General Sawyer has determined
that from now on his patient mus
3 do more "to maintain himself TO
o. birh degree OF physical fitness"
lie has advised the President tha'
l physically "he must be an eNampi'
to the rest Of the nation"
III Several Times.
Although the public was not In
- formed. there were days during th'
mast winter-one Of the most severe
in Washington history-"when tn
! President had a number OF sligh
-. attacks which might have brough
i, on acute illness"
There was a great deal OF gripp
and a mild form OF Influenza il
Washington this winter. "and tn
President was subjected to the SAM
opportunities OF getting sick as an
' other man."
. But he escaped serious illness an'
General Sawyer naturally feels hap
- py. because. as he says. his job j.
b not to cure the President but L
a keep him we'll"
;. The President averages twent
; conferences day with person
5 worth while. Some OF these confer
q ences last from one TO two hours al
} though the average is about fifteei
minutes.
Between conferences he mus
!, study reports and recommendation
s read and answers letters, and ofte
0 write speeches.
:. There is hardly a nigEt but tina