Show feast of raw peanuts upset unset the president calvin coolidge was wag browsing about tile the basement rooms anil and corridors of tile white house a short time after taking office when t he spied a large sack back of 0 peanuts near dear a door leading to the rear grounds tills this discovery interested him at once lie always had a passion for any kind of nuts especially peanuts peanut tills this huge bag was open at the top and looked most inviting he gazed upon ills his find for a second or two and then helped himself liberally ua he filled ills his two coat pockets later in the morning while at hu hit dek in the executive office he rang for ills his secretary and told him he felt feit sick and directed that his engagements be canceled lie ile went to nil ahti bedroom suffering with pains in the stomach ills physician made him drink plentifully of castor oil and in a few hours he was feeling more ilke ilka himself upon inquiry the president discovered the peanuts he bad been eating were raw lie ile did not know that the nuts to which he be helped himself were for the squirrels for years it a sack of raw peanuts had been kept on hand for tile the policemen and gardeners to fill their pockets before going to their duties in the grounds it was in tills this way that the squirrels were fed boston globe |