New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
TAKING HIS WATER HOT.
.xurp 1s SICK AT HIS STOMACH.

.;ng Of which DR.. Tanner is apparently proving
-. ,r,th Once he has been rescued by cold water
80, THAT seemed likely TO be fatal collapse. But
shoxn in Fridays TRIBUNE. the quantity Of
.,.r drank daily has steadily decreased, because
IL oAmits il seems 10 affect his stomach injuri-
- He attributed Thursdays sickness largely
A. the use of water, and resolved TO become alb
,snious in the matter of water as we'll as food HIS
nlv stimulus the rod upon which he has leaned,
seemed 10 have failed him yesterday morning
,rhen he was taken sick again. 1t Just aftsr his
,sturn from his morning drive. Soon after reaching
.ha hall he said: :" / feel a terrible heat in my
.tomach l am very thirsty, and yet feel nausea
This burning is dreadful" The physicians decided
that the burning was caused by reorganization OF
,r;rd and bile As the doctor complained OF thirst
he was given some water He tried to drink 1t, but
was unable to. - 1t makes me feel worse he said,
seeming to realize that water had at last lost
its helpful power. Then of the eclectic watch
ers suggested that DR.. Tanner should drink hot
water as hot as could be taken without scalding
This was designed it said, to stimulate the gas
trio focles of the stomach.
DR. Tanner sssented and when the hot water was
procured he drank about two mouthfuls. Then be
went Immediately 10 his cot and lay down with
ont removing his clothing, being covered with
blankets.
stanty on hand in order TO heat water for drinking
nurposes The advocates of free ce-water
longer point to Dr. Tanner as a shining example of
the benefits of cold water. The doctors sickness
was certainly not caused in any degree by lack OF
sleep for be slept very comfortably during the
greater part of Friday night occasionally showing
signs of restessness.
His morning drive was varied by visit TO the
Roman Catholic Cathedral, which the party visited
about z A. H.. in time to hear part of the morning
mass and examine the interior of the building.
The following scientific entry appears in the
record book:
ia. N. Passage at arms between grmalkins IN the
rear Of East Twelfth-st"
After writing an nowledgement of the use of
n pair of scales which will soon probably be con-
spicously placarded in the streets the doctor find
ing himself sick, took TO his bed and refused to be
comforted Waking to read his mail. he fell asleep
again. When he once more awake about 10
a. m. he talked little bat seemed in anything but
q cheerful frame of mind. Much of the time he sat
gloomily holding his head his hands, apparently
busy with his own thoughts. Toward noon he be-
came little brighter and conversed with several
visitors after which he again fell asleep.
At p. m. Dr. Tanners pulse was 49, and bis
Temperature $685.. The dynamOmeter Indicated a
pressure of II kilogrammes with both hands. The
more regular than yesterday. For the greater part
Of the afternoon the Doctor lay his back III his
cot by the window his eyes closed, quietly doing.
Visitors wandered into the hall below. fingered a
few moments and then tiptOed their way up into
the gallery They silently gazed at the tip of the
Doctors nose, which all that was visible above
the blankets, and then silently crept ont again.
Did they feel that they had gained their moneys
WORTH Was sight Of the Doctors nose worth
2j cents' Apparently the visitors thought not.
In the course of the day the Doctor was presented
with golden lily, and of his watchers attacked
the piano while the Doctor patiently listened.
About AIS some women went up TO the gallery.
Their magnetic influence" probably, caused the
Doctor to wake up. Some tine before be had been
talking with one of his watchers. who is from
Minneapolis, about his former fast. One Of the
wsmen asked HIM If he didn't eat an apple during
that fast.
Z" No marmr replied the Doctor. rising to the oc-
casion " didn't; and wouldn't eat an apple even If
il we're offered by woman"
Then the Doctor doZed again. About he raised
himself the cot and read his mail, making num-
Der of sarcastic comments At O'Clock his pulse
was "a Then the Doctor walked down stairs, and
putting on the hight buster that he wears upon the
scales was weighed. I'll weigh less Tonight"
said he as he stepped upon the scales " for have
been drinking less water to-day" His weight was
found TO be 1902 pounds, loss OF one pound since
Friday.
Park about p. NJ, and lay down on his cot I'm the
northeast ante-roOm seeming much exhausted and
very irritable. He talked but little during his
drive. isitors followed hun upstairs. crowded
around him. and tried TO talk with him. He ex-
pressed his opinion of them in terse but forcible
sentence: = believe the cursedest fools come to
hishall that ever were made At the Doctors re-
quest no visitors will be admitted to-day. He lay
for some time IN the ante-roOm near the open WIN
dow. About Q p. m his temperature was found TO
be 9S3jo. AT $50 the doctor was left with his
watchers. and soon after assembled to his gallery
and retired -,
The regular physicians in attendance at the hall
seem 10 be somewhat divided IN regard to the
Doctors future. DR.. Willis said - / base my ideas
III regard to the Doctor more my private chemical
analyses than anything else. ] have found that for
the last few days the waste of poisonous matter
from the system has been steadily decreasing.
Hence this poison must be accumulated IN the body
and will inevitably lead TO blood poisoning"
DR.. H0ebeT who was sceptic az first, seems IN
clined TO think that the Doctor NAV hold out for
the specified time. Drs. Sullivan and Badham think
that he Is falling.
The regular physicians have rearranged their
watch as follows:
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