Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-03
FORTY DAYS WITHOUT ROOD.

The Undertaking that DIR. TGnner,t the Fast
ing Hen, Began Monday.
New York Sun, June 80.
At noon Monday, DR.. H. S. Tanner o.
Minneapolis, Mimi, who starts out as the
champion fasting man, began his attempt te
so forty days without food, with the excep,
ton of water, if that may be called food. Ii
preparation of his long "between meals" ne
took quart of milk for breakfast, and an
I other quart at 11:45 A. NJ. for his
dinner. The experiment is to
be tried in Clarendon hall, East Thirteenth
street. AT that place several doctors who
are to have charge of the trial, and who
are to serve as watchers, day and night, met
and prepared the man for the word "Go"'
They took his weight, 1878 pounds; his
pulse, which was eighty-six, and his temper
ature, which was normal. Other examina-
tious to ascertain his physical condition were
made. His clothes were searched to make
sure that he hadn't o few bottles of con-
densed food about him, and every nook and
creyiee about the hall was infinitely
searched. Then small table was set in the
middle of the hall, and on it were placed
two graduated glasses, a pitcher of water,
and few instruments used in making SIM
pie examinations of bodily secretions. A
cot was brought in for the fasting man to
lie upon as often as he felt so disposed.
DR.. A. q. Z. Falkner was the first to take
charge of the fasting man. He remained
with him until 2:45 o'clockP P. NJ, when he
YVES relieved by another doctor. At 2:20 the
faster drank ten ounces of water. At 5
O clock DR.. Tlttle went on and watched I'M
til ITO P. NJ, when he was relieved by DR..
Buchanan.
During all this time DR.. Tanner, the fast
er, was sitting up talking with callers. At
about half past six o'clock he lay down on
his cot, but not to sleep. He tumbled about
restlessly for half an hour, and then got mp
and had another long talk with some
more callers. He did not seem to be IA
tigued. He says that he will remain quietly
inside the hall for the FIRST ten days, but that
after that he intends to walk out if he wants
to, always to be accompanied by two watch
ers.
DR.. r. A. Gum remained with the faster
all night, and reported that Tanner slept al
together about six hours and half. DR..
Tanner breakfasted on eight ounces of
water, which satisfied him til 2 o'clock,
Wnen ne uTaDk SlSnb ouHceS again. Erom
l till q p. Il. he dozed on his cot, then got
up, stripped, ard took sponge bath. At
about o'clock the letter carrier brought
him two letters, both of which were opened
by tue doctor then on duty as watcher. One
of these letters was from Vice President
Gray, of the New York Neurological society,
suggesting that Dr.. Tanner defer his expert
ment till fall, when the society would
furnish a committee to co operate in
having that experiment carried out with
strict honesty, rigidly and scientifically. DR..
Tanner replied that he had spent five weeks
trying to get the society TO do what it now
offered to do. The fast had begun, and he
would not stop now. he added that it would
give him great pleasure to have an additional
corps of watchers from the members Of the
Neurological Society and he hoped the soci-
ETY. would make haste to send them.
From 6 to 81 O'Clock last evening the
faster dozed again on his cot. and at 912 he
took his eight ounces of water again. That
made eighty ounces in ali that he had drunk
during the first thirly-four hours of his fast.