The Brookhaven leader., 1886-07-22
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS,
HE pEvouRs STONES.
A New Hampshire Glass-Eater Who Il Ne
Professional and No "Fake."

New Hampsniro SiAss-EAteE "hS - A'~
Professional and No Stake"
This is Harry Oils, Of Keene, N.
H." saidThomas Linsky Of Main street,
Charlestown Neck. ''and want you to
sit down a moment or two and see him
eat glass and devour stones. Mr.. Oils
h not professional man, but an ordi-
nary citizen like ourselves. l did NOS
believe until l saw the act performed by
him that human being could actually
make q meal off of glass and small
stones Now, if you are ready. l shall
be pleased to fill your orders MIR.
Mr.. Oils. What will you first eate"
Oils smiled and said: 'I 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, be
said: "You are a reporter and have
probably seen a 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 can't l can practice the arts OF
the prestidigtator and make some peo-
pie think do all these things, but when
say to you that l am going to eat
pieces Of this glass which you see be-
fore us, mean it. That's glass, isn't
it? You won't deny thatp"
The visitor took piece OF it 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 TIN
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 to
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 a 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; said Arty johnson, vice
president of the Alligators' 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 3
piece of meat you'll kill him."
"Well, chew and swallow glass"
continued Oils, as he began to eat q
tumbler.
II should think you would find lamp
chimney and a 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: 1.-The reason
why swallow these stones is because l
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.
"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 a copy of the New York Herald
and read aloud story OF Count resid-
ing in Paris, who. after drinking glass
| of champagne, would eat the wine glass.
| | listened attentively to the narrative
and at its conclusion said to myself II
a Count can eat glass can. A day or
two later tried the experiment. | was
pretty we'll scared and kept thinking !
! might die, for you know a boy will
sometimes do things that frighten him,
but nothing serious came from my hrsl
attempt and so | continued to do 1t.
suppose you can do it as we'll as can
| don't know as there is any thing
different in our internal organization.
'You want to know how | came tc
devour stones. l will tell you. Yor
notice that say l swallow glass anc
devour stones. can't chew 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 l ha(
had a talk with a swOrd-swall lower. H'
sa d it was easy enough, and that thu
stones would not hurt me. He put {
stone in his mouth, and then pushed i
down his throat with the point of thu
sword. l came to the conclusion, the
same as | did in the case of the Court o
Paris, that # he could do it could, ant
consequently | added stones to my bill
of fare | am thirty-seven years old.
"Would you be willing to submit to
scientific examination.
"Woud |? I should be only to-
glad. OF course the doctors will no
believe that actually chew and swal
low glass. l recollect meeting DIR
Griffin of the quarantine department
in hotel on one occasion. He doubt
ed that could chew and swallow glas
and survive, and went so far as to sa
that if could really do it then medica
and surgical science had been greatly q
fault. / told the doctor if he woul
send and get a piece of glass that lwoul
demonstrate to him the correctness
my assertion. He did so. and l ate an
swallowed the glass. What have cate
has never hurt me, and you can see fo
yourself that am fat and healthy-looE
ing. g."-BOston Globe.