Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-08-19


Interesting Facts About DIR. Tanner fror
MS nome j" minnesota
A correspondent OF the Chicago Even
ing Journal, writing from Minneapolis
gives the following sketch OF DR.. Tanner
HE IN th@t city; This charming city ha
ouce more been brought INTO notoriety
Dr. tanner, who Is now undertaking Il
laSI 'ofty days IN New York, claims thl
aSn's nome lie came mere Tour years ago
an" mas pract'ced medicine In his cxcen
URIC way ever since. lie was associated
mere with Dr. Meyer, who divided the us'
OF MS once with hlm' No one IN tn,
united states to-day IS looked upon witt
Such degree OF curiosity as DR.. Tanner
Even the presidential candidates pale be-
tore tins abstcntlouS monstroslty. vii
tel you something about the notorious iu
dlvldual.
DE- Tanner Is an unusual person, bOtf
physically and mentally. Physically, bC
Is well developed, possessing a strong con
Stllutlon. lie is lethagic, 50 much SC
that it isl trouble for him to sleer
twenty out~ot twenty'tour hours on q
stretch. He can sleep anywhere and in
almost any position. When he puts in hi,
solld twenty hours, he generally takes the
lounge, and sleeps without snoring. He
is Emphatic, and grows lesby very rapidly
when he allows himself to eat as ordinary
white folks do. He has a phenomenal or
ganiaation, as has been shown already in
his present experiment. Mentally, he is
very wllltul, and delights in having his
own way. He has good reasoning powers,
but lacks in the essential practical ele-
mcnts. These qualities are not common,
and they are so united in him that he is
able to do what in former times would
have required a miracle.
This is not the first time that Dr. Tan.
ner has faStcd. In 1917 he tasted forty.
two days, but was not watched all the
time to see if it was legitimate. We have
his word that it was, and we also have the
testimony Of DR.. Meyer, who was with
him great deal Of the time. The fast
took place in the office Of DR.. Meyer, and
the latter witnessed the proceedings as
much as his practice would permit. In
reply to your correspondents question
whether he thought the doctor at that
time took anything in the way of catab'es,
he said he regarded it as a genuine fat.
DR.. Tanner was ont Of his sight number
Of times, and he could not 20 on stand
and swear he had not eaten anything.
His condition, however, led him to firmly
believe that, with one exception, not
morseI Of food had passed his lips. II was
not premcditated act on the part Of DR..
Tanner, but grew out Of an argument IN
primitive Christianity. The doctor is an
enthusiast and v,r,, ,,,roh ,,;,,,r - LolI.,.
IL Ir w." ta.'?', 80 NUN : ''," " i'o"OJ
i"i'!s' IL "c "ou'u expehu MS energies
III MS profession, no doubt he would he
very successful As it's he barely makes
a living.
Ne To,,o,,, Mia, T., ,,.,..:.,.....,....
'I''"1' "',' 10 P''ot'e'"E f"yS''
c1'h ana Is considered a much better one
than he IS. In the early part of July he
went to Hudson, Wis, where she resides.
IN visit bcr nr;r,, 70 son,o i,o,,,.aH
'r7 W ,V''1 '.''0.,' !. '''''
O'i'S v@'S''ns between tne i"o' IL was
agreed to 1--we apart lie returned to
July l2th, very much de-
He was taken sicI, fine ncxt d,y
',.;.,, .,,..,.,.... -, wy
SUNNY, 'o'.lP'"'nt anu lay uowh On
4 lounge IN the office. lie slept nearly all
the time, took no medicine and no food,
lnly a SIP of water at intervals. The tenth
Law ho gra,v corv,Io.cort o,d ,nnr,u,I
W. III AZ. ' '''-',.',,' ,''' '"' "'t."'''
usC aoou' the same way that an ordinary
lck person would. He and DR.. Meyer
Iaye had frequent discussions. and amonp
,thcr subjects was that of miracles. d.
\loyer affirmed that no one could fast
orty days without divine interpnsition
md that when Christ, Elijah and Moses
asted, they were sustained bya Proyidon.
ial hand. DE-. Tanner, on the contrary.
believed differently, He thouoht fbyt
INV one could fast that lenoth oi fine if
ie could make IN his mind 10 do if Ua
believed he could do it, and in boastf,l
yav said he would trv Il and see bow
many DAYS ho could live without enfing
The twelfth day he looked hoogord' and
)r. Mover thought that unless he ofe '
ho would surely die. so he (
vent 10 the bakery. procured crac kcrs and ,
mix. TN his return the discussion was Y.
concerning fnstino and ihe mill,
yos thrown ont and tho crackcrs renoinnS c, |
The fifteenth dov lodv sont t
n elegant lunch TO him and 10 nIcase her a
he amiable doctor ate a baked annie
Ills was nil hn ate f9r fortv.two 5ays
m tba twontv.pintb day bc r,oIi,oJ 10 o
Iinnrhoho a distance of s;v n;las aud c
atnrncd, following the river, making if nj
,ast n mile further, He was somewb"t % l.
rcd altrr i inf oItoonthar bo JiJ not
nfTrr nnv The tbirfy nirlb daU law "H To /
,ail,ed oni 70 L,kc CaIbcrn J;stoS5ooof t5 r k
hree nils He was nbLgad to roco;ue 1oV oO. V {
Stance 10 return He soon bsron retcb. /
ng' and fhis coniinuaJ for twd Jnrs m s0'' t
,ss n terrihIe strsin on h;o svstor, w" ,md bo
vory r,n;dIy '>N1' "''' ~ Il
On tho forty. seroni doy n. Mo,or bo t
anna terribly alarmed and ins;staG ~ lie ?
,king someihing info his stomacb He m
cinaI,v fnrcsd iLe 6rSt fow n ten"nncoG,Is i
/ m;II into b;s morth @ He iS"' d;ooni;mo oOniT
pstem was 90 we,t that bo ,T imnoS;otoir 9 8
,rn " nm tbe mill, He ,yos soon ohIo ~ :