The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-08-13
TANNERS FEAT OF FASTING.
He Succeeds in Doing Without Food Forty
Days-Pres3 Comments.

New YORK, August 7-Dr. Tanner completed his
forty days's ia aud complaining of gone
ness in the stomach. At ~ O'Clock they gave him
glass of milk and piece of watermelon.
When the time was up and the task finished, the
crowd chsered Tanner enthusiastically. About 1 600
people were in the hail and immense number Of per-
sons ON the sidewalk. The doctor dranka glass Of
milk nd called for Georgia water melon. This he
tapped dug his hand into it and ate heartily. When
demonstrated with he asked to be let alone, saying:
"No, my lord, | am runn ne tins thing now"
When he placed the glass of milk to his mouth he
remarked
.'Gents, You don't believe that's good"
The signal for the expiration of the fast was the
whistle from factory in the vicinity. When it blew
Tanner had peach in his hand but before he could
put IL into his mouth some one snatched it away.
In response to the plaudts of the assemblage, Tan
ner who was sitting up on chair placed the table,
waved his handkerchief over his head. At quarter
past II Tanner got down from the table and left the
hall in coach, In charge of DR.. Gam no took him
to his own residence where he will receive careful
med cal treatment.
Dr. Tanner weighed at the end of bis fast 121 Il
pounds, a loss of Sc pounds in 40 days.
At Z O'Clock DIR. Tanner had at of vomiting. and
he 90; up and dressed. At 7:30 he was much ex-
hausted and laid down on cot. He remained thus
until 1918, when he went into the lower ball. After
taking walk he laid down and covered with
blankets At 1850 the doctor and walked into
the front room OF the hail where there wac a fine
spread of watermeons, fruits, bread, etc At II the
doctor stood at the window 18th street, locking
out upon the crowd.
Just before noon the temperature of the doctor was
Co., pulse 90 respiration, II. On leaving the hail the
doctor walked unassisted down the stairs with slice
of melon in mis- hand. He received ovation from
the crowd In the Streets shops and windows, and
hbited much qualification at the heartiness of thee
cepton He ordered the cover OF the carriage thrown
back and joked with the crowd that surrounded the
vehicle. After two or three dozen persons had Ia
| ken him by he hand, his accompanying physician
grasped him by the arms and held him in his seat to
| prevent him from tirng himself out. On reaching
the residence of Dr. Gum, Tanner laid down In the
front paror and endeavored to sleep. The milk and
| watermelon has not disag 'eed with him.
| The Tribune says: Tanner is looking forward with
eager expectation to the banquet Of psacbes Cafor
| mia grapes and milk.
The interest taken by the London press In the fast
| is very marked. The Standard and Daily Nsps have
had special dispatches every day for three weeks, and
| some Of these Gave been of unusual length. Copous
extracts from New ork journals are made by nearly
all the papers, and great mass of correspondence
has been published on the subject. The medical pro-
fesson question the genuineness of the fast and are
| generally disposed 70 doubt its value to science.
Even II genuine Dr. Brown Sequard said If the care
fol and frequent snaly made have not been in the
air exhauster and inhaled by Tanner aud of his per-
spration and various excretons the scientific results
OF the experiment are absolutely MIL Df. Thomas L.
Brantor, editor OF the Practitioner, said; "I Tan
Aer had succeeded under proper conditions the exper
iment would have been of scientific interest," 1t Is in
terest'ng to know whether such changes are not 60
ing on in our organization will better adapt them to
| the work of life than was formerly the case The
| Chinaman Ii hated In America because tor given
quantity Of food he will turn out great deal of work
30 that he is able to live wages whereon an Irish
man would starve and that is what renders the Chi
naman such an advantageous rival bye and bye when
| the struggle for existence keen all over the
world as IL Is in the most crowded populations Prob
ably the cheapest machine the one which can do the
greatest amount of work the least food will win the
| day."