The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
EXPLODED THE QUAIL THEORY.
A Californian ReinfOrces His Daily
Bird Diet with Squads.

Bird Diet with Squads.
San Francisco Examiner.
The idea that man cannot eat a quail
day for thirty days is all bosh, SAID
ing and eating feats with several COM
panions the other day. DR.. Boyson is well
known as a successful mining man. When
not examining leads in the Sierra foothills
he loves to kill time wherever the fishing
and hunting are reported good. When the
basking sharks drove the bait and sal
night ago it was DIR. Boyson who discovered
that spearing sharks is an inspiriting and
providential sport. On his various expedi-
tions the doctor has been forced, under
stress of circumstances, to eat everything
from toasted grasshopperr to frlcassed
shoe leather. so Col. Fletcher Taylor, Or;
Edward H. Woodruff and the other bronzed
Capitola salmon trollers wanted to hear all
about his experience with the quaii-a-oay
problem.
Its queer too" resumed the Doctor,
''how firm-rooted some sportsmen are In
this quail-eating theory. Several years ago
was discussing the point in small shoot
feTed to wager 500 that n mo- ONE could eat
a quail every day for thirty days. No one
was disposed to take him up. In fact, the
half dozen spcrtsmen seemed to think
there was no winning such bet, and that
for some unknown reason quail a day
would turn the gorge of the most steadfast
not Unfortunately fond of quail myself, but
have an unqualified respect for my own
will and digestive powers. Besides, as a
professional man l dislike exceedingly 10
leave such simple scientific Questions in
conditions for idle Specuiations and wagers.
1t is so simple to solve them with a trial
So told the eating prophet would take
his wager, the loser to pay for the qua1lS.
Then one Of his cronies Clipped in with
the remark: You'll never be able to do
1t. Why, man alive, 1t has been tried hum
dreds of times and bowls out the quail
eater every time That bet is like finding
money. / wish had one like it
Good said /. Suppose we make 1t $500
serve only as AN appetizer for the second.
Positively. would like second quail by
all means
'sWell, I started in on my quail, and
browsed along easily for nearly week in
spite of the relentless chatting of my table
About the sixth day along came man
who said: oh, quails are all right You may
be able to eat qaa day dor
eat one SQUAD day for that time.
you're just the man I'm looking for I
day to put the finishing relish l to my two
quails. Believe me, I'm furnishing for at
least one SQUAD day.
He thought l was bluffing, and said
something about placing 800 against my
ability to eat thirty squads in as many days.
OF course the others egged him on. There
was only one thing for me to do At the
two quails."
DIR. Woodruff and Colonel Taylor looked
at one another and exchanged an almost
imperceptible wink.
'Oh. this is hard stubborn fact. solemn
truth" protested DR.. Boyson, catching it.
Remember you're at two quails and a
SQUAD now and in the first week of the
contest, 500 up" was all DR.. Woodruff
vouchsafed.
Dr., Boyson smiled good-naturedly, at the
chatting and went on: IT kept to that trio
Of birds for thirty-five days and nights,
and might have kept it up longer. but 1
faction by that time. No. never felt any
distaste for the birds, and got along swim
mingly at every stage, or rather meal, of
the contest. Maybe at times 1 might have
relished some other dish much better than
straight birds, but I never had to force my
self to attack my daily brace of quails.
For breakfast took a cup of coffee and
a roll. I rarely. take anything. heavier un-
less I am on hunting or fishing trip. AT
noon, picked a quail, fianked by a bottle Of
light wine. and at dinner paid my respects
to the remaining quail and his brother, the
squad. At that meal / was allowed wine
coffee and some assorted fruit.
That's the reason I say bosh when
hear quidnuncs say 1t is impossible to eat
a quail day for thirty days"