Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-21

The most modest eater in the world,
or even the man who complains that
he - never has an appetite" would
probably be appalled, if he could see
passing in imposing procession before
him all the solids and liquids he Will
consume i'm lifetime.
But let us assume that we have to
deal with a man who is not ashamed
to admit that he enjoys his meals,
and let us place before him all the
food AMI fluids that he will require
to keep him going for lifetime of
20 years.
Such man will make light of dis
posing of AGO one pound Ioaves every
II months. 50 that we must provide him
with $4,000 substantial l0aveS, Il
weight Cf bread sufficient to raise
couple Cf hundred men and women
off their feet. If he is not sufficiently
impressed by this spectacle. let us en-
gage - herculean carmen and make
them file past him in procession. each
carrying a sack of flour $50 pounds in
wei5 mt. every one of which will be re-
quired to supply him with bread for
his life.
Of meat he will eat on an average a
beef we shall require nearly 40 bull
locks to provide the necessary joints
for life: or if he prefers mutton we
must sacrifice about 40 sheep on the
altar of his not immoderate appetite
every 10 years. OF potatoes two hum
dred weight should last him Il year.
This means that his aggregate con
sumption of tubers will weigh seven
tons. representing 93 sacks. each
weighing lGS pounds, or approximate
~ the entire product If couple of
acres Of land. We shall require half |
a dozen stron" horses to draw cur po- |
tat0 supply. aud each years CON
sumption will weigh considerably |
more than our subject himself.
OF fish we must allow him 80 pounds !
Il year, 50 that his aggregate fish"
if not 50 large "a a whale. will Vet |
turn the scale ri l ton - hundred |
weight. and will tax the strength of |
80 strong men to carry to his larder. !
Our purchase of eggs will be on Il
formidable scale. even limiting our
man to an average of fewer than two
eggs week. In all we shall have
1000 eggs. weighing at least 700
pounds and representing a years in
dustry Of about 80 hens.
Assuming that we only provide
scven-tenths of a glass Of milk a day
"a modest quantity for all purposes
we shall find it necessary to mon
opolize the services of cow for two
years and a quarter, and the resultant
milk will measure 1.12O gallons. and
will weigh more than five tons. To
III.
can ) feet i'm diameter at the base. ,
feet at the top. and more than II feet
high or something like two and a half
times as high as cur subject.
Nothing less than is pounds of but
ter can be considered sufficient for
n years supply; and this means that
in his lifetime our man will dispose of
the contents of more than a dozen
barrels. each containing 100 pounds
of butter. while limiting him to one
pound Of cheese month. we reach an
aggregate Of $40 pounds; or. assum-
ing that we are providing for a man
of 100 pounds weight. five and Il quar-
ter times his own weight.
So far we have laid in a stock Of 1
food which it would take 600 strong I
men to carry to our imaginary lard
er. for it weighs well over 30 tons;
and this i. a. can be seen. but an in
stallment of what we shall require.
OF tea and coffee we will furnish no
more than a pint a day. having re-
gard for our patients nerves: and Yet 4
we shall find that he will during his 4
life drink no fewer than 1920 gallons.
\ coffee pot large enough to contain
he two beverages (fcr we can safely II
mix them for our purpose) Will stand Il
Is feet high. with a base feet and a Il
top feet across. The pot. with its
contents. viii outweigh three com
panies Of soldiers. and 80 people could
be slowed away inside it if they did Il
not object to a little temporary dis
comfort. Il
We SxiH suppose that our hero Is
content with a pint Of beer every 4
day-two glasses-and that he does
not touch it until he has reaced his
goth birthday. Then, in spite of his