The weekly miner., 1880-08-10
TELEG RAMS /!
REPORTED FOR THE MINER By THE MONTANA
CENTRAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
TANNERS FAST COMPLETED,

New York, August 7.-Dr. Tanner COM
| pleted his forty days fast at noon, complain
ing of "goneness in the stomach. At -
o'clock they gave him glass of milk and a
piece of watermelon.
The Tribune says Tanner is looking for
ward with eager anticipation to Il banquet
| of peaches California grapes and milk. The
interest taken by the London press in the
fast is very marked. The standard and
daily Ne,cs have had special dispatches every
| dav for three weeks and some of these have
been of unusual length. Copious extracts
! from New York journals are made by all the
| papers and great mass of correspondence
has been published on the subject. The
medical profession question the genuneness
of the fast and are generally disposed to
doubt its value to science even if genuine.
Dr.. Brown Sequard said: eff careful and
freuuen ANALYSES have not been made of the
air exhausted and inhaled by Tanner, and of
his peispiration and various eXcretions, the
scientific results OF the experiment are abso-
lutely nH.'
DR.. Thomas Lauder Dranton, editor of the
Practitioner, said ''If Tanner had succeed
ed under proper conditions the experiment
would have been of scientific interest. 1t is
interesting % know whether such changes are
not going on in our organization as will bet
ter adapt them to the work Of life than was
formerly the case. The Chinaman is hated
in America because, for given quantity of
food he will turn out great deal Of work, so
that he is able to live on wages whcreon an
lrishman would starve, and that is what rem
dels the Chinaman such a dangerous rival
by and by, when the struggle for existence
is as keen all over the world as it is in the
most crowded populations, probably the
cheapest machine, the one which can do the
greatest amount of work on the least food,
will win the day
AT high noou, when the time was up and
the task finished the crowd cheered Tanner
enthusiastically. About one thousand per-
sons were in the hall and an immense mum
Der of people on the sidewalk.
The Doctor drank glass of milk and
called for Georgia watermelon. This he
tapped, dug lis hand into it and ate heartily.
When demonstrated with, he asked to be left
alone saying "No, my lord: I'm running this
now." When he placed the glass of milk to
his mouth he remarked, "Gentleman, maybe
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 a peach in his
hand but before he could put it into his
mouth somebody snatched it away. In re-
sponse to the plaudits of the assemblage Tan
ner, who was sitting up in a chair placed on
a table, waved a handkerchief over his head.
At a quarter past twelve Tanner cot down
from the table and left the hall in q coaci. in
charge of DR.. Gum, who took him to his
own residence where lie will receive careful
medical treatment.
DR.. Tanner weighed at the end Of the fast
1913 pounds. Loss, So pounds in 40 days.
AT o'clock DR.. Tanner had fit Of yomit-
ing. He got up and dressed at 7:3U lie was
much exhausted and laid dowu on a cot lie
remained thus until 1915, when he went
into the lower hall. After a walk he laid
down and was covered with Il blanket. At
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of the hall, where was a fine spread Of water
melons, fruits, bread, etc. At eleven the
doctor stood at window on Thirteenth street
looking out upon the crowd. Just before
noon the tempratule of the doctor was 30 :
pulse 92; respiration II. On leaving the
hall he walked uuassisted down stairs, with
a slice Of melon in his hand. lie received
an Grafton from the crowd in tie streets,
shops and windows, and exhibited much
qualification at the hearty reception
He ordered the cover of the carriage thrown
back and joked with the crowd that sur
rounded the vehicle. After two or three
dozen people had grasped his hand the ac-
companying physicians took him by the arm
ami held him in his scat to prevent linn from
firing himself out.
= On reaching the residence of DR.. Gum he
lay down in the front parlor ana endeavored
to sleep. The milk and watermelon has not
disagreed with hiu.