Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1927 — Page 6

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•‘MY TWENTYFOUR HOURS” (COXTINVRD FROM PAG* Ml> to "iudy 'hat which in before li.Once I choose for It Its work, then lf ll else Is left outside for that moment. With 'it 1 h a power, the mind Is always wady to devote Its full eapabiljies to that which the will wills, unhindered by other impressions which try to jJush themselves into its Rearing to disturb its effkdnent functioning. Napoleon’* Rule This mastery over body and brain travels with me the day long and the night long. My sleep is like that of a babe. It is profound, relaxed undisturbed and therefore, extremely reposeful for the physicial agencies whi'h form part of the nervous system 1 believe that 1 could sleep in the worst tumult. In war, I could sleep soundly during a bombardment and could profit by any respite in the fighting, whenever my commander would permit me after long days and nights incessant conflict, to snat-h even fifteen minutes sleep. Even now, on big days, such as the meeting of the Fascist grand council, which reaches long into the night, I can go home, take an hour's sleep and return to work refreshed and relaxed. Ordinarily I go to bed at midnight and rise at seven. The orders are that 1 am never to be disturbed except in case ot very bad news. It is my philosophy that good news can wait—there is no immediate urgency of communicating it and the joy of its announcement will be much more greatly relished after a refreshing sleep. Besides, a had dream might intervene, and spoil the effect if one is awakened, while the news In the morning is a great antidote for the dream. This was Napoleon’s rule —adopted therefore from one whose achievements raached more stupendous hights than anyone since his time. —and 1 find that it permits a generous rest, the disturbing elements being all eliminated from the mind, putting it in repose. The fact is that I have only been awakened three times since my assumption of power. The first was a fire at the central telegraph office in Rome, the very heart of Italy’s system of communication and the second time was during the Corfu incident in 1923 during a turn of the negotiations. I [rtse immediately on the latter occasion to deal promptly with it. When there is a serious situation on hand, the prompter the action, the better. Things »night be righted, while a few hours 41elay might spell disaster. After settling the matter. I returned to bed and enjoyed another two or three hours Jound repose. - The third time I was disturbed was Jn the death of our lamented Queen ■Margherita. She had a noble and magnanimous soul, endowed with, angelic virtues. I adored her gentleness and sympathy >ith high and low’. She was gracious to all and to her last wished me well for the greatness nf Italy. She was hailed as a “fascist queen” and all fascists loved her profoundly. The sickness which preceded her death filled the days with anquish and I gave orders that 1 should be kept informed of her condition and be awakened any night that a turn for the worse occurred. She died peacefully very early one morning and I arose to mourn, prepare the nations mourning and bring what comfort I could tc the King and royal family. .."Daily Dozen” Ordinarily, it is from a sound sleep of seven hours, I awake on a new day, every day, ready to meet It, greatly refreshed with restored energy and replaced force. Seemingly as if to prove my re-gotten strength, I instinctively stretch and yawn, giving my lungs and muscles an extra awakening and, as quick as a flash, I am out of bed. My day has begun. I never stay in bed a moment after the yawn. I cannot but think that the practice of lying in bed after one awakens is conducive to lassitude and dullness. It cannot but breed stagnation of body and mind. It is demoralizing to the discipline of self. It puts a defensive spirit in life and robs the individual of a bold and smashing offensive to face the day. While still in my pajamas, I take a few very simple arm and leg move nients just to limber me up. 1 breathe deeply to get my lungs full of fresh air, for though I sleep with my window open, there is need that the lungs resume actively their functions for a working body and not a sleeping one. That operation just takes a minute or two and I am then in my bath. My bath is always tepid, the temperature ot the body. I am not a diciple ot the cold bath the first thing in the morning, for the reason that the functions ot the system have not reached their maximum momentum and to require the heart and nervous organs to resist a cold bath is asking too much of them before they have properly put on full speed. The tepid bath sets my requirements and tempers me for a brisk rubdown. I attach great importance to the latter. I perform it myself and briskly, very briskly. I

