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Title: The real Lincoln : a portrait
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Weik, Jesse William, 1857-1930
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: Boston New York : Houghton Mifflin Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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structure, as well as the qualities of his heart,that singled him out from the mass of men. His nativelove of justice, truth, and humanity led his mind a greatway in the accomplishment of his objects in life. Thatpassion or sentiment steadied and determined an other-wise indecisive mind. The following extract from a lecture by Herndon soonafter Lincolns death contains an analysis of the lattersphysical and mental equipment so unerring and yet so pro-found there is abundant reason why it should be preserved.Its value to history arises from the fact that it was pre-pared for delivery to audiences in central Illinois composedlargely of Lincolns neighbors, people the most compe-tent of all to test its accuracy and truthfulness. Amongother things he said: Mr. Lincoln was wiry, sinewy, and raw-boned — thin throughthe breast to the back and narrow across the shoulders. Stand-ing, he leaned forward; was somewhat stoop-shouldered, in-clining to the consumptive in build. His usual weight was
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oHW> ti Htia,WQ HIS APPETITE III about a hundred and eighty pounds. His organization workedslowly. His blood had to run a long distance from his heart tothe extremities of his frame, and his nerve force had to travelthrough dry ground a wide circuit before his muscles wereobedient to his will. His structure was loose and leathery, hisbody shrunk and shriveled, he had dark skin, dark hair, andlooked woe-struck. The whole man, body and mind, workedagainst more or less friction and creaked as if it needed oiling. His circulation was low and sluggish, so that there was afterall only limited wear and tear of his bodily tissues. Hence he hadno very strong appetite for stimulating drinks or tonics. I amentitled to little credit for not drinking, he once said to me whenI asked him about whiskey, because I hate the stuff. It is un-pleasant and always leaves me flabby and undone. He had agood but moderate appetite for food and was satisfied with al-most anythin

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