Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-10
CAPTAIN FRIfTSCH
COMPLETES ALL PLANS
5000 MILE TRIP
IN THIRTY FIVE FOOT GOAT TO
SAIL TO SAN FRANCISCO.
He Can Trvthfuliy Proclaim Corpus
Christi A. a Health Resort From
Personal Experience.

tain Adolph ffictsch. the lone mar
iner'' who VIII sail from this city 10
San Francisco via the Panama Canal
leaving November 1. has found out one
thing. tsiat the climate 81 Sueces coun.
~ aud the south gulf cost country In
very conducive 10 augmenting that
precious substance known as avcrdu
polls 10 the human anatomy
" there wha a sanitasium IN the city.
OF in fact Il the city were striving to
make On especial nsme Tor itself 80
hasing properties 10 Increase ones
flesh IN a very aiori time. 10 such an
extent that tho home folks won't rec
oEHlse YOU Captain Frietsch would be
un Ideal testimonial Ills picture. a.
hayluG tnkcn.~ before and after" this
dose ~ Corpus Christi ozone. would
show marked increase In hulk and
weight such that the seaicr ~ weights
and measures would almost be com.
PEELED To- force "a federal investigation
Tor padding"
Here In the way the entertainments
would r"ad. or somrtllns aimiisr
weight before taking la1 pounds. Of
Ter taking g27 pounds.
Before coming 10 Corpus Christi
weighed ~ pounds and WAS abie to DO
q fun days WORK in the hot sun After
hying in the city fu two months. aud
lnhailnE the bnlmy breozcs tina, float
over the sui. my constitution and APP
petite grew No strong that furccd
several grocers to Increase the prices
IN their fopd atuffr. Ia order 10 supply
the demand created hy this great
change To-day after having built my
hont the corpus Christi I fccl like
different man. I weigh forty pounds
more can eat many apuarr meals per
dna, ana am capable ~ doing e hours
work in the hot Htsn. providing the
sun worked through the night"
ITS fact Captain Frlotnch has
pui on 40 pounds good solid flesh ana
bone. mostly flesh. ilo slcepa well.
eats better and enjoys lie la the
Nnpios ~ the Gulf tu the fullest OK
tent imaginable Daily Capt rdictsch
can ho seen wording at hiu boat. which
~ moorcd OF the Municipal wharf.
where he is 'pilnipIng' into condition
before he takes his hong sail. Little
thlnga that need changing. aud nt,le
| things that need lettering, Captain
triotach does them. In tho aight ~
nmaycmcnt az the creature 81 his own
baud, the seaworthy ship that ia TO sail
the ocean blue, nftc rit gets oui Of
Corpus Christi hay
The captain viii lcayr Corpus Christi
"n SUNDAY November 4. and viii 40
direct Ia Galveston IN the upcn gulf.
and not through the lntercoasim ca.
nal Arrived az Galveston he viii oN-
hlhlt his boat ard then proceed up the
Houston snip Channel. whore I've viii
take part ~ the No-Tau on carnival.
which celebrates ths opening of IT
Houston deep waterway to ,he aea. In
thin carnival there viii be parade ~
netione, sailing NJ the bayou. In fun
view of the thousands " people from
all over the state. Captain lrrlrtsch
win fly q Corpus Christi flag over tho
boat ami win represent this city to
the fun extent at his aNhty.
After the carnival iA over. no viii
sail around the Eulf coast go to lle-
vane cuba, and then embark through
the Panama Canal Tor san lnsncisco.
completing hln 1000 milo ieunt. ~ adj
vcriisIns torpus CHRISTI under the au-
spices ~ the Commercial club
Captain frlr,pch Is also o poet. MOI
In the iudyRrd kipllug or ELLA Wheel
81 wilcox class, ~ course but never
thelcss he can cNprcss his sentiments
In rhyme and metre too Yesterday
morning Captain i'fletsch brought
around "a "a. Caller the following cpl
cram. which In In answer te many
questions he har been asked that ~
how he manages TO sleep, The poem
follows;
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