Show HE COLLECTED GIANTS London Of 01 all the manias that afflict man mankind mankind mankind kind the most ancient and curious is probably the t tiie e mania for collecting The victims of this craze collect pretty nearly near everything from front books to shoe buckles and from pots to postage stamps tamps but so far tar as we know the only person who has made giant collecting the chief business of his life was Fred Frederick Frederick Frederick erick William I king of Prussia Na Nature Nature Nature ture designed him for tor a recruiting re of officer officer o fleer destiny made him a monarch All were fish who came camf to lo hIs Ms net Saxons Austrians Hessians Turks Swedes Englishmen Irishmen Africans pro provided vided they were at least l ast two yards long lon Some of ot his specimens were seven feet now and then he obtained one ote still more more prodigious The Saxon cabinet c minister Wack lack foreseeing the possible advantage advantage tage taKe of oC standing well vell with so near a neighbor in 1715 dispatched to Berlin Berlina a recognition of ot his Prussian Pruss Ian majesty birthday Aug 14 no less flattering than unique since It consisted of n i I large larg number of ot tobacco leaves tw handsome Turkish pipes and a bagful of 0 fragrant fra rant all committed t im the hands of ot a messenger I with a missive the kings s gracious acceptance of these trifles aid the Cupid who bore them His the king of Eng land sent him fifteen strapping Irish Irishmen Irishmen Irishmen men who It was to be presumed were obtained by fair means Frederick Fred rick William delighted In Irish Irishmen Irishmen men also in Englishmen when lit he could get them no matter how ho H lh had pimps and recruiting agents al at over Europe and had he known the thet I were giants glant In Patagonia would no Of doubt have dispatched a expedition to that far country Bu there Is nothing ta show that his ma maniacal maniacal maniacal majesty majest ever succeeded In in inveigling Into his Though they make fine soldiers they the always demanded big pay and th Frederick was never inclined to gi |