The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-01
SATURDAY, OCTOBER i, 1854.
forty stone and nine pounds, and measuring four

forty stone and nine pounds, and measuring four
feet three inches across the shoulders.
Kcysler mentions young I'm in Lincoln who
ate eighteen pounds Of beef duly, and died In
1924, In the twenty. eighth year # his age, weigh
ing five hundred and thirty pounds.
A baker In Pye Corner weighed thirly-four
stone. and would frequently eat small shoulder
of mutton, baked in his oven and weighing iVo
pounds be, however, persisted for one year 20
live upon water Cruel and brown brci id, by which
be lost two hundred paunds Of bis bllk.
Master COllett, master ot the Evcsham Aca-
deny weighed upwards Oftwcniy. six s'one whom
twelve years Old he was nearly rs large as nc tho
time Of his death. At two years Of ago he re-
Qphtd two nurses g. lift him ia aud out Of he'd,
one Of whom in 4 Of anger ne fe,led to the door
with n blow of his hand.
At 1tennw, in Cornwall, there was 4 man
known by the name OF Grant Chillc1t who
woghod four hundred aud sixty pounds one OF
his kiDgs could contain six guOns OF wheat.
our poet Butler must have met with some such
enormous creatures in the type Of his Saxon
Duke who, IN Hudibras
- did grow so fat,
Nc gro,, auG labryntns to dvcuin
lie ro,t,Iuc p0rt', without his Jc"lils"
JONES uroN LEAN MEN
ItOl,sity hos been the subject Of ungcnefous
JOKES, lcaunuss has not passed uuuotccd. An
autcdOto is related Of reverend doctor OF % very
ghC.t.y appearance, who WAS one d AZ aCCo,'ei ~
o iCiio" with the following saiut ttipn .--"Weu,
doctor hope yuu have taken care Of 10 trssul 2"
"WLy, my friend z" said the divine. because"
replied the im pertinent intCrlOCutOr, "yOut body
10 not worth ca ing for
A poor diminutvc Frenchm1n Jcirg ordered
ll lrs Saugrado TO drink a quart OF ptisaa day,
'rrled with heavy sigh, Alas. doctor, that |
Canuoj DO, since ! only hold pint
When the Duke de ChDiseuL "A remarkably
meuPIt man, came 20 London TO uegOti ttc peace,
CHARLES Iownshcnd being asked whether the
Ilcrch Government had sent the proliminlrics
OF "a treaty, answered, "Gie did not know, but
they had sent the outline Of an anl51Ssli)~.'
now TO GErFhT.
That change Of spare diet to a more nutritious
lotd may bring on some COrpueuCe - eviu ed
10 an auecdute OF Coley Cibber, who relates that
poor halistarycd actor who used to play the
"ApOthccary' in Romeo and .J,ilie' to the life
ana wi great applause, received an augm tutI-
tton of salary ia consequence of his popu .arity
Unfortunately, increase Of wealth led him 10 in
crease his fare. uni he gradually assumed n
plumpucss which untitled him for the worn-out
phuImaCupOlist; and not being able 90 per
form in any other line, the poor man was dis
cha ged. However poverty once more brought
him down 20 his original condition, when he re-
appeared upon the boards trumphantly as
ever.
If en5onpoint is generally sign OF good humor
and cheerful disposition, leanness frequently
betokens sour, grabbed, and ll-a Itured Charac-
ter. Solomon has said, A merry heart doeth
good like medicine, but a broken spirit drieth
the bones This observation, however, cannot
be considered a rule in forming a Judgment of
attempt in our intercourse with the world, when
physlognomy is not always u sure guide in the
selection of our companions. DIR. Franklin tells
u singular story on this subject -
"An old philosophical gentleman had grown,
from experience, very cautious in avoiding III
naturcd people. To endeavbr to ascertain ID cir
disposition hc made use of his legs, one OF which
was remarkably handsome; the oshcr, By .omc
accident crooked aud dtformcd. II Il strl1ger
at the first interview regarded his ugly leg more
than his handsome leg he dOunIei him but
it he spoke of it, and took no notice of
his handsome leg, that was sufficient to
determine the philosopher to have no further
acquaintance with him. Everybody has MT this
twO-legced instrument; but every one, with q
little attention, may observe signs of this carping.
iault-fnding disposition, and take the same reso-
luton of avoiding the acquaintance of those
infected hy IL. | therefore advise those queru-
lous, discontentcd unhappy people, if they wish
TO he respected and beloved by others, and
happy in themselves, to ledre off looking at the
a.qiv ieg.'
Various eXpedents, IN addition to a better dict
have been TesOrted to TO restore lean persons to
better case but among the most singular chat VIC
have on record is that of lagellaiOn. q ilen says
that hOTsedealerS, having been Oh ,eryed to faten
horses for sale by hOgging them, an analogous
method might be useful with spare persons who
wish 10 become stcuter. He also mentions slave
dealers who employ similar means SuetOnius
informs us that Musa, the favoritc physic of
Augustus, used 10 fustgatc him, not only TO cure
him of sciatiCa, but to keep him plump. Meibo-
mius prctends that nurses whip little children to
iatten them-that they NAV appear healthy and
chubby to their mothers. Ma doubt bat Il tgella-
ton determines greater influx Of blood to the
surface, ana may thus tend TO increase the circu-
latiOn, and give tone to paris which would other
wise DC languid.
A HUMAN LATH.
remarkable case of lcanuess is ment me i by
Louy, in priest who became 50 thin an dry in
B his articuutiOns, that at last hC was unable to
20 through the celebration of IN ISIS, as al, joints
and spine would crack in so loud and strange a
manner AT every genuneXion, that the faithful
were tLridCd, and the iaithlcss laughed. Ono Of
these miserable laths once undertook long
journey to consult learned physician on his sad
condition, and having begged to know, in a most
pitcOus tone, the cause of his desccation, was
favored with the following luminous answer -
"Sir, there is a predisp,Sition iu your cousttu-
tion 10 make you lean, and q disposition in your
constitution TO keep you so.' Another mcagre
patient being told that the celebrated Hunter had
islteucd dog by removing his spleen, cXca med
with deep sigh, COZ, sir | wish Mr. nun.er
lad mine"