The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-25

A Couple OF Enthusiasts Tell of the Brain
Food from bermuda.

How does that strike your" asked the bar
tender. "a he took a bite from something that
looked very much like an ordinary sandwich
OF some sort and then glanced over his shoul-
der at the clock In a satisfied manner. "That1
Why. that's a sandwich only instead Of ham
or beef between tho slices OF bread have
guess what. No. It isn't cabbage or sauer-
kraut. It's plain white. raw Bermuda onion.
all sliced up."
Shouldn't think you could stand anything
like that In any quantity said one Of the lis
teners. You won't have any tears to weeu
II you keep that up long"
That's what they: all say at first" replied
tho bartender. but you can never know until
you try. You 'soonS get used to the onions.
and after that you wouldn't give 'em up for
anything. Let me tell you how l acquired the
onion hubit-for It's n real habit. and, what's
more. a mighty good habit.
II used to mix drinks at one of the big up-
own hotels. where a number Of men who fol-
lowed the races gathered nearly every night
to have a small game, with n moderate
amount OF drink to carry things along. About
2 o'clock every morning. never ten minutes
later. those four or five men would order u big
platter OF raw sliced onions with a few slices
Of white bread. Then they'd open the WIN
lows to clear the smoke out. and they'd set
that platter of onions on the table: each man
woulo take u TSHS SSS theY would eat until
the onions were gone. i didn't understand
that at all when l first went there, but pretty
soon. after l got to know those men fairly
we'll. ! asked them about II.
what on earth do you eat those raw
onions for at this time OF niRhtt' l asked.
Here's a chancellor another convert said
one OF them. Why. don't you know that
there's nothing like a raw onion to clear your
haaI nj niDht Juaf hnIp vnnrSnlf and trv n
Why. man. after you've been working your
brain all day and half the night and maybe
have drunk a little and smoked u little. you
are In no condition to get IA good rest for the
night. Now. there's nothing like II raw onion
Two OF these onions. sliced up raw. will clear
your head and brain. and. finally, and most
l VIM pas your arts stSRacG GGl% IN t Rsy rIR mt e Ss1ifEt It.,
"0f course | tried it. too. but at first l could
no more eat one onion than | could fly. They
all kept at me. however, and In q weeks time
l was an onion enthusiast and ate two or three
onions every night Just before l shut up shop.
T ! FiSS51S S ssti I III e L | dldn TV eat 4 th9 a1s oni o2s
Just try it some night and keep at II for three
or four days: ut the end Of that time you'll be
| willing to swear that you'll never give up the
That ended the barkeeper's. story. There
are many others who will say the same thing.
Over on Brooklyn Heights there boards an old
Irishman who Is IN a business that keeps his
walk Just before his. dinner at night. eats
slowly and then after dessert pulls a raw onion
from his pocket in Il clandestine manner and
slices II and eats It. In the morning the old
Irishman rises early. takes his cane and starts
| out for "a walk, He carries a raw. onion with
from It. He Is. we'll dressed always and pass
ers-by watch hin eating onions with som
| astonishment, but he doesn't pay any atten-
tion to them. And Il any one asks him WHY
he eats onions he will say:
Nothing like II, cir. TO make u man feel as
II life were worth living. l haven't missed
my onion for twenty years. and. God willing. !
shan't, miss Il for ten OF, twenty, more, Don't
only know the effect"