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Show JOHN D. TAKES TO WHISKY FOR BATHING CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 1. John D. Rockefeller has taken to whiskv as a bath. The whisky baths have been prescribed pre-scribed by his physician to preserve his strength and render him ablo to withstand with-stand the rigors of golf, his favorite pastime. pas-time. This was learned today from a member of his household. Mr. Rockefeller has found the exertion resultant from strenuous exercise On the links too fatiguing, and his physicians fear rheumatism will set In unless he bathes In whisky. In line with his physician's phy-sician's prescription the oil king has adopted an Innovation In his living methods. meth-ods. Instead of sleeping until S or 9 o'clock In the morning he has begun to get up at R o'clock. His hour for retiring at night has been moved ahead by several hours, and his day now resembles very much that of a farmer. After his whisky bath he dresses, reads the morning newspapers and then cats breakfast. From 7 until S:30 or I) mall nnd business occupy him. Then the rest of tho day Is spent In golfing. |