Daily Republican., 1880-08-09
THE FAST ENDED.
DIR. Tsases Triusaphs in Mfs TaAk
His Condition Favorable.
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From them. I. Times.
DR.. Tanner concluded his fast Of
forty days ct no0u on Saturday. When
the clock struck IL he arose glanced at
the crowd inrthe street, and was then
escorted to the main hail by Ds. Gum
and Wark. The spectators gave agreat
shout as he appeared in the doorway,
amid continued rounds of applause he
advanced to the table in the centre Of
the hall. DR.. Wark served him with
fosd, the hrst thing eaten being quar-
ter section Of the peach he had just
been pairing. The crowd kept up q
continuous shoating, and pressed
heavily against the railing, which, but
for the interference Of the police, would
have been surely broken down.
At this moment, 1905, DR.. Wark
broke the seal Of a bottle Of the best
milk that could be procured in the
market, and poured out goblet of Its
contents. The quantity was seven
ounces. Without word DR.. Tanner
lifted the glass to his lips, and drained
it with a single effort. ''..I tell you
that tastes good" he said as he hand
cd the glass TO DR.. Wark, and the
crowd applsuded again until Clarendon
Hall trembled. Some persons not
privileged had now by one means or
another effected an entrance into the
inclosure. DR.. Tanner waved them
back with his hand. Another glass Of
milk was nov handed him, and he sip
ped few teaspoonfuls from 1t but the
large Georgia watermelon, received
early in the morning, had caught his
eye, and he insisted that 1t should be
cut Immediately. DR.. Politissr laid
open the melon with single slash OF
the kniie, and DIR. Wark passed large
| slice to the faster, who ate with silent
eagerness for two or three minutes,
while the spectators broke into suoh
loud applause that conversation for the
moment had to be suspended.
A. IL 10 the carriage arrived at the
door, and DR.. Gum notified the crowd
that the fasting man was about to
leave tho hall, and there was
therefore, no further occasion for their
presence. A moment later, resting
upon the arm Of DR.. Gum, Tanner ef-
| fsoted his passage through the crowd,
descended the stone steps Of Clarendon
Hall amid the shouts and enthusiastic
demonstrations of the spectators, and
was handed into the carriage. Drs.
Gum, Wark, Kelley, and lady en-
tered quickly, and the party was driv-
en- toward Union-square, the people
following, waving their hats and shout
ing.
After arriving at the residence Of
lDr. Gum, in East Twenty. fourth street
DR. Tanner went directly to his room,
and rested few minutes without TAX
ling any more food. At three O'Clock
q beefsteak nicely broilsd, of the weight
Of half q pound, was served at his
room, and he ate the whole Of 1t, eject
ing portions Of the fibre, and drank, be-
sides q little milk. He then passed an
hour in conversation with the doctors,
and finally lay down for an hour or
two. At 7 o'clock he insisted upon
having another steak served. A piece
of fine Juicy sirloin weighing half a
pound was accordingly broiled and set
before him. This he also ate to the
last morsel, ejeoting portions Of the
fibre. Meanwhile, he had already in
sisted upon having some apples. DR..
Gum objected to this but DR.. Wark
silencsd the objection with the remark
that Dr.. Tanner could digest paving
stones.
This settled the controversy, and the
fruit having been pared, qusrtered,
and cored, the Doctor ate four apples in
the course Of fifteen minutes. In order
to stimulate digestion, he was given
during the afternoon, In teaspoonful
doses. 4 ounces Of Hungarian wine OF
the best quality rrocurable In this
market. AT 8 o'clock Saturday night he
retired to his couch, saying that he felt
like a bee hive all over, and there was
not grain Of tissue in him that was
not at work. He should be able, he
said, to take walk about the City or
attend to any business on Monday.
i The history ofthis extraordinary fast
of abstinence, the most extraordinary
lever accomplished by q sane man, now
claims attention. The details OF the
correspondence between DR.. Tanner
and DR.. Hammond have already been
lpublished. At noon, June lS, 1880,
The arst entry on the record-book was
made: "Dr. Henry s. Tanner, aged Az,
Iappearsd in Clarendon Hall this day to
begin forty days fast. He declares
that he has eaten no solid food today,
but took for breakfast quart Of milk,
and the same quantity for dinner, at
III, As O'Clock. His weight, with cloth
ing, is 1871 pounds temperature, 800;
average pulse, 88, with variation OF
from 2l to "a pulsations per minute
respiration, 1s. The Dotor was un.
dressed and carefully examined. His
clothing also was carefully examined 10
see that no food was therein conceal
ed"
DR., Tanners first intention was to
take neither food nor water for the
space of 40 days, but he was persuaded
finally to take water, and drank CO.
piously during the first two days:
/ When the second expired, he decided
not 70 take water for the remainder oil
bis fast. and went on without food or
water until the expiration OF the tenth
,, day. At this time his suffsrings had
, beoome 80 terrible to witness that his
physicians were sometimes moved 81
most to tears. He was constantly call
ing Tor wet cloths to be placed upon
his forehead and wet sponges IN MS
hands. But the surface absorption was
, not sufficient for the purpose. lhe
. last day-the eighth in all Of his ae'
stinence from drinking-he was evl'
IDENTITY Oh the verge Of delirium, evlne'
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