Show olio of IN probably it his never occurred to anny one of the idle and dissipated cass cillick among alio young men of our gibat cities or among nian who arc olivcr and should bu miser sickbed at washington had any special acs sun for liim yet such is alio fact plain enough to those who have eyes to sec wo ilo not ivicin necessarily a moral lesson it is sharp enough merely as a lesson of expediency it maybe compressed into simple question it president galfield gal field had been a man of dissipated habits how long lio survived shot it has been clearly recognized filin alic first that aliu fact that the has cd a temperate cilc greatly increased lih chances of recovery anil gave him that splendid strength and endurance with which lie has fought against tharo anro many dangers in such a case to which alio man of intemperate habits in any particular would be moro liable than the man who lias never been addicted to what is called high living but which might more accurately bo called low living it is probably true also that alic calmness aud courage with which the first great shock and all the dangers that haic followed it until now cro met were although native to alio man in sonic measure aluc to alie wholesome loiso poiso ol 01 body and mind maintained by well ordered ahing it is surely something to be equipped in alm fashion to meet llie great emergencies of life persons of more modest station than presidents arc fortunately not in much danger of assassination hut no m in no matter liow in liis place in alic community may bo can be sure eliat he may not at any moment bo confronted as suddenly as president garfield was with soine situation demanding all liis strength of body and mind to meet and be equal to it perhaps oven in ft physical to survive it alio enrik happens now and in alio life of cvar man alio boung fellow about town who pursues pleasant vices to pass away time and dulls a brain already enfeebled by chronic idleness and dissipation si alic lawyer of middle figu aliu is lulling alio habit oc drinks prow upon libin day by day even the man whose only sin is that fital ono of in hard work none these men and none of alio many classes for whom they may stand as types can bo sure leml out of alio of any commonplace day alio crisis of their lives will not rise under which a weakened body and unstrung may go down in defeat it is of practical value to every man leaving considerations of morality aside that im shall at all tunes have all his powers unimpaired liis body sound and healthy liis judgment clear and cool and all liis resources under fmc command this episode will have its lesson abo aps for another class of alio our public men there lias been a great improvement in the morals of our public men within alm generation or two although a contrad con trai prevails it is perhaps only 1 dinglo of the general change for alio better that is to bo scon in ah branches of society the manner of life is less gross and refinement has increased willi the spread of intelligence it should be said also that roost of the presidents have been estimable ami cleanly men in private lives but a good iu alic whito ia never thrown ariy for alic life of the capital and tho country is never arco from vice whatever the improvement lias been and it may bo of especial advantage to aliu people that the men alio are to miko and execute our laws see in what good stead wise habits may stand aman am an m a vital crisis V 1 trimmie |