, 1879-06-27
STARVING HIMSELF.

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oIlAflNU HIMSELF. s.
william r.,akc. Observation-Disclosures viii. = =:
Homeless Mnrntlr. IT. 1,.,.r,nirs. Snt ~ ;:
1:at-Es,,tlua % or wnt,r ".ar' nn,y far s,.tren ;.
nsr.. "113 ~ "a''r ""'s ZOE S'1'ee"
"os''
,.,. EfTt.oonde%ee :, afto t"rs 71nits. !,
lAIa1oS' ~ D., June :l.--A sing,'aflF de-
tcFmined atsco1pt at selfstasrn.ton has dc,cl-
sixteen DAYS. Wil,torn Matc nsnunr ,,,.,, ~
,a.r. ~ srs -. r.,,,..a -. .s,,. [oaa msa 80
% ass. "1s 'e'aseo 70 'aRe 1000, anu nas
largo quantities, III. purpose, clearly asa rs-
peatct!y arogel, Is TO continue this nrAt,ncnen
f,nm food mil, dc,th s,,,11 ra,to1s
A,,, .-a,, ,,. h,,", ~ ro'"! Z,
A.'" ''u'" LUG "1Ioen Oh IFlhS' 10 all
the cntrcaties Ut father, brother, and
siatcrs he has turned deaf car. and will
undoubtedly pers,st uat,t succe,s srovn, 1T, cf-
for,a. wn,e.. n. ,,oetar. az n,,oso, - ~ 49,.
houf1stment INTO tia sSstef1, htid Illus to bafnn
ta desiro Fur death. Yes,nE Blakt is the son ;ol
Mr. Charlie. Blake, onrof the wcn1thtcst aud uacst
resnec,cd tnhabItsnts Of Monmouth conntv- 4 j.
.ew 5cars aso 1ne pos,s prospects Eeto Of tto
prlcntess character. u quick and nctyc lnsel.
lecf, nc exccllca IN ny ktuatGa. an WA regarded
~ ny UNUSUALLY promising scholar: Mtta an at-
ahtl pfidc. ttne Social qualities madc htm
iaFoIito IN EenctaI ssoclety. To these qualities
lo added an exemplary moral character, and
was tn good st9'sding % d tncmhcr ct tic Pres.
bftcfian Clufca ~ .aIlantoTn. WHEN nc hnd
! sin1slied his hfepnratoFy studies. voInE Blaka
was sent TO tripecton, where he honod to feal[zo
TIC tirst ambition Of bis lttc. Foud ot social
lie. he delighted IL the new society which no
entered as co]icgian but d'l not Oh that ac~
/! count neglect lis studies. lie 'wns d member
! q the ,claa, which was graduated lust
Wednesday, and as long as lie reun!ned
| at PRINCETON was, held to 30 onc Of the
| most dt]tgtnt members Of TINT clans. ToMnstt
the close Of hts Junior rear In college the sceda
OF discaae began to Ahow their clTctts upon o
ssns1ay sns TsaT ssn ss aasE onaa s @
| tion dcveopc!l during The 6t1mlner Of 1875 an5,
| although blake fought OIL the patn. und pr
sisted in returning to College at ti,n npcnfng:of
qnish his studies. and return home for nsa;cai
class VA ot '.se'i sufficiently se1cro biox 10
young, bright, ht'l ambitious man, but IL was
The ph,stsian called to trent the casc;sas Dr..
| G. G. Vandcrhcck, formerly prominent physi-
clan, druggist, knd c!aen!s4t OF ph!Iadelphla,
and Que Of the cdisors of the -nz'icai gnI Sarq.
diagnosis, pronounced Blnl.rfa dsaso to be,
| paraplegfa, or paralysis of the ltEs, q conse-
| uuesice ot tue affection Ut tue eptar, About d
mouth Inter I}akr was taken 10 rhiladc1phta
whefu Ac Vas cxA.nlncI hy Df. s. iVier Mitchell.
4 Of tho University OF FcnnsylTant After O
careful study Of the case, DR.. Mitchell ngrcsd
| with Dr. Vatidcrbeck In 1ts diagnosis. Ills coll
slNston waA that nlnka's lilo 4nR uot tu danger,
bur t]l1t ne would be crippto for lifc. '~-
The knowledge Ut this fa4t worked nh cntirp
change Ia the yotlng manly nature. WAeru ho
had been gay and happy l,s now became it,orDsu
n.l dcspondent. The rla,,Eo from The eoc,at
life Of PRINCETON to tho quiet aud srclusloM Of
hls couutrr bonr, TN" blla1tluy of oil ILLS aiI-
| iorsgcr shut out from the busy puIsn$ts 0f men.
proved too much Tor bin, to endure. lie was
takcn homo and PLACED l,der the n.'st akillful
treatment, but tie doctor hat to deal With .
Ihttcnt whose spirit was more paralyzed thnu
his bos!y. Tic ono theme q tic Jaung nuns
clfoets of hIs devoted sisters to cheer him wefo
without avail. LAY at:cr day hc ',sootlcd over
ss tiopbIes. until hts mind was the seat of tl'e
RlaRa evidently conce,vul the Idea which he Is
nom utryng 10 carry into prsct[ct. Hc
then :aeclarea that he would hoonrr
be dead thau be ~e!ye nMi . cE!p.
this the nadre ixpa became his determination to
die. Sixteen dayi ago to-day lie dcclnrcd l]js jp-
tent!oa to ssssys himself, aud tirgau u protn
TINT b. meant With terrible earssAtt'sss, = wnns @
III mora tlsaHusts1saly deatsondent noui, ana
would soon rcs1,rn tontorr rational MUD. But,
as tho daYs passed and ',ouuE Blake took moth
lnE but water, thcy became aaftnto. inc uoe'
tient lrout hts foolish 'CoIrse. but be simply
repeated that ht would not live = cripple, a,u
tt,ut nothing col,ld changd hs dctet nsnatton TO
de- There weso no atgn Of au unbalanced
,nInd. The Younr nlan eonsersol as ratIopapy
as ever. Ills head Was clear, hts nlll lnfc1able.
Ills actions were sornnft saye II! that one pnt-
ttcufaE that he would uot eat llo wnnlu noe
cyun take leu in hiA water, scanning TO fear tf'at
tilero MAS something too sustaining III The 1roxeu
)ut,,d.
Under his matcr diet Blnku began to fal ,an; n
ia'y. Before BE- DECLARED n!ssp1rose he i,sa i,sa
| weeks IN fnkp ANYTHING exccpn tQast mud tGa,