The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-07-30
HE pEvouRs STONES.
a New Hampshire Glass-Eater Who is No
Professional and No "Fake."

'sThis is Harry Oils, of Keene, N. I
H." said Thomas Linsky of Main street,
Neck, "and l want you to l
sit down a moment or two and see him l
eat glass and devour stones Mr.. Oils
10 not professional man, but an ordi- |
nary citizen like ourselves. did not
believe until saw the act performed by
him that human being could actually
make 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 eatp"
Oils smiled and said: 81 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-
vpuring small stones, eat tacks and
telegraph wire and drink kerosene oil,
but can't. / can practice the arts of
the prestidigitator and make some peo-
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
itP You won't deny thatp'
The visitor took a piece of it in his
hand and said ne was satisfied. Oils
sgain began to break the glass with his
fist, and in doing so cut one of his fin
gers, which required little attention.
Finally he said: "Bring me glass OF
water, and I'll eat my luncheon" The
water was brought, and Oils began 10
chew and swallow glass, with an ap-
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.
s'If man would give me fifty dollars
in gold wouldn't swallow piece of
that glass" said Arty johnson, vice
president of the Allgators' Social Club.
'.I don't understand how others can do
it and live"
"Neither do l." said Linsky, "for if
you give dog powdered glass on a
piece of meat you'll kill him."
swell, l chew and swallow glass;"
continued Oils, as he began to- eat a
tumbler.
81 should think you would find lamp
chimney and tumbler pretty heavy
food" remarked the reporter.
"Oh," replied Oils, ''when don't
want heavy meal eat 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: ''The reason
why swallow these stones is because
sometimes have a sour stomach and
don't want to have the glass come up
in my throat"
-, "How long have you been eating
: glass and swallowing stonesp" inquired
!, the visitor.
sSince was ten years DID," replied
q Oils. "Allow me to tell you how
a came to do it. When was about tht
f age I spoke of, my uncle, who used tx
l. read to me frequently in the evening
:. took up copy of the New York Heratt
), and read aloud story of Count resid
ing in Paris, who, after drinkinga a glas
n of champagne, would eat the wine glass
% I listened attentively to the narrativ
d and at its conclusion l said to myself
- Count can eat glass | can. A day O
two later l tried the experiment. ] wa
% pretty we'll scared and kept thinking
'd might die, for you know a boy wi
~ sometimes do things that frighten hin
10 but nothing serious came from my fir
IT attempt and SO continued to do it.
20 suppose you can do it as we'll as / cal
rs / don't know as there is any thin
III different in our internal organization.
IL "You want to know how | came
r devour stones I will tell you. Yo
ht notice that / say l swallow glass al
n. devour stones. can't chew stone;
IN can deyour it; you see the dfferenc
ISL As was about to say, began devou
"a ing stones, that is, stones not larg
ne than the end of my thumb, after / h;
et- had talk with sword-swallower.
Is said il was easy enough, and that t
no stones would not hurt me. He put
stone in his mouth, and then pushed
ne down his throat with the point of t
5el sword. came to the conclusion, t
ZEE same as / did in the case of the Court
res Paris, that if he could do it could, a
ms consequently added stones to my
lea of fare am thirty-seven years old
nd "Would you be willing to submit +
YET scientific examination.
lth "Would 1? l should be only
bic glad. Of course the doctors will Il
err believe that actually chew and sw
!, is low glass. l recollect meeting
tn. Griffin of the quarantine departme
err in hotel on one occasion. He dou
ap- ed that [ could chew and swallow 81
me and survive, and went so far as to
ran that if could really do it then medi
my and surgical science had been greatly
not fault. / told the doctor if he wo
,ro- send and get piece of glass that Two
hat demonstrate TO him the CORRECTNESS.
'us, my assertion. He did so, and ate |
rid swallowed the glass. What have ca
cry has never hurt me. and YOU can see
,en- vourself that 7 am fat and healthv-lo
cen - - paata., GInha