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Show w . v ...... v. - . It TLrcc Quarts His Ordinary Hallcn; Says Ttcy. Are StrcBSlfecnlzs and Taste Gc:J. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 29. On gal-lon gal-lon of peanuts. Thi wai the main feature fea-ture of the dinner eaten yesterday by W. H. Martin, driver of the patrol wagon of the Fourth district police station. sta-tion. Martin 1 the champion peanut eater of the world. Peanuts are his stable articles of food and he would rather have a nice half bushel of roasted peanuts pea-nuts than all the quail or fame or Ice cream which can be secured. Martin had peanuts as a relish, to Increase his appetite; he had peanuts for dinner and peanuts for dessert, and then Just to complete the meals he had some more peanuts. For supper he ate more peanuts. pea-nuts. After eatlnr his gallon of the dry "rubers" he was feeling good and went to work at the station with renewed vigor. Three-quarts of peanuts are Martin's dally allowance. He eats this amount every day and then has to restrain his appetite, for he wants more. Martin buys his peanuts. This may seem unusual un-usual to those persons who have gathered gath-ered their ideas of the policeman from the comic papers which depict a policeman police-man "grafting" peanuts from the stands along the street. Martin buys his peanuts pea-nuts by the busier sack, and his house is always full of roasted nuts. He eats thera for breakfast, dinner and supper and then completes the day with a special spe-cial dish of peanuts Just before he goes to bed. Once upon a time Martin's claims to being the champion peanut eater of the world were challenged and a competition competi-tion was arranged. A side bet was made, and the man" who ate the least amount of peanuts was to pay for those which were eaten by the two. The men began I with a seat. The challenger was a good eater and he was fond of peanuts, but he soon fell by the wayside. When he had consumed three pounds of nuts he threw up his hands and quit. But not so with Martin. His appetite had simply sim-ply been whetted for more and he kept on. To show the spectators how very fond he was of peanuts he ate four and one-half pounds of the nuts. "I like peanuts pretty well, and I usually usu-ally manage to have a few on hand all the time," said Martin. "I do not feel well If I fall to eat the regular three-quarts three-quarts every day. Peanuts are fine food. They are bracing and strengthening and are easy to eat I do not know of a better bet-ter food anywhere or one that tastes better. I have never had enough yet, although I have eaten as many as I could well hold. I have never lost my taste for them and hope I never will." |