The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-24
Ealing Glass.

lie SAT III New York Saloon grinding
and champing the gluss up with a noise
like quartz crusher, while dozen bar
room frequenters encouraged him with com
mend1tiona "He's in first rate trim to
AshV, opSerVeu one. ~ ncVcrsoen hin uU
you, Baycr, 'fChaw the juice out of It..
How's the flavor old man9 Don't you want
some orse--radish2" and Mr.. Bayer mas.
ttcated deliberately on, twinklng his eyes
with horrible gusto, that mado the un!ni-
tiated spectators blood run cold, and his
flesh creep. When there was no moro glass
III his mouth to crush, he slid his tongue
out to exhibit that it was coated with a Yir
tcous paste, and then washed the mess
down with glass of beer the bartender
handed him. "What did you do that for9''
asked the reporter as tho glass devourer
sank back in his chair and licked is Iips
as II with reminiscent regret. 'Because I
was hungry,"' was the reply. sHungcr
for glass3' 'tNo, beor. They wouldn't
stand drink for me, because thcy said
was loaded already. So eat the glass to
"And do you moan to say it sobers YOU
to eat glass;"
'I,vc eat it for twenty years, and ought
Ia.
1t settles your stomach just like seldlitz
powder. I've chewed up q piece of glass
when I've been 90 drunk / couldn't see,
and in less than half an hour was all
right"
"What effect does it have 2" ,...,....
III acts on me as q purge, ALWAYS.
believe it's better for that purpose than
medicine, and it ought to be used in tho
hospitals. You could have the glass ground
10 powder, you know, and give 1t to a
patlent inc same as any other purgative, in.
stead OF slckening them with cpicac or salts.
You might mix sugar with the glass and
make 1t real Lnice to take. Why don't l
recommend it2 have. I wrote to a paper
here about 1t, and what do you think they
did9 Why, printed my letter in an editorial
headed, 'Look to Your Windows and
said 1t must have bcon written by a lunatic.
Know that editorial was written by q
fool. told friend OF mlne-a doctor
up the strcct-of 1t, and asked him what |
had better do2"
"And what did he say7"
''He said hold nv tonpue. or I'd land on
tho Island in strait Jacket. And they cali
this civilized countryl What Is tho use of
1nding out thing, l want to know" And
Mr.. Bayer began to chew the stem of the
glass up In disgust. Some one asked him
If she could chew up q stone too. He
said, why not; Clipped fragment from a
stone china match. holder, and began, mas
tlcating 1t andsth glass into hash. No
patent sausage suffer ever worked with
more precision. A sight of the colossal
energy OF that single pair of maxillary's
would have driven Wabash campaign
orator frantic witty envy. When Mr.. Bay
or finished his lunch, the reporter asked
If 1t was easy to do3 Mr.. Bayer said;
"Oh, yes. All you want is strong teeth,
Look here"
And ducking his head without any peep
aration, he nipped the back Of heavy
chair between two rows of molars and Jerk
cd 1t up to level with his face, where he
held 1t for second straight out. Then he
sat 1t down, still without using his hands,
drained another tumblcr of the beverage,
and lifted the forr.legged tabletbyits edge
as he had tho chair. Before any one could
compliment him on his genius for politics
he went on.
~ saw chap cat glass once when was
a young fellow In Germany. 1t was at a
country fair. thought I'd like to do It.,
tooS 80 whom lwont home I tried 1t. AT
first | used to cut myself, but / soon dis
covered the real secret Of glass-eating. |
discovered it In the life Of Beneyenuto Cell
lini, the great sculptor. by Goethe. .Sohle
priest tried to poison Cellini with
diamonds dust, and gave some diamonds -
TO lapidary to be ground to pow