Show the strongest man in ii the world ll orld prostrated prodigious feats of strength dr george B winship winship attempted to lecture last evening at mercantile hall on oil physical education the hall w u as filled to overflow overflowing iu attracted no doubt by the fame of the lecturer in relation to his hi s prodigious dig ious feats of strength it hasing tro been en claimed tor for him that he w m as the strongest man in the world 11 dr winship C commenced encee reading his lecture promptly at 8 and had proceeded but a few moments before his voice began to fail and become tremulous and belore before the audience g generally n rally were aware of it he dropped directly y 0 upon n the platform several gentlemen alo rushed ed to the platform and immediate ly boie him to the adjoining ante loom chere where dr walter others attended upon him atvas it was soon announced that he would go 90 on with the lecture in a few moments lie I 1 appeared ppe ared and after apologizing to the andt andi cure said it was the first time he had ever I 1 I 1 fainted ile he then proceeded with his bis lecture and had read but a few pages ii lien hei he aa again became overpower overpowered ud retiring just in in time to save himself from another swoon by the advice of physicians ceans present he mas isas dissuaded from attempting t to go on with A ith his 1 lecture and it was announced t that hat it would vi take place at some future time the audience on retiring were allowed to receive tickets or their money molley most of them taking the former it is said that oat on bring being i taken from the hall his heart had nearly ceased to beat dr IV W accounts for the uni 1 fortunate affair on the ground that the atmosphere ot of th t he hall was close and in im pure his friends however regard it as I 1 aused bd by the peculiarity of appearing before a bubli ence for the first time dr W has for several years given much attention to the subject of physical education he is twenty five years of agey age five feet seven inches ill ia height and weighs one hundred and forty three pounds he graduated i at cambridge five years ago lie he can raise a barrel of flour from the floor on to ta his shoulder can raise himself with wilh either little finger till his chin is halt half a foot above it can raise pounds with either little finger can put up a dumb bell of pounds exercises daily with two dumb bells weighing pounds each which he ca can raise alternately above his lead head can lift with the hands bands pounds dead m weight eight without the aid of straps or belts behs of any kind the strongest man of en und could raise only pounds in the same way and the celebrated belgian i could lift only dr IV was prepared to exhibit all these teats feats but the unexpected ex acted turn which events took prevented it the strong man proved to be an infant boston mas may |