The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-22
Eating E.c!rG0T,jtnHrs- CT, G:>a ui0:t
E0tist Of tie Country.

First ard last IN books ard Papers, much
has been written about the enormous ouan-
titv of food that men have been able to
consume at q meal, either to clatif, IN IN
natural or inol dinate appetite CT, making
a gamc-pit Of their stomachs, ,hey have
undertaken to eat pound after pound Of
meat and measure after measure of other
food. against time or another mans purse
but all for the sake Of gain, or a sort Of
notpIicty tlat IS always attached to clam
piorship matters. 1t is nothing of this
kind that this paragraph has 70 deal with
but. az in making record of any lCojtiIuate
news item, il is written as 50 much local
news, and though almost incredible. the
writer gives it on the testimony Of num-
Der Of as credible WITNESSES as can lie found
in PCston. and after a careful investigation
Of the whole case himself. Not more than
a good block from tEc conner Of West AID
Washington streets, ,sas HE Boston Herald,
there Is a young man, twcHty-one years Of
age, Weighing about 12G pounds, parent
Is in good health (at least lie was never
sick, steady and indu. t.ious. w0i king
every day at his trade land he does a good
business). with 4 large circle OF fliecds and
moving in respectable society. lie takes
but little exercise, aside from what he gets
at his work, his habits being Of q sedentaTy
cha'acter. Now this young man Is proba-
big the most remarkable eater IN the city
of Boston, if not in the whole county
Eating is not a matter of boast with INN,
but he has most JinaccCuntalie apI elite,
and when eating dinner at his boarding
house the other bUarders are lost III aston
iShmeIIt to see the immense amount cf food
that he will dispose of, not for one day or
two days, but right along. day after day.
AS fair sample of what this young man
does eat right along, without saying any
thing about what he could eat If he should
! Il !
for Sunday dinner few weeks ago at
the most fashionable boarding house in
Chaurcey street, between Bedford and
Essex streets. Among the servants he
had already acquired the soubriquet Of
1.-The champion eater" and on ;iat rartic-
Ular Sunday he ate the following dinner
plate OF soup, whole roast chicken,
eleven large slices Of roast beef, thirteen
large sweet potatoes. eight good-sized Irish
potatoes, eleven ears of corn. FeventC en-
dishes of tomatoes, two bowls Of graFcs,
Thirteen pears. and a whole squash pie, be
sides four cups Of coffee. When he WAS
done there were fifty-five dishes on the
table that lie had used ard enpticd. Two
hours later he was 1T the Parker House and
consumed a sirloin steak. four dozen Of
oysters in crumbs. and Ill ank four cups Of
coffee. All this and more lie can do any
day in tie week. His last landlord. after
five dollars. told him that he could not
board linn any longer for less than fifteen
dollars Tcr week. In talking the matter
over with hiir-aEd he does ii with great
mconeern-be remarked tlist lie did not
care 10 make anything ike an exhibition
Of himself, but if any party of gentlemen
desired TO dine with him nj Parl.er's and
would pay for his ''checN,' That he would
eat three eight-pound turkeys with All the
tixiugs, vegetable, &c, ard If he did not
do SO he would deposit with Nr. Parker or
any other responsible PARTY &i0o, to he given
to some charitable object; aud if lie did
eat those turkeys then the gentlemen with
whom ne dined should make a like bequest.
Now if there are any people who djsc.ed!t
this statement, they can have an oppOTtunj-
ty to test its tTuthfulness 10y applying to
the writer, q reporter Of the HeTaI3, or to
officer Coombs OF lie fourth police station,
in Lagrange street.