The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-27
Eating Thirty Quails In Thirty Days.

"A little more than q month since there
appeared an article, which went the
rounds of the city press, setting forth
statements to prove the impossibility of an
apparently very simple and feasible &C.
complishment. The proposition was that
no man was capable of eating thirty quails
in as many days, allowing that he ate only
one quail day, the bird to be cooked in
any manner that he might desire. Among
the instances cited to prove that such a
thing had never been done were numerous
vain attempts in England, France and
America. The most striking case was
that of a man in Cleveland, Ohio, who
boosted a stomach like that of an OK Tor
as matter of strength), a hog or any
other beast. This individual wagered
500 against $50, 600 that he could eat
thirty quails in the manner prescribed.
He lost. After eating only a few of the
favorite fowls he grew very sick and then
threw up-the sponge.
A certain Main street merchant in
Louisville carefully took notes of these
statements, and, becoming convinced of
the truth of them, introduced the subject
while at dinner in his boarding house one
day. The proprietor, who was no less a
parsonage than MIR. G. F. Bronnert, the
French restaurateur on Market street,
near Fourth, said he knew he could eat
them and not half try. Thereupon the
merchant proposed wager of cham
payne supper for twelve persons that he
could not.
MIR. Bronnert readily accepted the bet
and Mr.. Alex. De Maret, the umbrella
maker, who was also sitting at the table,
proposed to "gO him halves" The
proposition was accepted, and prepara-
tons were made at once, friend Of the
merchant agreeing to pay for the birds.
Thirty days ago last Wednesday Messrs.
Bronnert and De Maret ate their first birds,
and at noon Wednesday ate their thirtieth,
every quail being broiled.
In order that no cheating could be done
witnesses for both parties we're employed,
who saw that the terms of the wager were
faithfully complied with.
Many wiseacies, among them numer-
GUS sagacious NJ. DIS, during the discus
sion Of the subject caught up the various
suggestions in the experiment and were
free to declare their belief in the impossi-
bility of the thing. Some went 50 far as
to say that man would dieHefore he
could devour the number specified. But,
notwithstanding all these discouraging
and terrifying opinions, Messrs. Bronnert
and De Maret were looking as we'll
last night as ever they did in their lives,
and were in jubilant condition of spir-
its over their triumph.
Mr.. Bronnert was confident that he
could eat thirty more breiled quails, and
said he would not be afraid to try it, not
withstanding he has been told by two
phi Jsicians that he will have a very severe
spell of sickness in less than sixty days.
He said, however, that the feat was not
accomplished without a great deal of diff
Guilty and suffering. After the fifth day
he became very sick, and it was with the
greatest force that he swallowed the sixth
bird. From Christmas Day to Jan. he
suffered great nausea, and each bird was
eaten with equal difficulty and disgust
He said that if he hadn't got mad every
time he sat down to his bird he never
would have accomplished the undertak-
ing. Said the little Frenchman:
"Ven sit down re bird he look good,
but feel 20 zick in re stomach l think
can't eat him no more, but 20 mad,
chew him up bones and ALL"
Mr.. Bronnert further explained that
when he felt SO sick of the eating that he
thought it impossible to refrain from
vomiting he would take glass of wine
and after while would get all right again.
After the 9Th inst. he suffered no more
sickness, and has eaten his last seven
Quails with great deal of relish.
ollie Courier. Journal