The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-09-10


ell my inches: they make me some
thing that most other men are not and
cannot be. hope grow some morel"
That was the cheerful assurance OF
Eugene Arceau, facetiously christened
the highest type of Immigrant" when
saw him yesterday at Ellis Island.
For Eugene is n movable mountain, a
human Colossus, standing s feet ca
inches In his elephantine stocldngs-h
Santa Claus ever saw one he'd have
heart failure-and weighing nearly
twenty-five stone. Eugene puts you
and me In the pygmy class. There are
few doorways through which he can
enter without STOPPING. II boy stood
on the shoulders Of a man Of average
height he could meet Eugene face to
face. 1t was some chap like him who
started the Hercules and Atlas myths.
It's 10 fault Of Eugene's that New
York and the rest Of America have not
yet seen him He is only waiting for
the immigration authorities to satisfy
themselves that suitable arrangements
have been made for his tour Of this
country. And in the interim the
brown-haired, brown eyed, not unintel-
figeat looking human mammoth plays
cards with his French manager, NJ.
Renoir, through whom talked to nom
English-speaking Eugene Arceau.
FIRST OF all. he is willing to tell
i the world that there's nothing
wrong with the job OF being a giant.
II was a farmers boy" said Eu-
gene Arceau, ''and II had been like
my parents. like my two brothers and
three sisters-all OF whom are small
~ should have worked all my life
as a farmer in the Vendee Depart
ment, near Nantes. where was born.
know what It is TO work on a farm
II can plough and take care OF AMI
mails and raise vegetables. But like
being a giant better.
Il am twenty-four. In 1914, Just
before the war began. ! was almost
az big as / am now. When was
born weighed twenty pounds, and
always / grew. At eight was as
Dig as a boy Of fourteen. At four
teen 1 was a man. At eighteen was
a giant.
IN. Renoir discovered me. He took
me to Paris and put me on exhibition
He took me all over France and then
over Spain. Even to the palace OF
King Alfonso l went The King was
very kind to me and l amused ms
little children. II was all most de-
Hghtful-and II had not been a giani
II could never have happened.
''When the war broke out was II
Barcelona. NJ. Renoir and l were o
military age. At once we returned Il
France and went into the army
served all through the war in the 4tt
Regiment OF the big artillery. BE.
cause was so big they put me with
the big guns" Eugene Arceau's brown
eyes twinlxled over his little joke
Il was not even wounded" he con
finued. although II seems as II eve
German gunners might have foun
a mark as big as me. / was honor
ably discharged and now In my show
wear my uniform 10 prove that
have been a solder OF France.
Y IEEBcAUsE / am a giant. do nc
- have TO work hard. ca
travel about and see the world. an
make a good lNing-sometimes 20,Ot
francs a year-just by being what
am. can have two beds TO sleep 4
At the hotels, l can eat as much a
want. Often at one meal i eat
gallon OF Boup-I love soup. Fc
broadcast win eat two pounds {
ham, one dozen eggs. one pound G
cheeae, three loaves OF bread.
\ don't worry ABOUT the high Coz
81 hying. NY shoes" there's enouE
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