The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08
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j Nofennelu, Vt.s June ~ .---f our
atudents Of Norwich University, ..1rae
Of whom ara working their way stsough
college, have in che last thsees sssa.hs,
saved az sveh $50 each by dessrsing
Ethe fratsrnity 'sbashhoase'' and liv.
Ing ON psanuts. Every ono of she
quartet 10 in bettarl rlhoalth than when
pc started 10 on the strange diet aud.
all will continue TO DO s'paaausters''
until the end Of the school gear.
The peanut idea originated with j.
g. Coulombe, 'O5, whose home is in.
Island Pond. in the northern part OF
the State. Coulombs is o member Of
the Theta Chi fraternity and lived in
the "fras" house, where they served
fair meals at $3.50 q waek. While
this was considered nominal amount,
it was all that Coulombo cared to
pay, as he has 60 depend ON what
he can earn through the summer to-
take him through the rest Of the year.
While studying the efficacy Of food.
stutfs one day he discovered that the
maligned peanut was 10 truth highly
nutritious affair, easily shucked aud
easily digested. It occurred to him
that he might at least make two meals
. day on nuts and fill up on the frat
house diet of ham, beans and prunes
for the third.
He therefore went to the village
and laid in supply Of well-roasted
nuts. His first meal was so satisfy
ing that his appetite for the second
failed, and inside few days he was
living entirely upon nuts. He found
that quart and q half served his pur-
pose for twenty four hours, and that
by buying the nute by the sack he
could cut down his board from $3.50
. week to an even dollar.
Coulombe plays first base on the
varsity nine, and his fellows students
were not long in finding out that he
had improved over last year aud that
he seemed stronger and better in
every way. Professor E. A. Winslow,
instructor in civil engineering, also
noted that; the young man improved in
his studies.
Coulombe laid the improvement to
peanuts, and in q short time three
other students adopted,the diet. Iu-
asmuch as Coulombe was the origina.
tor Of the idea. he declared that it
would be only fair for lis followers to
buy their nuts Of him, and he agreed
to give them ell they could eat for 81
a week. There was quite margin in
the deal, and now Coulombe practi-
cally gets his living for nothing.
The three who joined the original
.'peanutter'' are Edward Moore, Of
Island Pond, Joy Clyde Rose, Of I'm
10y City, Mich, aud Park Valentine,
|, Of Bennington, VI, All are members
Of the class Of 1905 and eli a. Theta
Chi men and are taking the civil cngi-
neering course. Mooreis one Of the
best basketball players in Northern
Vermont, Rose excels at tennis aud
Perkins is strong enough to sit up six
nights out Of seven and play casino.
Perkins is the only one who is finau-
oially Independent.
Tests in the gymnasium proved that
the peanutters could stand more hard
work than their fellog-students, and
when they went into field sports they
had no trouble in exoelling in rum
ming, ball, tennis and feats OF endur-
ance.
| When che experiment was started
the men indulged in one cup Of cof-
fee day, bnt this was soon discon-
tinue, as it was found that the oils
in the coffee and nuts did not agree
and indigestion resulted. All alcoholic
stimulants were, Of course, barred, and
the men continued on strict diet Of
nuts and water.
AT the end Of the first month the
"peanutters' got their first setback.
They began to feel tired aud dull. and
President Brown, who had become
interested, decided that they need.
ed albumen. He searched his brain
while and then advanced the idea Of
leggs. Good, big, fresh ones, such as
Admiral George Dewey used to de-
Hight in when he ewas q student at the
university, were bought, and after q
little experimenting it was found that
the president had hit the nail on the
| head.
| Six eggs we're allowed to each man
a week. They were taken three at q
time and cooked or devoured raw, as
| the devouree liked. Sunday and
/ Thursday were act apart as egg days.
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