MILLIONAIRE'S HEALTH AXIOMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 198, 25 September 1909, Page 3

MILLIONAIRE'S HEALTH AXIOMS.

Dr. Daniel K. Pearsons, the Chicago millionaire, who has announced his in-' tention of giving away his last million dollars during the next twelve months, is one of the most notable figures m American educational life. Born of humble folk and" never having the advantages of an early education, he conceived the idea, directly he became rich, of founding colleges, and for this purpose hii has already given considerably over £BOO,OOO. Starting life on a farm, lie worked his way to an academy, became a leather, and eventually a' physician, lie is now over ninety, and ,s as hale and hearty as many men half his age. "Most men dig their graves with their teeth," he once remarked to an interviewer, and proceeded to give him a number of hygienic axioui6. "So pies, no cakes, no pains o r aches. If you catch a cold, lose your ([uininc a'ni eat an onion. I don't drink tea or coll'ce; they all'cet the heart"—are some of them.

Dr. Pearson not only preaches thrift, l i)ut also practises it. '"I don't think I ever foolishly spent twenty dollars in my life," he boasts, "t once went to a theatre, and I have been ashamed of myself ever since. I have never seen a horse-race or a baseball match." A young man who had more than once benclileil by his help walked into his room on one occasion smoking a cigar. The old doctor listened to what he had to say patiently. ''Young man," he presently asked in a mild, drawling tone, "how much did you give for that cigar?" "Ten cents." '"'Urn. Ten cents in smoke." he growled, putting on his hat and walking out. leaving his astonished visitor alone in his studv.