Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-16
THE cuAnPIoN srAsvER.

The very rigid watch constantly kept
oyer DIR. Tanner makes 1t hardly pos
sibls for him to partake Of food or sus-
tsuancs in any illegitimate manus No
visitor is allowed to touch him or even
approach very near him. and he IL not
even allowed to open his own letters.
The other day q letter came Tor MIN
which ON being opened was found TO
contain q slice OF roast beef. The
Doctor merely laughed and said 1t was a
good joke. Some people will not be-
lisys, however. that he does not secretly
obtain some sort Of nourishment some-
how or other. and one doubling physi'
clan writes as follows to the New York
Graphic
M.ny wears ago 4 woman in England
claimed that she could live for forty days
without taking food. and arrangements
were made, very much IS they have been
mads in DIR. Tanners case. TO test the
truth OF her assertion. Every p~recauuon'
II vas supposed, was taken-tho room was
carefully searched, and . vigilant watch
WA kent ND. But the woman had laid In
a stock OF provisions 80 skillfully that, had
n mot bean for an accident. she would have
yory comfortably succeeded In fooling her
w,tehers. She had bored . number OF
small holes on the under side OF each rail
OF her bed, whore they were quite out OF
sirbt. Init where she could easily reach
them with her hand while apparently lying
asleep. In each Of these holes she had
placed pills, about the size OF q small pea,
made M OF condensed extract OF meat;
,pd Al Convenient moments she would e.
tract one Of these pills. convey 10 secretly
10 her mouth, helding IL concealed In the
palm of her hand at the root OF the fingers,
and swallow II. She was getting on IA
mously when the trick was discovered by
one Of the pills happening to DO jolted out
ON the door whom the bed was moved. She
WAS the wife Of q gentleman OF high sta
ton. and influences were brought TO bear
10 hush up the matter. 20 that IL did not
get into the papers. / have, however, often
heard the story. What precautions have
been taken TO make II certain that DR.:
Tanner has not some such . s~torehouse oil
provisionsf
Meanwhile, George Francis Train be-
comes moro and more interested in him.
and Is sending him spisrammatic and
characteristic epistles every day, OF
which the following is q specimen:
CITIZEN DIR. TANNER: When "Old
Cagliastro' gagged your stomach by his
he put his foot in i'll When calling you
..Fasting Imposter." be wrote himself
''Paracelsus ChArlatan."
Why don't you drink The two'ineh
rain adds fifty per cent. to crops! The
grass again is green. Water will renew
your ririH spongel sun! open air, baths
aud water alone can save you! (When
delirium appears Drs. must stop expert
ment to avoid Berghism or eourts.l
To Excelsior Snow Bank Casioianca
FIRE shipi Ephesian Domo History by sui
eide, with wsrld for audience. discounts
chance! The "unexpected' Is always the
impossible" The horse died on one oat.
Camel fell on last featherl Your nervous
ness shows mental friction. Where pulse
jumps fifty, blood Is abnormal!
When journals give pages to prize
fightsl pigeon matchesl fox hunts! yacht tri-
ais! horse racesl boat spurtsl cook mains!
rat bats! rifle shootsl and walking
matches! starving fasts are in ordsrl
Demons must stand aside for Psyehos.)
Tho new disease IL the ''malady OF
clubs,' or 'Delmonico death gripF
Nothing but your fasting evolution can
~checkmAte Greenwood IT, f.f'
The above epistle from Train was
written q week ago, and 1t seems that
the crazy philosopher had q pretty good
idea in the matter. especially where he
advises Tanner to take to water NJ his
only hope Of life. Day before yesterday
the telegraph reported him as failing 50
rapidly that he was obliged to commence
drinking water. A beneficial effect was
at once observed. and yesterday he had
gained four pounds. He is now reported
to be improving and fattenipg mp ON
water alone. Ho had been living upon
the vitality and consuming the tissues OF
his body until II now absorbs water like
a dry sponge. How long he can live
in q semi-watsrlosged condition is now
the experiment. depending considerably
upon tho quality Of the water consumed.
According to the descriptive accounts in
the San Francisco papers. awhile ago,
Of the Spring Valley water supply oil
that city. illustrated with little pictures
Of the bugs, wigglers, worms, etc. found
SO plsntifully in IL, he might live on
such water as that for an indefinite
period. unless ho happened to die from
dropsy.