Evening star., 1926-09-23

only a little. / think it is q fine
method of relaxation for men in busi
ness life, but. like everything else
which is al outside enterprise. II can
undoubtedly he carried to excess. My
favorite exercise is walking. I can
step out into the street at a.ny minute
and think Il good brisk walk Is uneE.
ceiled as a form Of relaxation and res
toration. It starts the circulation into
the usually evenly distributed chan
neis and relieves any part of the sys-
tern that has been overtaXed by eXer.
tion.
Gets Tired of Thcater.
"Tormeriy ] went to the theater
H0n1e" he continued Il have had
little opportunity 10 do so since the
time T became lieutenant governor. In
my Massachusetts days [ was con
stantly attending hanquets and MAX
ing speeches in the evening, SO that II
I had q night off / preferred 10 stay at
home. While ] enjoy the theater now,
I find that 1t tires me sd that / feel
the effects Of Il the next day. / do not
know why this should he SO. Perhaps
It is because I have to sit In a box,
which 10 my mind is not nearly SO
comfortable ~ occupying Il seat on
the floor.
TT is hard to say whether one kind
of music interests me more than an
other Perhaps what might he desig-
mated as martial and patriotic music
has the greatest fascination for me,
II have always liked to read poetry.
My own mother was very fond Of 1t.
She read Tennyson a great deal, and
Scott. In nv hoyhood / found the
rooms Of Scott very interesting and
read them so much that I could re
cite long passag gcs from them. Later I
knew a great deal of the poetry of
Eugene Field. James Whitcomb Riley
ard Rudyard I<ipling.
INV grandmother Coolidge gave
me a complete set of Shakespeare,
which l read much and | studied
some of his works while in college
Milton always had a fascination Tor
me and for many years | read some
nf paradise Lost" each night before
went TO sleep. There is literary
finish TO the poems Of Lowell Whicn
have very much admired. But /
should saw that whittier and Burns
nave given me more real pleasure
than any other great masters Oh
verse. because they have written
about the life which I lived when
was a boy.
Reminded of Grandmother.
"The Cotter's Saturday Night,
though dealing With foreign iand'
had a home flavor in its best pas
tages and a deep religious fervor that
reminded me Of the teachings OF my
grandmother Coolidge, While snow
bound ts complete description or
what is best in rural New Engiand
life
II have little time 10 read books
and magazines. except those things
that bear on problems that are be-
fore me for solution. I read extracts
from many newspapers which are
t7ailv clipped out and laid before me,
mostly concerning public questions.
7 read the news items, the editorial
comment and keep in touch with the
commercial and financial reports.
have very little time for current nc
fion. / much prefer biography and
history. OF the books of the Bible
have found the writings OF st. Paul
the most interesting TO me-"
I asked whether he had any Ia
vorite character In history.
"It is difficult for me to visualize
n. favorite historical character ne
answered Men have so many diff
ferent angles. One exempllfies one
ability and another some other, so
that It is hard TO say which IS
favorite TO me. however, Wasnlng-
ton rather more completely noids
that position than any other. Very
close to him would come Lincoln.
Praise for Washington.
But all of the great figures who
have been men of Accomplishment
are interesting. some as soldiers,
some as statesmen, some as teachers.
| doubt IL there Is any greatest man
But Washington had that rare COM
bination of a great soldier. great
statesman, great patriot and a
great character. A careful study OF
All his life makes ii difficult to come
70 anv other conclusion than that
,n11 can pronounce it all good.
Does vour reading of history and
rho inside view YOU are now getting
of history in the making give you the
feeling that the world is growing bet
fer?'
"AsSuredly" he said THE stand
ards of society have been constantly
rising and the Standards of commercial
and industrial life are undoubtedly
higher than they have ever before
been. There seems TO me to be grow
ing disposition to observe better stand
ards also in international relationsA
The present complexity of civilization
could not be maintained except by peo-
pie of strong moral fiber
SAYS Rich Should Work.
~of course. the increase in wealth
I'm this country has been phenomenal.
When I hear it said that the boys who
are born into wellto-do homes are
handica pped by that fact. ] do not
agree, The only handicap that wealth
cives TO bows is in removing the neces-
sity for hard work. Nobody accom-
plishes anything in this world unless
he works. There is no reason why a
boy who had parents who are able TO
support him and meet the expenses of
his education should not work.
"I should hate TO think that for one
generation TO be a success was q
necessary handicap on the succeeding
generation. 1t is my opinion that If
Il careful survey were made, it would
reveal that fully rs large proper
tson of boys that come from Well-to-
do families make a success as those
who have come from families that
were oppressed With poverty.
ut has been ascertained that T.
sons Of clergymen supply q larger
percentage Of successful men than
those which come from any other
source. our clergy are not wealthy,
but they are almost always educated
and perhaps supply their sons with
better sense Of values than others arc
able to do II may be that in the ma
ttlre Of things those who have found
their life east amid meager surround
tngs are given = stimulous 70 over
,sofne that handicap and better thelf
poxitjon. willie those who are reared
i, onl,lence are left with more lack
81 ambition. Perhaps this is Il method
hv which nature insures a greater de-
gree OF equality in the condition OF
The human race"