Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-15
HE DEvOURS STONES.
A New Hampshire GIass-Eater Who L. No
Professional and No "Fake.'

A New Hampshire Glass-Eater Who Is No
Professional and No Cake"
s3This is Harry Oils, of Keene. N.
H." said Thomas Linsky of Main street,
Charlestown Neck, land want you to
sit down a moment or two and see him
eat glass and devour stones. Mr. Oils
is not professional man, but an ordi-
nary citizen like ourselves. I did not
believe until 1 saw the act performed by
him that human being could actually
make a meal off of glass and small
stones. Now, if you are ready, shall
be pleased to fill your orders. Mr..
MIR. Oils. What will you first eat?''
Oils smiled and said: II guess I'll
try lamp chimney"
The article was brought and the man,
who sat opposite the reporter at the
table, began to break the chimney with
his right hand. After he had got sew
eral pieces of the size he desired, he
said: You are reporter and have
probably seen good many fakes. Some
of my friends go so far as to say that
can, in addition to eating glass and de-
telegraph wire and drink kerosene oil,
but l can't: | can practice the arts of
the prestidigitator and make some peo-
pie think / do all these things, but when
l say to you that I am going to eat
fore us, mean it. That's glass, ism t
it? You won't deny thatP'
The visitor took a piece of it in his
ho, nd soil hn I'd &c
again began to break the glass with his
gers. which required little attention.
Finally be said: Bring me glass of
water. and I'll eat my luncheon" The
water was brought, and Oils began to
chew and swallow glass, with an APP
parent disregard for results which was
astonishing in the highest degree. He
did not attempt to swallow without TAX
ing drink of water. The first piece of
glass cut his mouth and some blood fol-
lowed, but he continued with his lunch
till the chimney was nearly all eaten.
eff a man would give me fifty dollars
in gold l wouldn't swallow piece OF
that glass; said Arty Johnson, vice
president of the Alligators' Social Club.
81 don't understand how others can do
it and live
. .'Nether do l." said Linsky, .'for il
you give a dog powdered glass on a
piece of meat you'll kill him.
"Well, I chew and swallow glass"
continued Oils, as he began to eat a
tumbler.
II should think you would find a lamp
chimney and a tumbler pretty heavy
food" remarked the reporter.
s'Oh," replied Oils, ''when I don't
want a heavy meal eat a light of glass.
Wait minute and I'll chew up win.
dow pane"
After concluding his lunch on glass a
half dozen or more of small stones were
laid on the table, and after carefully
dipping each in water Oils swallowed
them and then remarked 1.-The reason
why l swallow these stones is because /
sometimes have sour stomach and
don't want to have the glass come up
in my throat
"How long have you been eating
glass and swallowing stones?' inquired
the visitor.
'Since was ten years DID," replied
Oils. "Allow me to tell you how
came to do it. When was about the
age spoke of, my uncle, who used to
read to me frequently in the evening,
took up copy of the New York Herald
and read aloud story of Count resid.
ing in Paris, who. after drinkinga glass
of champagne, would eat the wine glass.
I listened attentively to the narrative
and at its conclusion said to myself j..
a Count can eat glass | can. A day OF
two later l tried the experiment. was
pretty well scared and kept thinking ]
might die, for you know Il boy will
sometimes do things that brighten him.
but nothing serious came from my first
attempt and so | continued to do it.
suppose you can do it as we'll as 1 can.
/ don't know as there is any thing
different in our internal organization.
"You want to know how l came to
devour stones. 1 will tell you. You
notice that l say l swallow glass and
devour stones. can't chew a stone;
can devour it; you see the difference.
AS I was about to say, l began devour.
ing stones, that is, stones not larger
than the end of my thumb. after had
had talk with sword-swallower. He
said it was easy enough, and that the
stones would not hurt me. He put a
stone in his mouth, and then pushed it
down his throat with the point of the
sword. came to the conclusion, the
same as did in the case of the Court OF
Paris, that if he could do it could, and
consequently I added stones to my bill
of fare. l am thirty-seven years old. "
"Would you be willing to submit to 9
Scientific examination.
.'Would 10 | should be only, toe
glad OF course the doctors Will not
believe that l actually chew and swal-
low glass. ] recoRect meeting DR..
Griffin . of the quarantine department,
in a hotel on one occasion. He doubt
ed that | could chew and swallow glass
and survive, and went so far as to say
that if l could really do it then medical
and surgical science had been greatly at
fault l told the doctor if he would
send and get a piece of glass that would
demonstrate to him the correctness Of
my assertion. He did so, and ate and
swallowed the glass. What have eaten
has never hurt me. and you can see fol-
yourself that am fat and healthy-look.
inc. "-BOston Globe.
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