THE ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER — OCTOBER 13, 1909
A stranger meal than any ever partaken by Frank Buckland or the most hardened and cosmopolitan traveler is described by Juan Francisco de St. Antonio in his account of his travels and adventures in the Philippine Islands, published at Manila in 1738. In this curious little work the author tells us that he once breakfasted off a mermaid, and he further gravely describes its flavor as being like fresh fat pork.
The Abbeville Press and Banner. (Abbeville, S.C.), 13 Oct. 1909. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
