stone-eater

Here is the advertisement of a stone-eater who appeared in England in 1788.

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods 1920

Father Paulian says that a true lithophagus, or stone-eater, was brought to Avignon in the beginning of May, 1760.

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods 1920

A Spanish stone-eater exhibited at the Richmond Theater, on August 2nd, 1790, and another at a later date, at the Great Room, late Globe Tavern, corner of Craven Street, Strand.

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods 1920

Here is the advertisement of a stone-eater who appeared in England in

The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900

Paulian says that a true lithophagus, or stone-eater, was brought to

The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900

A Spanish stone-eater exhibited at the Richmond Theater, on August 2nd,

The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900

Edinburgh during the Christmas vacation, had become a sort of lion in the place, and was lead in leash from house to house along with the guisards, the stone-eater, and other amusements of the season, which

The Monastery Walter Scott 1801

a sort of lion in the place, and was lead in leash from house to house along with the guisards, the stone-eater, and other amusements of the season, which “exhibited their unparalleled feats to private family-parties, if required.”

The Monastery 2008