The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-24
HE DEvoURS STONES.
New Hampshire GIass-Eater who Il No
Professional and No 'fake."

a New HampsIirc Glass Eater who Il No
Professional and No "Fake."
"This Is Harry Oils, OF Kccnc. N.
H." said Thomas Lipsky of Main street,
Charlcstown Neck. "and want YOU to
sit down u moment or two and see him
cat glass and devour stones. Mr.. Oils
is not n professional man, but an ordi-
nary citizen like ourselves. did not
believe until saw the act performed by
him that II human being could actually
make meal of of glass and small
stones. Now, If you are ready, shall
be pleased to fill your orders. Nr.
Mr.. Oils. What will yon first catP'
Oils smiled and said: "I guess I'll
try Il 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
cral pieces of the size he desired, he
said: ''You are II reporter and have
probably seen II good many fakes. Some
of my friends 90 so far as to say that |
can, in addition to eating glass and de-
vouring small stones, eat tacks and
telegraph wire and drink Kerosene oil.
but I cant. I can practice the arts of
the prcstidigitator and make some pco-
pie think do all these things, but when
] say to you that ! am going to eat
pieces of this glass which you see be-
fore us, mean it. That's glass, isn't
ito You won't deny thatpn
The visitor took II. piece of il in his
hand and said he was satisfied. Oils
again began to break the glass with his
fist. and in doing so cut one of his fin
gers. which required Il little attention.
Finally he said Bring ME glass of
water. and Ill eat my luncheon. The
water was brought, and Oils began to
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.
If man would give me fifty dollars
in gold wouldn't swallow piece of
that glass" sail Arty johnson, vice.
president of the Alligators' Social Club.
"I don't understand how others can do
it and live.n
"Ncither do l." said Linskv. .for if
You give u dog powdered glass on q
piece of meat you'll kill him."
well, | chew and swallow glass"
continued Oils, as he began to cat q
tumbler.
II should think you would find lamp
o,l tr,,h1or
food" remarked the reporter.
"Oh," replied Oils, ''when don't
want II heavy meal ! eat light of glass.
Wait minute and I'll chew up Il win
dow pane"
After concluding his lunch on glass
half dozen or more of small stones were
laid on the table. and after carefully
dipping each in water Oils swallowed
them and then remarknd: "The reason
why l swallow these stones is because l
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 l
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 II story of Count resid-
ing in Paris. who. after drinking glass
of champagne, would eat the wine glass.
I listened attentively to the narrative
and at its conclusion l said to myself if
Il Count can eat glass can. A day or
two later | tried the experiment. Twas
pretty well scared and kept thinking
might die, for you know a boy will
sometimes do things that frighten him,
but nothing serious came from my first
attempt and so continued to do it. I
suppose you can do it as we'll as l can.
i don't know us there is any thing
different in our internal organization.
''You want to know how l came to
devour stones. l will tell you. You
notice that say l swallow glass and
devour stones. can't chew. u stone;
can devour it; you see the difference.
As was about to say, began devour-
ing stones, that is, stones not larger
than the end Of my thumb. after 1 had
had talk with sword-swallower. He
said it was easy enough, and that the
stones would not hurt me. He put
stone in his mouth, and then pushed it
down his throat with the point of the
sword. came to the conclusion, the
same rs did in the case of the Court of
Paris, that if he could do it could, and
consequently 1 added stones to my bill
of fare. l am thirty-seven years old"
"Would you be willing to submit to
scientific examination.
"Would IP l should be only too
glad. OF course the doctors will not
believe that actually chew and swal-
low glass. / recollect meeting DIR.
Griffin of the quarantine department,
in hotel on one occasion. He doubt
ed that could chew and swallow glass
and survive, and went SO far rs to say
that if could really do it then medical
and surgical science had been greatly at
fault. ] told the doctor if he would
send and geta 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 for
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