Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1891 — Bismarck “Eats Dry.” [ARTICLE]

Bismarck “Eats Dry.”

At luncheon I observed thatPrinoe Bismarck drank nothing with his food, and asked him whether “eating dry,” was a habit of his own choice or an article in the diete-cedetio drawn for him by his famous “Leibartz,’*’ Dr. Sweninger. “The latter,” he replied. “I am only allowed to drink, thrice a day—a quarter of an hour after each meal —and each time not more than half a bottle of red, sparkling Moselle of a very light and dry character. Burgundy and beer, of both of which I am extremely fond, .are strictly forbidden to me; so are all the strong Rhenish and Spanish wines, and even claret. For some years past I have been a total abstainer from all these generous liquors, much to the advantage of my health and my ‘condition,’ in the sporting sense of the word."

“Formerly I used to weigh over seventeen stone. By observing this regimen I brought myself down to under fourteen, and without any loss of strength—indeed, with gain. My normal weight is now 185 pounds. I am weighed once every day by my doctor’s orders, and any excess of that figure I at once set to work to get 'rid of by exercise and special regimen. I ride a good deal, as well as walk. Cigar smoking I have given up altogether, of course, under advice. It is debilitating and bad for the nerves. An inveterate smoker, such as I used to be, probably gets through 100,000 cigars in his life if he reaches a fair average aye. But he would live longer and feel better all this time if he did without them. Nowadays lam restricted to a long pipe, happily with a deep bowl, one after each meal, and I smoke nothing in it but Dutch Kanaster tobacco, which is light, mild and soothing.”—London Weekly. The Swiss watch trade has undergone a complete transformation during the past fifteen years, owing to the work being done in large manufactories instead of at the homes of the watchmakers. The result is that there are much better watches at less cost and greater sales. There are schools for teaching watchmaking at Geneva, La Chaux des Fonds, Locle, Bienne, St. Imier and Porrentruy. In the last six years the number of watches exported from Switzerland has increased from 2,734,234 i»vl885 to 4,431,301 last year, these figures not Including the works and cases exported separately. Altogether -the-value of the exports last year Wtaldfilated at #20,000,000. The art of veneering was known to the Egyptians more than 3,000 jears ago. The sonlptnres of Thebes are said to illnatrate the process.