The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-08-29
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Not Difficult Task 10 Eat Thirty
Quails in Thirty Dnxa

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The Idea that a man cannot eat a
quail day for thirty days Is all bosh.-
aid DR.. Thomas Boyson. while discuss
NJ fishing and eating feats with sew
efal companions the other day. DR..
BoysOn j. well known as a successful
mining man. When not examining
leads In the Sierra foothills he loves
TO kin time wherever the fishing and
hunting are reported good. When the
basking sharks drove the bait" and
salmon from the blight near Capitola
fortnight ago Il was DIR. Boyson who
discovered that spearing sharks is an
Inspiring and providential sport On
his various expeditions the Doctor has
been forced. under stress Of circum-
stances, to eat everything from toasted
grasshoppers to fricassed shoe leather.
Its queer. too" resumed the Doctor,
how firm rooted some sportsmen are
In the quail-eating theory. Several days
ago ! was discussing the point In
small shooting party and one OF them
promptly offered to wager $500 that no
one could eat a quail every day for
thirty days. No one was disposed 10
take him up. In fact. the half dozen
spOrtsmen seemed TO think there was
no winning such a bet. and that for
some unknown reason a quail a day
would turn the gorge Of the most stead
fast eater before the moon was up.
Now, I'm not ordinarily fond OF quail
myself. but / have an unqualified re-
spect for my own Will and digestive
powers. Besides, as a professional
man. / dislike exceedingly TO leave such
simple scientific questions for idle spec
ulation and wagers. Ii Is so simple
to solve them with trial / told the
eating prophet would take his wager.
the loser to pay for the quails.
Then one OF his cronies Clipped In
with the remark: You'll never be able
10 do II. Why, man alive. It has been
tried hundreds OF times and bowls out
the quail-eater every time. That bet is
like finding money. l wish l had one
like IT,
Good said /. Suppose we make
It $500 more. feel already as II one
quail would serve only as an appetizer
for the second. Positively. would like
second quail by all means
He promised another quail and an
other $500.
We'll, started in on my quail. and
browsed along easily for nearly week
In spite OF the relentless chatting OF my
table companions.
About the sixth day along came a
man who said: oh, quails are all right
You may be able TO eat a quail a day
for thirty days. but squads are differ
ent. You never could eat one squad a
day for that time
YOU'RE just the man I'm looking
for said. All | require now is al
least one SQUAD day to put the finish
ing relish TO my two quails. Believe
me, I'm furnishing for at least one
SQUAD a day
HE thought l was bluffing. and said
something about placing 500 agains
my ability to eat thirty squads In al
many days. OF course. the others eggeS
him on. -There was only one thing fol
me to do. At the next meal temptin:
squad ianked my two quails."
Dr. Woodruff and Col. Taylor lookes
at one another and interchanged al
almost imperceptible wink.
"On, this is a hard. stubborn fact
solemn truth" protested Boyson, catch
ing II.
Remember. you're at two quails ant
a squab now. and in the first week o
the contest. 500 up" was all DIR. Wood
ruff vouchsafed.
DR.. Boyson smiled good-naturedly a
the chatting and went on: Il kept I
that trio OF birds for thirty-five day
and nights. and might have kept
longer. but had exploded the theor
10 my own satisfaction by that time
No. I never felt any distaste for tn
birds. and got along swimmingly a
every stage. or rather meal. OF the col
test. Maybe at times might have re
ished some other dish much better tina
straight birds. but never had TO fore
myself to attack my daily brace c
qusils.
FOR breakfast I took a cup Of COTE
and a roll. rarely take anything hea'
Ter unless | am on a hunting or fishin
trip. At noon l picked a quail. fanke
by a bottle OF light wine. and at Dime
l paid my respects to the Temainin
quail and his brother. the SQUAD. A
that meal | was allowed wine. cone
and some assorted fruit.
! That's the reason say bosh whe
I hear Quidnuncs say II ii impossible
eat quail a day for thirty days"
Springfield Republican.
Good Manners.