The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-28
VEGETABLE DIET.
The Boston journal gives the follow
ng account Of Martin, the wherrymsn


ing account Of Martin, the wherrymsn !:
MIR. d. U Martin, the vegetarian
wherryman and phrenoiogist, has been
trying all sorts of experiments on living
since his arrival home from his famous
oceanic wherry voyage. lie has lived
Principally on apples since then. some
times eating cooked food once day, and
apples once; most Of the time he wei CHS
his food and himself, so as to tell the ef
feet of the different kinds of food on the
system. At one time he had confined
himself to reading very closely. without
taking any exercise, till he became so'nc-
what debilirated. Happening to take
cold at this time, he was threatened with
fever. He then took few doses of
starvation, eating nothing but small
pear from Sunday morning ill Friday af.
ternoon, when his pulse was down to 3S;
he tlen eat three common sized apples,
and in two hours after his pulse was up
to SO lie had lost some IA pounds in
this time, and in week from that time
he had gained twenty pounds He has
also campcd out in the woods and some
times in the fields from one to three
nights per week, during the fa!! and
winter; lying in the woods on the snow
some of the coldest nights-somc,imes
when the mercury ranged from zero up
ward When tbs ground is damp or
covered with snow, he first spreads his
rubber coat, then his comforters and
blanket, lies down on one side, pulls the
other over him and sleeps soundly till
morning. One morning when csmped on
Cedar H,ll near Jamaica Plains, on walk
in. up Mr. NJ discovered no less than
five dogs around him apparently investi-
eating carefully what was under the
clothing, but not daring to come near
enough to see. Mr. Martin gave loud
shout which started the canine guard off
rs if their Investigations had suddenly
discovered to them that their lives de-
pended on the sudden arrival home Of
their individual dogships On another
occasion his watch had stopped at six o.
clock the evening before and on waking
up, the morning being unusually clear,
MIR. Martin looked at his watch, the
hands Of which indicated six o'clock,
when he rolled up his bed and started
for home. He had not proceeded far be.
fore he heard clock strike 4, but it vas
too late to recamp, SO on he walked
Now il bundle on u mans back looks rath.
cr suspicious to an unterrided policeman
At so earl y an hour, consequently Mr..
Martin had not got far down Washing
ton street before he was hailed by one of
the above named gentleman. What do
you have in that bundle 2 said he. My
bed, answered Mr. Martin. 4 must
see that bundle, said the policeman.
MIR. NJ. passed him his card, answering
him that he was Of the firm of Butler &
Martin, ,phreDologi ts and booksellers, and
had been experimenting on vegetable and
fruit diet for some time; snd as most
people thought that vegetables, and es.
peclaliy fruit, could not impart vitality
enough to the system to resist cold, he
had been in the habit Of camping out
very often, to convince himself Of the
truth or fallacy of the assertion. This
explanation satisfied the officer, and he
allowed Mr. Martin to proceed on his
journey to the chronological rooms, where
he arrived iu tine to take another nap on
the lounge. Mr.. Martin says his voice
is better while living on fruit, his teeth
clearer and every indication of health
stronger