The true northerner., 1876-01-28
LOUISVILLE APPETITES.
The Feat Of Eating Thirty Quaiis i'm Thirty
Days Accomplish ed by Two Gourmand


The Feat Of Eating Thirty Quaiis in Thirty
Days Accomplishedby by Two Gourmands.
A little more than q month ince there
appeared an article, which vent the
rounds of the city press. letting forth
statements to prove the impossibility of
an apparently very simple and feasible
accomplishment. The proposition was
quails Ill as many days, allowing that he
eat only one quail day, the bird to be
cooked In any manner that he might de-
sire. Among the instances cited to
prove that such thing had never been
done were numerous vain attempts III
England, France, and America. The
most striking case was that of n man III
Cleveland, o., who boosted stomach
like that of an OK Tor as matter OF
strength, hog or any other beast. This
individual wagered 800 against $50, ,OOO
that he could eat thirty quails III the
manner prescribed. He lost. After
eating only 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 sub
ject while at dinner in his boarding
house one day. The proprietor, was
no less parsonage than Mr.. U. L.
Bronnert, the French restaurateur, on
Market street, near Fourth, and he knew
he could eat them and not half try.
Thereupon the merchant proposed
wager of champagne supper for twelve
persons that he could not.
Mr.. 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-
tiops 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 were
employed, who saw that the terms of the
wager were faithfully complied with.
Many wiseacres, among them many
sagacious M. ID. s, during the discussion
of the subject, caught up the various
suggestions in the experiment., and were
free to declare their belief in the impos-
sibility of the thing. Some went so far
as to say that man would die before he
could devour the number specified. But,
Notwithstanding all these discouraging
and terrifying opinions, Messrs. Bron
merit and De Maret were looking as well
last night as ever they did in their lives,
and were in jubilant condition of spirits
over their triumph.
Mr.. Bronnert was confident that he
could eat 30 more broiled quails, and
said he would not be afraid to try it, not
withstanding he had been told by two
physicians that he will have very severe
spell of sickness in less than 60 days.
He said, however, that the feat was not
accomplished without great deal of
difficulty 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 until
Jan. 5 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
undertaking. Said the little French
man
even / sits down re bird he look
good, mails by gar L feel so zick in re
stomach L think l can't eat him no more,
but by gar | go mad, L 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, lie would take glass of wine,
and after while he would get all right
again.
After the 5th inst. he suffered no more
sickness, and has eaten his seven quails
with great deal of relish. h..-LOui8Uille
COurier-JOurndi.