The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-10
LIyEp AMp plso on FRuIr.
Cur,ou. quest of = German Lisuisnssa
for a plststIe Paradise.

for a Distetie Paradise.
Lieut. wiife.m Boeter less thsa Tour
years ago was an ordinary meat-eat-
ing. lager-beor drinking officer in the
kalser's crack regiment OF hussars,
SAYS the New York Herald. A treatise
on the advantages o! "fruitcrian'
diet came into his hands and he was
completely won over. He was no COM
mon or garden vegetarian. Such In
dividuals may reyel In rice. riot on
radishes and eat vegetables. but the
lieutenant would have none OF them.
This I'm de steele purist would have
nothing save nuts and some rlpened
fruits. But nuts from over the seas
were hard TO get and fruits that travel
long distances became soft Hence, to
obtain them In a state OF pristine pur-
ity and dlgestibility Herr Boeter re-
signed his commission and started for
the land where ne could make home
that met his special requirements He
visited Egypt, Tonga FIJI. New Yea
land, Australia. Java. Ceylon and
India. But none OF these entirely
commended itself Finally he went ia
Jamaica. He had Inherited several
large estates In Germany and was pos
sessed Of fortune Of some S2.OOO.OOO
In December last he arrived In ia
malca accompanied by a salaried com
panion-Herr Georg Pontzke, a retired
paymaster In the German army "Th'
frultarians" became generally known
They wore clothes made OF the lightes
possible silk fabrics and carried greer
sunshades One serious fault that th'
] lieutenant found with the jamaican
was that they dressed improperly. Hi
| idea OF fitness was but trlfe re-
moved from what Trilby described al
I the altogether" SO far as diet wal
/ concerned Herr Boeter was perfectly
satisfied with Jamaica. lie found
| continuous and abundant supply o
the luscious fruit. His only tipple wal
| the milk OF the cocoanut lie kept 4
cutlass in his room for the specia
purpose OF ohopping on the husks o
| the nut. His habit vas to take a guam
l tlty OF oranges. star apples, bananas
etc. and. having removed the skins
pound the fruit together In a mortar
squeezing lime juice over the whole
and making what he said was disl
I az for the gods lie took several cold
water baths daily. Instead Of soap h
used the lime fruit He and his com
panion made a tour OF the island In
covered van. In which they slept a
night while camping among swamp
on the north side the Lieutenant wa
attacked by malarlal fever. In tn
height OF which he plunged into rive
and then went for a long walk In tn
sun. He became seriously IN and tray
eled back to Kingston. lie refused {
rall a doctor. and when his landlad
went for one on her own responsl
blllty the lieutenant chucked IN
physic out OF the window and persiste
In his diet OF fruit and on the I'd da
Of March last passed away In his sleel
His effects were handed over to tn
German consul. among them being Nv
drafts for n 900 each and nearly CSC
In gold. The deceased was 35 year
old. a cultured gentleman and coul
converse iiuently In seven language
He was buried with a cocoanut boug
on his coffin. 4 few days before b
death he had a serious quarrel wit
his companion because he discoyere
that Pentzke was In the habit OF u
lulging In the substantial pleasures
ham and eggs. mutton chops, etc.