The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-11-26
FRENCH DUCK A MARVEL.
II Feeds and Incidentally Poisons just
Twenty. 1ve Persons.

u Gceub ana Inoiuenthlly foibOnb Jus
Twenty. ave Persons.
VI knew the cooks of France wer
the best In the world and coult
mako little go long way" salt
the travelled housekeeper, "but
never appreciated them fully unit
my doctor in Paris told me Of som,
Eases he had just seen In the hos
pital laughed at him so for try
Ing to take In an American with hi
big stories that he gave me the Off
Cial report ON the case by the mu
nicipal laboratory.
Eleven persons poisoned by ont
duck-that is not so strange. It Il
when one knows the details that on,
grows dumb.
Zone NJ. Bernard, banker, liv
ing in the Rue De Prosny, received
a visit from his son-in-law, NJ Bou
hee, accompanied by Mno, BoubeC
and their two children, Mile Mar
colle, Is years old, and Master
Pierre, IS years They remained
some days with him,
ION a certain Wednesday morn
ing Nj. Bernard bought a Rouer
duck and some partridges from {
reputable dealer of the Avenue des
Terues At luncheon every one
found the duck to be good and die
him honor. Two maids also ats
with pleasure a portion Of fhe web
foot's delicious meat. Row, there
is a duck which has already served
seven personsl
Some hours later N. Bernard,
as well as NJ. Boubee. his family
and tho two bonnes were taken ILL.,
A doctor was sent for h all haste
you've noticed, haven't yon THAI
doctors are always sent for IN al
haste,-came and gave them all such
simplo remedies rs such an attack
calls for. During tho night the In
valids were taken starving hun
cry. az they said, Not suspecting
the cause Of their first indisposition,
every body, including the maids, at
tackled the duck!
Now. there's duck which has
served for the alimentation of Ia
persons. of whom seven were 'starv-
ing hungry.
ITO continue Tho next day,
Thursday, some friends of the fami-
~ came to luncheon, but barely had
NJ Boubee eaten n few mouthfuls
Of a again the faithful
duck-than he was taken very Ill.
After him, in turn, Mmo, Boubee,
the ohilAren and M. Bernard were
stricken and were obliged to excuse
themselves from the grests, who ate
but Il few more mouthfuls before 9
they, too, succumbed That was gay
enough for luncheon party you'll
admit, especially as they were
promptly joined in their wailings
by the two maids.
The family doctor-also sent for
In all haste-saw at once that there
were poisoning symptoms and sent
for two trained nurses from Lari-
bUisicre hospital, who on Thursday
evening were installed at the bed
sides Of tho invalids-nine In all,
including the guests. During the
night the nurses felt the need of re-
freshment In Geld cupboard they
discoy cred what-the duckI
g Yes, the duck, and enough duck
for n tasty midnight lunch.
Now, let us count up. There's
n duck which had boen eaten Of by
% persons, Of whom seven had been
starving hungry To continue.
Naturally, the nurses fell Ill in their
turn and were obliged to return to
tho hospital to be taken care of
Then DR.. Duf1ot had
no more doubt. The duck, behold
the enemy
"1e sent the remains Of the bird
there were remains, you see, even
then.to the Paris laboratory. The
analysis proved that the poisoning,
which in no case proved fatal, was
tho result Of badly applied antisep-
tics on the part of the butcher.
What 1t did not prove was how
France can grow or French cook
can prepare one duck so it will
serve seven persons, three times
each. and four others each once. -
New York Press.