Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-06

Getting Towards the End-Tanner's E1-
 pertinent Almost Over-His Fight
 Against Hunger-Hot Mustard Baths
 and Vigorous Feubbfngs-A1ternately
 Irritable and p1easant-How fEe App
 pears on His sThfrty-Ninth Day.
 NEW YonK, Aug. 5.-Dr. Tanner looked better to-day than he did yesterday, but feels worse hot mustard bath and vigorous rubbing over his entire body has given his skin warmer and more Efelike appearance, and have been the cause of at least a tempor- ary improvement of his physical condition He is exceedingly irritable and complains of the slightest noise made in the hall. The physicians on watch this morning say that although there is less fever in his stomach to- day, and although he has been comparatively comfortable, his vitality apparently is almost exhausted, and his recent stomach difficulties have told severely upon him. At midnight Tanner, who had for some time been sleep ing, woke up and retired and vomited vio- Iently for some minutes. His bed was then made up afresh and he soon fell asleep and slept steadily until 1850, when he was trou- bled with wind on his stomach. He dozed at intervals until 2:30, when he vomited half an ounce of bile and mucus. At a. m. his stomach was rubbed. He slept quietly, oc- casionally coughing, until 5:20, when he was wide awake, but soon slept again. At seven o'clock his limbs were given a sound rub ping. From S:30 until 9:30 he slept steadily, when he drank three ounces of iced spring water, but at once threw it all off his stom- aeh mixed with mucus. At 10 o'clock the
 | oI- at the doctor who read part of his mail to the faster After the doctor took his mus tard bath he was dressed and sat in an easy chair by the side of his cot with his legs coy- cred with blankets Occasionally during the morning he dozed. At noon the doctor en- tered on the thirty-ninth day of his fast.
 He suffered from slight nausea and vomit- ing, which quickly passed away. At l2:10 he laid down on his cot and examined his mail At l o'clock he arose and came down to the lower hall. At 1:3O his pulse was 82, weak but regular, temperature 9S.03 respira- tion B, dynameter (right hand) @, Qeft) 78, weight 1224. He appeared very weak and irritable, and at intervals of five or ten minutes requested every one excepting the doctors and members of the press to leave the building, as he did not wish to be annoyed by talking At 2:5O he returned to his cot in the gallery and lay down appar- ently exhausted, where he remained till 3:3O and took easy chair and looked out upon the visitors in the hall. During the afternoon he drank several small quanti- ties of water, which stayed on his stomach for short time only. At 4:30 he left his arm chair, and after walking around for a few minutes went to his cot on the balcony and slept till o'clock. At $50 P. m. the Doctor drank an ounce of spring water, and five minutes after two ounces, after which he lay on his cot and appeared to be sleeping. At o'clock he complained of feeling very cold, and extra blankets were placed over him. All the gas except one light was turned off in the main hall after o'clock, at which hour he was asleep.
 At o'clock Dr. Tanner was awakened from doze lie had fallen into and left the gallery, went down into the lower hall and Sid six laps He again fell into doze and awoke about 8:3O. The faster called for a hot foot bath and to be rubbed with mustard. This was done and he went to sleep, but woke again in few minutes and asked for @ wet towel At nine he had severe attack and asked for hot water, but before it could be heated he had fallen asleep. At 10:40 he again awoke and drank some water, vomiting part of it. He said to Dr. Hoeb- CT: ''When get out of this will be glad. " Later on he awoke, talked pleasantly with those near him and then went to sleep for the night.