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THE HISTORIAN OF HANCOCK COUNTY
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coarse bread and butter and a cup of weak tea. Half an hour after breakfast he dresses so as to be comfortable. He then starts out for a good brisk walk, which varies from eight to ten miles. As he nears home?say within one or two miles? he increases his speed so as to get up a perspiration. After the walk he goes directly to his room and is well rubbed down with coarse towels. When cool enough he is sponged off with sea water and another good rubbing down with coarse towels follows. He then dresses and remains quiet until he is called to dinner, which meal is fixed at 1 o?clock P. M. His bill of fare at dinner is limited to roast beef or roast mutton or boiled mutton or beefsteak. Plenty of stale bread may be allowed and butter, also nice tender celery if desired and one or two potatoes. As a rule, however, Sullivan informed the Herald correspondent that he had little or no fancy for vegetables of any kind, and generally finished off his dinner with a couple of cups of weak tea. An hour after dinner Sullivan takes any kind of exercise that suits him best, such as hitting a football suspended from the ceiling, the use of dumbbells, Indian clubs, short sprint races, sparring?in fact, any of the above. Supper is served at 6 P. M. This consists of cold roast beef or mutton chops, with stale bread and butter, plain apple sauce and weak tea. Once in a while the meal is varied with Irish or Scotch oatmeal, well cooked with milk, if it happens to agree with his stomach. After supper Sullivan takes a moderate walk of about half an
hour. He retires to bed about 9:30. In going to bed he always takes off all of his clothes worn during the day?every single garment, particularly those worn next to the skin. His sleeping room is always kept well ventilated, with the windows a little down at the top. His bed covering is always put well over him, so he is kept comfortable and nothing more. During training all hot baths or bed sweats must be carefully avoided, as they are debilitating in the extreme. The perspiration that may be induced in ordinary exercises is all that is required and nothing more. Occasionally a pleasant sour apple or an orange may be taken in the evening, in order to regulate the bowels if required. Tobacco, in fact all stimulants, are carefully avoided, with the single exception of a glass of ale at dinner, but even this must not be touched except when necessity requires it. Only a moderate quantity of salt in meats is allowed. Just enough water is permitted to quench the thirst. At the same time every care must be taken that he does not suffer for the want of it. Plenty of time is given for eating his meals and the stomach must not be overloaded. His training will be completed in about five weeks, which is amply long enough for that business, in my opinion. I am always particular that Sullivan is never overworked, for that brings on exhaustion, which is hurtful; not to say dangerous. I shall stop work three days before the fight, and then all the exercise required is moderate walking, with plenty of rubbing
down, both with hands and towels.?
The colors of Sullivan are a white silk handkerchief, with green border, and American and Irish flag in each comer?eight flags in all?an eagle in the center, and under that the motto, ?May the best man win.?
Sullivan to the question, ?What do you think of the condition of Ryan?? replied, ?I think it first-rate.? And ?Who do you think will win?? ?Well that is a hard question; only I shall do my best to accomplish it.?