The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-05
THE GREATEST OF EATERS.
Remarkable Records Made By DIR.
Bonner, of Ohio.

Stories concerning the feats of DR.. II. l..
Bonner, of Marion, Ohio, as an eater have
savored so strongly of Munchausen, the elias
sic prevaricator, that the Parkersburg West
Va. Sentinel has been loathe to believe them,
but careful inquiry into the case by that news
paper has convinced it beyond a doubt that
the most amazing of these reports are literally
true, and that in Dr. Bonner Ohio can boast
of a man who can stow away more food in his
interior department at a single sitting than
any other man living.
a correspondent writes as follows concern
ing this great eater:
ut is strictly, though we can hardly say
painfully, true that DR.. Bonner has been
known to eat % pounds of grapes, between
meals of an afternoon, and thinks no more of
treating himself to whole bunch of bananas
when be feels that way, or incidentally max
ing away with a crate of Strawberries or baS-
ket of peaches, than an ordinary person would
think of taking two bites at a cherry.
And when the doctor really gets down 10
business at a regular meal his bill of fare gen
orally runs about as follows:
One five pound steak smothered in onions.
-Four dozen hard boiled eggs.
Eighteen boiled potatoes.
"A quart can of tomatoes
Two or three pies and from SIX go nine
glasses of milk fill in the chinks.
"Often when the doctor comes home late
OF winter night after long, hard drive he
will take a few light refreshments before re
tirng in the shape of four pound steak, IS
hard boiled eggs, three and one. half pumpkin
pies and gallon of milk, and we have 1t n
the direct testimony Of a personal friend that
DIR. Bonner never had the nightmare in his
life
This same friend tells Us of a chance aC-
quaIntance of the doctors who happened 60
meet him on the street one day about noon
and invited him into a restaurant 10 luncheon.
The doctor suggested that il had better be a
Dutch treat, but his new friend objected TO
that and asked what he would have. The
doctor said that ii it was all the same be
would FIVE pound steak smotheTed Ia muSh-
rooms 20 begin with, and after that be would
Mt mind having three dozen fred eggs, can
or two OF tomatoes. q dozen cHCumhrrs and
such little sides as there on the bill.
The acquaintance thought the doctor was
putting up a bluf but he ordered two i've
pound steaks, the eggs aud the other things
on the last. After the order was served the
friend engaged IN conversation with a gentle
man passing By and turned has back 20 the
table Whereupou the doctor, Just tor Joke,
cleared Of everything, so that when b,s hos,
vas ready for BIS meal there vas nothing lrit
bat the to0thpgcks The hosts remarks on
this occasion are irscreetiy Ieit to the imAEiu-
ton
ut woali be- wholly unIus, TO nr, Bonner
% close this account OF hls extraordinary
achievements at the table wlihoui stating lu
al seriousness that be Is By DO means s.gt-
ton or man Who cares 20 pose a q great
eater On the contrary. be Is a retasd Ern-
llrman, 4 graduate Of Edinburgh college. o
lover of art and literature aud sucgesstal
agd highly respected physician. Mature seems
10 have endorsed HIN ~llh an abaorn4! caps
siiv faE food, zad be only eats shat hs JrAss7
and uhai be NEEDS. AZ other men 81. Tie BE-
a wsll propor'iaucd man, bis ~glEht beluz
IN pounds aud bis sgc O. years