New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
BISMARCK'S APPETITE.
A VALIANT TRENCFERMAN ON ALL
OCCASIONS SOME OF HIS
NOTABLE FEATS.
Rern CORRESPONDENCE Of The London News

Berlin correspondence or 1he LONDON news
Herr Won Poschinger, the well-known biog-
rapher of Bismarck, publishes another volume
recording utterances of and talks with the late
ex-ChanceOr II deals not merely with BIS
marck's mental capacities, but with what may
be called one Of his greatest fortes his appetite
This giant had a monstrous appetite and a
gigantic digestion. "Jf am to work hard, he
once said in Versailles in 1870. Il must be well
fed. / cannot conclude good peace if | am not
given good eating and drinking. lie inherited
this good digestion from his forefathers In his
family all were great eaters. He once said hu-
morously that il there We're many such eating
capacities his in the country the state could
not exist "Out of love OF home" as he OK
pressed it, he would eat gigantic portions OF
POmeranian goose breast, NarZin hams and Wild
boar Hard boiled eggs were his faVOrite dish.
In his old age he complained greatly that he
could only eat three at time while formerly
he thought nothing of eleven. 1t is fact that
he ate fifteen plover's eggs. He was spe-
cially fond of mutton, venison and hare; but he
cared only for boiled beef. not roast.
Interesting were Bsmarck's remarks about the
eating Of horsehesh. He said: 1T is most
peculiar that one does not eat horsefesh unless
one is obliged The reason evidently is that the
horse is more closely connected with US than
other animals. In sense he also stands nearest
to us. With the dog it Is the thing 1t is
said to taste very good. and yet We don't eat it,
The more thing resembles rs the less we eat
It, 1t must be very disgusting 10 eat monkeys
for the hands have a human appearance Again
we do not like to eat carnvorOus animals
beasts Of prey. wolves-well, yes, bears-but they
live less on flesh than on plants" For dessert
the Chancellor particularly liked cherries and
common blue plums. or course this great eater
was also great drnker. Brandy, Nordhauser
claret, champagne-he drank everything with
the same great thirst He nevertheless only
learned to like beer in the later years of his life
TEA AND BRANDY.
He liked to drink one or two cups OF tea Of an
evening with brandy in it. On such occasions
when few pleasant friends had gathered round
his tea-table he was always animated, and chat
ted delightfully."- recounted anecdotes and scenes
out of his life, and told tales about Diplomatic
friends. He took from time to time a drop Of
brandy. and then the conversation flowed more
easily, and his remarks became more and more
biting. In France. in 1870 he told his surround
ngs that he regretted the widespread drinking
IF beer 1t made one stupid, lazy and incapable
and was the cause Of the democratic, NONSENSE
cal talk about politics.
Often Bismarck startled his friends by the
Quantities he ate. Once he and the North Amer
can Minister in Berlin, the renowned historian
Bancroft were dining with the Prussian Minis
er Of Finance, Won der HeyGt Bancroft q tall
hin man, said Warningly TO the Chancellor
who had piled his plate at the first course with
wo helpings at once: Dear Count | think
more is coming" Il should hone so "
Bismarck coolly replied and he repeated the
lose at the second course On February 81
81. in Versailles the Bavarian Minister Presi-
lent. Count Bray also put in an appearance
The Wdrtemberg Minister Wachter was also
here. Bismarck was relating his negotiations
With Theirs and Favre, when pointing to Wach-
err who sat little way off. he whispered to
Bray; Just have look at our Wirtemberg
colleague. Such little mite. or course mean
n stature" he added. ironically; land what an
ater! This morning, at the Crown Princes
aw his owaolan Excellency pegging away, and
low just look at him; he eats, and eats and
lever stops" And" said Bray who related
his Incident. Il looked across at colleague
Nachter-Bismarck meanwhile went on eating
and ! saw how Wachter. who had Just
eft OF eating. pointed to US two. saying
omething to his neghbor, Rudhart 1.-THE
'avarfan Legationsrath) and the latter
aughed- This made me Indignant After
INNER said to Rudhart: What was Wachter
aging about usr This was the reply; 7 saw
Sudhart you must look at Bismarck I have
lad my eye ON him the whole time; ho never