The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-20
MEN OF MIGHTY MUSCLE.
Some Giants that Have Figured in
History and Tradition.
Among the Strongest of the Strong
Were women-The Cretonian Who
Slew Oxen With His Fist-The
French Actress Who Gould Roll UP
Silver Plates With Her Fingers.

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French Actress Who Gould Roll UP
Silver Plates With Her Fingers.
From the Chicago Inter-oeean.
OF the wonderful athletics of all ages,
Milo of Cretone is perhaps the most
known. He once ran a mile with an OK
on his shoulders; then, with blow of his
fist, he killed the beast and ate it in one
day. The latter exploit, which can hard
ly be called a feat of strength Dit is more
feat of digestion), is referred to in the
following lines, which until recently
could be seen over the doorway of the
Queens hotel, facing the general postof-
fee, Aldersgate: ..... .t.f.,<
milo the Cretonian
An OK slew with his fist,
And ate il up at one meal
Ye gods what glorious twist''
The strongest man could not take from
Milo a pomegranabe which he held be-
tween his two fingers, although a woman
he loved is said to have done it. He could
break, by contracting his veins and mus
Giles, chord tied around his forearm.
One day, being in a house with some
pupils of PythOgoras, the ceiling threat
ened to fall in, but Milo supported the
friends time to escape. His death is well
known. He tried to tear asunder the
trunk of tree, but his hands got pinched
in the wood and being unable to olsen
gage them he persisted, devoured by wild
beasts.
Theagenes of Thasos, who, with a body
like that of Apollo and the strength Of
Hercules. surpassed all his rivals in all
kinds of exercises, won over /, 400 prizes.
no Aefx
damas won also renown as wonderful
athletes.
The strength of Samson is too well
known to need description here.
The Roman Emperor Caius Julius Yer
US MaXimus was a marvel of strength,
being able to squeeze the hardest stone to
powder with his fingers. He was up
ward of eight feet in hight and his wife's
bracelet could serve him as a ring.
Salvius of Rome could walk up a ladder
carrying 200 pounds on his shoulders, 200
pounds in his hands, and 200 pounds fas-
tened to his feet
Athanatus could run around the arena
carrying 500 pounds fastened to the
feet.
locus could hold the most furious bull
and tear away it's horns as easily as one
would pull up radishes.
Scanderburg, King of Albania, who
lived in the fifteenth century, was re-
puted the strongest man of his time. He
was man of great stature, and the pow
er of his arm was such that he thought
nothing of cutting two men in halves
with one single blow of his sword
Francis of Vivonne, Lord of Chasteign-
eraye, who lived at the court of Francis
l., of France, could stop bull by selling
it by the horns.
The Emperor Charlenagne, who stood
-.
length knight in full armor.
Ernaulton, of Spain, possessed wonder
full strength. On Christmas day, 1855, be-
ing with several mobiles in the upper
rooms of a castle, the host complained of
the fire burning low. Ernaulton, who had
seen through the window some asses GO
ing by laden with wood went out. seized
one of the assess, and swinging IT, together
with its burden, upon his shoulders,
mounted twenty-four steps to the room