——————— | | will not allow a masseur near me. ns > I do my rub-down to my own liking mid without any ceremony. I know it Is more efficacious. The blood Is forced • tn circulate and I fee! my whole being • somehow springing Into action. Ihe i skin is refreshed and ridden of all redundant surplus ready to he renewed and stay healthy. Trained Reader I When I come from the bath, the , newspaper.! are brought to me. I read > them while dressing for my horse-back ride. I am one of those who can trimly say that the was once a newspaperman i and responding to my training I can , glance through them with the eye of ' and experienced editor. To dress while reading is not a difficulty. The dressing is a purly mechanical function ami i subordinate to the will without any conscious thought. It should not boa , subject for mental expenditure. We j do it every day, then why not make I th physicial agencies which the opera- . tion in dressing takes, work automat!- ! call}’, just as one’s fingers do on the i typewriter or the piano. The reading of the newspaper then becomes an , added product of the mental mechan- ’ ism, which it can perfectly well accom- , plish while the fingers are occupied ! elsewhere. My shave comes before I put on my collar. 1 have become rather skillful in the use of an American safty razor and. though my beard is thick and , stiff. I have attained such dexterity that I feel like saying "so many sec- , onds from lather to towel” or whatever l self-shavers are supposed to measure their speed on. However, I have to use a new blad every time I shave for there are no blades made that can ■ stand more than one shave on my, . beard. And I must shave every day. It all must come off, too. for I wear no moustache which is one of my i American attributes. I am anti-whiskers. Fascism is anti-| whiskers. Whiskers are a sign of decadence. Glance at the busts of the great Roman Emperors and you will find, them all clean shaven.-Ceasar, Augus- J tus. When the decline of Rome glory, began, whiskers came into style. It' is true of all periods. The Renaissance was a beardless period. Whiskers were the rule in the old decadent regime? which fascism replaces with youth of clean-shaven faces. The beard is oriental, the smooth face occidental. A Speechless Barber My barber peeks in at me occasionally looking with envy on the accomplishment of the safety. When I am not pressed for time, I let him do the shaving. He is no common barber. He has a character all his own and was not made in the same mould which ordinary barbers are made in. He is not loquacious. He tells me none ot his troubles and I tell him none of mine. He withholds his joys and I withhold mine. He does not play with and fondle my face when I allow him to show how much he can beat the safety. He is a man devoted to shaving, in which profession he is an artist. He lathers w iuthaotSHRDLU tist. He lathers without any extra flourishes and draws the razor across the face without unnecessary expenditure of physical effort. He appreciates with me that useless effort is lost’. So well have both of us carried this out that we have not exchanged more than two words,—outside of greetings;—• in the entire four years he has been giving me an occasional shave. I go then fully attired wearing my riding breeches to breakfast. It is what I call a breakfast. I wonder sometimes i what an Englishman, or an American , or a German would call it and what. he would do with such a breakfast as , mine. There is no fruit. There is no I . toast There are no sausages, ham ■ and eggs, breakfast foods or anything I which would typify the modern break- j i fast. There is even no coffee, for 1 do' ■ not drink coffee in any form, —it is not I [ a food, it is disastrous for brainworkers. My breakfast simply consists I of a glass of milk and is a matter of J i one minute. I drink it at the table ; in small gulps so that it might be t properly saliviated. f Milk is a wonderful food, .perhaps . the best food known to man. This one I - - ' IS THERE TOO MUCH I URIC ACID 1 T IN YOUR BLOOD? 4 Get this FREE 85 cent hottie i IS THERE TOO MUCH Did you get up this morning tired, r head dull, back aching, joints stiff, musdles sore, weak, all over? Were you in and out of bed half a i • dozen times last night? a Are congested kidneys, irritated' bladder, rheumatic pains and aches making you feel “old” and miserable? '• Let the Williams Treatment prove 1 what it can do for you. Get well Be strong. Enjoy living. a T>. Sel Ji th* B notice and address to The Dr. D. A. Williams Co. Dept. GA1 4369, P. O. Building, East Hampton t Conn. | s ~y°u ’ wil * receive an 85 cent bottle ' (32 doses) free, by Parcel Post. No obligation on your part. Thousands i- using this medicine. Established 1892 t T I ree bottle t 0 an y No C. O. D. Nothing to pay. Try it jat our expense.—adv.

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’glass of milk contains enough nourishincut to sustain mo until the midday meal six hours hence. It Is always taken whet. I mt alone for I am not u great lover of company at the table The greatest honor I can bestow upon! anyone is to invite them to lunch. It would even be an honor for my own brother. Ceslra. my servant, puts the milk on the table and then withdraws. She is fortv and 'll' nt. uncommunicative. It Is 7:30 and 1 am ready to take my morning canter. In tomorrow's Daily Democrat Premier Mussolini tells what he does with his one hour a day of recreation. Also he definitely answers the world wide rumors that he is afflicted with an incurable malady ELKS NOTICE Regular meeting of B. P. O. E.. No. 993. Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Chestcolds Apply over throat and cheat —cover with hot flannel cloth. VICKS ▼ Vapoßub Or«r 17 Million Jart U—d Yoarly

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