The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-12
VOL. I.--NO. %


One Of those anomalous and i
cases, (which are reported almost c{
in one quarter of the w0rld or 9
the story Of life prolonged spparer
out the. taxing Of sHstenance-ia
to exist in this city. The subject
Donovan, a girl Il years Of age. an
cumstances which have brought b
present condition we give below, p
that we tell the story ss 1t wis to-
She was employed In the first par
in the rag and cotton waste concord
s. Arms, and Just three years ago
nesday met an accidenr there whfc
fiuenced her whole life since. Ano
gave her a push, in sport, and she
q barrel, striking upon. her right
the other girl falling upon her.
not think at the tifne that she =
much, but che felt some inward p1
as Is now evident, received internal
From that time she commenced q
up her food, but reiaained at her Wo
the following Saturday afternoon,
was Obliged to give up and take to
Since that hour she has been bedrid6
the trouble which manifesred itself
outset has been constantly increast1
first she was fed with about her usu
but this proved 50 repulsive to- he
ach, tharit was gradually reduced,
quantity and quality, until she su
wholly on jellies. Meantime . Iar9
Der of physicians were called in sstC
10 prescribe for her, but acklewleda
they could do nothing for her. and
ally predicted that she would live,
short time. Their medicines were ed
from her stomach IS promptly as fO1
and her case seemed hopeless.
a. But she continued to survive for q
without medical aid, and has been d
no physician for nearly two years,
last July, when her father, John Dol
q workman at Wason's, died, and VIII
pllysician declared that she must: al
follow. At that time she was able t0|
little lemonade, but that, as well ~
lants Of all kinds and food in every f0I
ing rejected by her stomach, she has
subsisted-such fs the extraordinary
Upon water alone, and very little Ol
i Ofcourse this ix tOo;much. for belfel
1t should be said that those who know
Donovan best-a good many very res
BILE people-actually do believe it. : Th
that they have found her, in an scquail
Of dozen years Or more, a woman Of
honesty and truthfulness, and she
certainly appear incapable of carryiu
long course Of fraud. The motive 70
a course, II she has adopted It, was p
cuniary profit, as she has not sought {
her affiiction publicity, and has never
or taken money from visitors, altho
washerwoman with six children, n
them dependent on her tor supporter
/; She lives 10 an upstairs tenement. j
tie court opening out Of Liberty stree
the place, though In an Irish quar-
scrupulously neat, IN all her part Of it
girl who lives without eating is in Il
ably furnished little room, the windO
tain of which is kept down, as Is ssid,
v0r .her,eyes. She appears to experiel
discomfort, however, when it is, raise
the light discloses black-eyed and
haired gffl, with comely features an
completion. She Is not emaciatej, }. .as
be supposed, after such extraordinal
stinence from food, but her countenar
a peculiarly transparent, almost corp
appearance. She is able to turn q lii
bed, but her strength is very gra
waning. and with the cough she nos
ttwOuld seem, as it seemed two wear
that her stay upon earth must be briel
mind appears to be clear, although
speaks but little. aud that in a whisDe