New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
GROWING FAT ON WATER.
SEVENTEEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.

SEVENTEEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
DR. TANNER GAINS ONE AND THREE-QUARIkR
WORCESTERSHIRE WITH SOME WOODEN
TOOTHPICKs.
Dr. Tanner Is growing fat. He net only refuses to
due, but he has actually gainedfin weight Wednes-
day morning he weighed 1872 pounds and yesterday
morning 1884. In the meantime he bad drank A
ounces of water which accounts for the gain, ana
leaves 20 ounces as the waste of his system. Sci
entists are in despair Wise physicians who have
proclaimed, Thus far shall Tanner go aud no
farther" now tear their HAIR in dlsmay and wall,
I" Why doesn't he die 7" "Science says he ought to
die" They refuse to be comforted by the sugges-
ton that DR.. Tanner will certainly die some time,
and they take it personal afront that the doc
tor still lives. He not only lives, however, but
seems better than before. He sleeps quietly aud
naturally, enjoys his daily rides and appears IN
much better spirits than on preceding days lie
looked better yesterday than on any previous day.
Few dare venture upon any further predictions
The opinion that DR.. Tanner is performing won
derful feat seems to be rapidly spreading. Yester-
day the hall was crowded with visitors. and the
days mail was something enormous. The table In
the ante-roOm of the hall was piled high with let
tiers and cards. among which Trans scratches APP
peared as usual. One man offered present OF lOO
pound watermelon wnen the doctor comp etes his
X,
must be fed from the saliva OF the mouth. Try
chewing gum to keep up chytihcatOn. In NY onl-
nivorous eating match wheTn | ate one mile OF
lalnch H. acaroni &C the first sitting, felt the same
acute pam as you feel III starvation" The doctor
was warned ." not to read any mail but what was
encouraglngr doctor recommended the free use
of water to keep down inflammation" and OF salt
Tor its aniscptic properties" He also advises an
ner TO hold the hands Of some agree
able person, as handsome young woman"
An epistle directed to DIR. Isnner, of starving
fame" and beginning My dear fast(ngl fr:ehd'
announces the discovery OF The secret of Tue Last III
n dream. " 1 cherubs lowering III space piO-
Vldng with what seemed 10 DC nohehIiJy'
while others clasped most precious yeals, labeled III
letters oil gOid, the Immortal aud undiscovered
waters Oh Our lOug-iamented Ponce ne Leon. Or'sp-
mg "A chorub, found the morsel intended Tor thee
miniature kOckaWay SanuMlcn, winch sun nave
but | VIII not betrdy tnec."
Two more challenges were received yesterday.
stakes OF 81 900 sac, ali sponglng, drinking, use
OF ice, OF smelling OF flowers 10 De strictly CARED
out" Inc second man offered TO start one day
auead aud last for fifty days. for from $IOO 10
IL 900. He says 81 known here (lroy,
y. ~ the great sleeper. nave OFTEN
slept tweuty-iOur DAYS without moving
some 0rIgh, genius also sent the doctor an ehFei-
Ope containing uumOer of tootn-plcks
The iuster hImseiI attributes his wonderful re-
yIval 10 Tie use OF wafer. lie saIu yesterday, ii
hadn't drank water / SHOULDN'T nave Dcch awe
next Sunday. / VIII never try last again WITHOUT
drinking neneyer WISH" When Dr. Tanner was
weIgned on Wednesday evening. the gam was so
trltlIng as TO pracucdlly amount to nothing. But
YESTERDAY il was found that he had nearly gained
one and Ihree-quarter pounds One weighing gave
Inn a gain o. IOur pounds, but this was due to the
heavy coat ne wore.
AZ BIO "A. IN. he went for "A ride IN Central Park.
The 9 o'clock examinations showed his purse 10 DE
SO stronger and luller than before, and his tenn
perature 9S25~. The results OF some chemical
examinations reported last evening snow that Ine
amount OF bodily and nervous waste Is dlmlI shing'
Dr. MlileT's examinations OF the blood showed IL 10
be normal containing the usual number OF red
blood corpuscles. A large crowd OF VISITORS
thronCed ne bail during the afternoon and DT.
tanner once made few remarks To them
At D. IN. last night tue doctors pulse was 1O,
his temperature $3.50, and the dynamometer
showed a pressure Of oo kilOgrammes.