The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-21
BIsMARcK's ODD wHI,I.
"My Patriotism Stops Mt My stom-
ach," He Told the Kaiser.
From the New York World.

From the New York World
Berlin, July 16.-Eugen Wolf, a
well-known writer and explorer, who
was on terms of especial intimacy with
Bismarck, has published a book of re-
minisences which is attracting much
attention throughout Germany.
Mr.. VOLTS association with Bis
marck began in 1888. and they grew
more and more intimate until the
Prince died.
He pictures Bismarck in his quiet
moods at home discussing subjects as
wide apart as Italian poetry and agri-
culture, French cookery and the Jew
iSh ritual.
Speaking of Joseph Chamberlain,
Bismarck said:
chamberlain to my mind is like the
giant in the fairy story who withdraws
into a cave, hangs out his boots at the
caves mouth and says:
The man who wants these boots to
steal
Must first to my strength appeal.
On another occasion Bismarck said:
THE English drink less than they
used to because their politics is worse.
Wolf once spoke of a lieutenant who
was not dismissed from the army be
cause he had powerful friends.
Bismarck commented with a sour
smile: Had I such powerful friends
as he 1 would be Imperial Chancellor
STILL
Bismarck told Wolf of visit he
had from Kruger.
Kruger spoke Dutch, while I spoke
plain German, yet we understood one
another famously. We did not require
an interpreter"
Bismarck and Rottenburg once had
discussion in which the latter quot
ed Shakespeare, saying his quotation
was from THE Tempest"
NO" said Bismarck, from Rich
ard III You will find it in Schlegel
and Tieck's translation on such and
such page, to the right either on the
seventh or the ninth line from the
bottom"
The book was bought and the pas
sage found where Bismarck had indi-
Gated.
Wolf says he had phenomenal
memory.
Bismarck is described by Wolf as
an enormous eater and drinker, a
lover of the table. = Spaten beer, po-
tato brandy and champagne he par
took of literally.
Once Wolf felt the i'll effects of a
carouse and told Bismarck the next
morning, the Princess being present
There is no cure for that sort OF
thing" Bismarck remarked. at is
like drinking bottle of champagne at
one draught."
His wife interrupted, recommending
salt herring.
The Princess went for a herring and
the Prince for some champagne. To
the infinite amusement of the Iron
Chancellor and his wife, Wolf ate
the fish and gulped down the wine.
Il don't think German champagne
agrees with me-" the Prince said.
Il was once invited by the present
Kaiser to table, and German cham
payne was poured into my glass, but
1 did not drink it, The Kaiser ask
ed why, and l told him it did not
agree with me. The Kaiser said:
L drink it, in the first place from
economical motives, because l have
to support a big family; secondly. !
wish to set my officers a good ex-
ample; and finally, 1 drink German
champagne from patriotic motives
Your Majesty said 1. my pa
triotism stops at my stomach -
In Bismarck's last years his prodig-
ious appetite failed, partly owing to
the pain he felt in chewing.
Once he said when l used tc
come home the housekeeper dished ut
dozen poached eggs for me. This
was nothing. l used to order an.
other dozen. Now must satisfy
myself with the maximum of four
VOLTS book is especially noteworthy
for the beautiful light it throws upor
Bismarck's wife, who was a veritablt
angel in the house, highly intelligent