We are assured by a military authority that a Siberian soldier, notorious for the insatiable appetite he possessed, once disposed of a meal in the presence of an English officer consisting of ten pounds of beef, ten pounds of bread and butter, and a bundle of tallow candles as dessert. A young Russian soldier, seventeen years of age, named Tarane, ate twenty-four pounds of beef in twentyfour hours, and on another occasion disposed of a repast prepared for fifteen people.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 656
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80Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 656
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