The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-27
HUMAN GAS STOVE
COOKED HIMSELF
Swallowed Fire While Try
ing TO Fry WaifleS
With His Breath


patients In Bellevue Hospital is a man
with his swallowing apparatus burn
"a through swallowing hunk OF
burning tow while endeavoring ON the
stage Of local museum TO carry out
his role OF being "The Human Fire
King" He IS known as George Blon-
DEN. Of No 2l2 East Eighteenth street
and Is recorded as being twentvsev-
en years old The doctors say he
VIII recover all right but his throat
* as raw as though he had swallow
ed o couple of the drinks they serve
Ia the Bcwery in a quart tomato can
for a nickel
Long practice In clrcuses and side
shows ana at country fairs had wear
led the Fire King Of the mouldy acts
Of his profession, such as chewing luc-
ffer matches. emitting showers of real
sparks through his nostrils, Juggling
flaming torches and biting ends of
red hot pokers and he used praise
worthy endeayor to do. something new
and novel.
AS result he stepped upon the
stage last night while the gentleman
Is lecturer" who describes each one OF
the monstrocities. curioslties and
freaks Of nature amid breathless ST.
.anee announced that the performer
would enact the role of the Human
Cookingstove'
Mr.. Blondell then attached a rub
Der tube 70 gas jet. filled his capac-
lous iowls full Of Illuminating f'id
and then substituted the tubing for a
blow pspe A woman assistant -le
fire Queen. presumably, then touched
a match to the business end Of lie
blow pipe and on a miniature griddle
held over the flame fed by the gas
from the Kings distended cheeks,
commenced cooking waffles
It was thrilling moment
The gentlemanly lecturer resumed
announcing There is no deception
IN this marvellous act, unparalleled in
the history OF the amusement world,
and to prove il any lady or gent who
so desires can eat one Of the waffles
cooked right before you by the breath
or the Fire King. Affable attendants
will now pass among you bearing the
delicious edibles, so that every one
here tonight can see for himself or
herself that the Human Cookstove
has performed the feat which he will
now oner $4,000 to any one who can
duplicate Il. There is no extra charge
/ Tor the waffles. Photographs of the
performer can be secured in the ante
room at the small chargeof ten cents
apiece by all desiring to possess
memento Of
Great snakes, Bill. what's the mat
teri" concluded the fluent speaker,
the Fire Kings insurance had run
out. somebody had put kerosene in the
Human Cookstove Mr. Blondell had
eolapsed--the the dcll thud OF the
spangled anatomy, accompanied by a
tall in wanles batter and sunGry cries
from the Fire Queen.
Il seems that to prevent swallowing
700 much illuminating fluid and so
converting his act into an illustration
OF the suicide Of a despondent race
track follower Mr.. Blondell had made
for himself an artificial supplementary
epiglottis consisting Of a wad of tow
soaked in oil While endeayoriug to
inhale through his nose aad eject
fame from his mouth he got mixed
"a his dates and ignited the oily tow
Il gagged him. but he swallowed IT,
and had an internal Fourth Of July
celebration ahead of time.
AS stated, Mr. Blondell win get well
hut whether he viii continue the Hu
uan Gas stove act is not known
rhat is a matter for his press agent
70 decide. II not, he can resurrect the
act OF Mons D'Ayolo OF sacred mem
ory and great age If he still lives.
Mons. D'Ayolo" according TO his
announcer in the old days "subisti
entirely on roast nails and other no
metals. his favorite drink being boil
ing oil. He is, in fact, living sala
mander The thirteen medals h'
wears upon his breast We're presented
TO him for saving twenty-five live
during the burning OF a tenemen
house in Paris
But chat is another story. MI
BIondell win get well.