Mr. Peter Cooper On Health

On a pretly cöld afternoon in Febru ary, l rang at Mr. Peter Cooper'a door and liaving entered the house, was show into Lis study on the giound loor. Evideiitly I hatl distiubed a ight slm.iber, and tlwugli sorry for it Kiisoiuilly, [ pereeived no abade ofanioance on Mr. Cooper's couatenance. 'olitely as ever lie received liis isitor. As we sat ov oppositesides of the tule, 1 oouM not 1k1) noticing thia yenrable man'a hule and cheerful oounteance. Not a tiaee of languor about t, neither want of eheei-fulness nor rant of health could be found. "I arn pleased witli your papw," befan Mr, Cooper; "something ia neodèd to cali the attention of the public to uie ímportance of your questiens. Peopie think they can Iive anywhere, but if they inoan tobe happy anti live long, they liad better pay attentioo ti their way of living. Xow, I drink milk in the morning and at night and have mllk ly niy side through the night. I well the story of the old Scotch doctor, who told liis Iiish parents 'that man rnau'n be twoioe u child and mau'n ha' twoice n ehild's i'ood.' lt snits nul well this cluld'n rood, and r ara snre I owe my excellent health to it. 1 rise in goud time and go out whenever 1 ean. I take a light lunoh, and my dinner at 7 o'clock. It is ïiot so ïnuch meat I eat, as otlier liealthy food. Without pretendlng to anything like a dietic metliod, I ain moderate and careful. Iiieverfeel inligetition after my tneals. It is n teniile thing to see hovv thia disease is preading. Wnaterer th cause, the ligestive organs of the American peotle ara in a sad condition." "Hard work," 1 replied, "constant application, last sating, insulHcient rest, hot bread, and too mucb ineat have something to do witli it, I think." "Yes, I believe many people don't live right," said the old entleman, "and won't look toto it. Vou rouse iis op a bit, it wil] dogood;and besure to let the Iustitute lmve the paper; it wiiJ teach .sovie oneov other there." "I feel," I awsweied, "tliat hens in America good healthy and palatable food is a graat nocessity. Tlie elimate and the anxious lile are great exhausters of vitality, whicli mu.st bereplaced. Qour strength is something very remarkable, and shows me that I am right in thinking we ought to lic able to nreaerTfl fcpn tii umi ut-ranirtii t. iu liWt." "1 liope so," suid Mr. Cooper. "I ;ilso believe 1h.it a man who luis lived lïghtly will kpej) nj his powen to the last." "Do yon tnke any stimulant, Mr. Cooper?" "Xo, I do Bot generallr; but it is kept in the house in case i t is needed. Feople should be able to resfeain themselves. I ftuiey, however, sinco ■i.gci-ucri ma unnn inpnxiiiced we Have less drtiiikenneás." "Rest assured, sir," said I "tliat bad cookingand insufficient footl have more to do with intemperance than anything else. The system becomes exhausted, and as 110 palatable food is uear, peo])1p ñy to Momething which will eheer [hem iip at out." "Well, I am sure, too," said Mr. Cooper, "tliat bad cooking deserves all that hits been Baid of it, uid I ma glad tosee e.fforts to iuiprove it. ]t wasdifl'erent n my youngdsys, when gardwia reaehed up to Ohambers-st. Tliere was better air in Xew York then, and peojle lireil healthier, satisñ! with Lar less. . . . Tliere is much misery in the world, and I know it. lor I receive about flftr letters a dat about it."