Swallowing a live Eel.
At the village of Girtford, Beds, on a recent Wednesday evening, a labourer named' Spring was in a public house, and Tiad a live eel in bis possession, which he boastingly offered to swallow for a pot of beer. While he was showing the company how he would do it, the eel, about nine inches long,suddenly slipped through- his hands and down his' throat. Spring soon felt ill and sought advice, but' next day be, was still alive, and had apparently recovered from his temporary indisposition.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 3
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90Swallowing a live Eel. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 3
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