Daily Republican., 1880-07-12
DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
,r, Tanners Long Fast Still Un.
ken, but he iB evidently grow
ing W0aks

Amb NNOe9Ae
The New York Times Of this morning
states that if DR., Tanner continues to
live and fast till noon to day, he will
have finished two weeks Of total absti-
nenee from food-more than one-third
of the time he has fixed for himself.
The indications last evening were that
he would continue to live and continue
to fast, for he was in good condition,
strong and hearty, and showed no signs
of giving up. He spent most of the day
Yesterday as he has spent most Of the
former days, lying on one of his two
cots, taking short maps, springing up
restiessly, rinsiDg his mouth with
water, talking occasionally to his
watchers, and glancing, now and then
at the newspapers.
The monotony Of his present life is
enough to drive him mad If he escapes
the effects of the fast. He must know
eyery line and crack in the ceiling,
for he lies and looks at it by the quar-
ter. hour at a time, and the marks on
the floor under his cot, for he often
lies on his stomach and so drops of to
sleep. He was little excited several
times yesterday, and at one time his
pulse went up very high. An accusa-
ton ina morning newspaper that he was
stealthily taking opium pills made him
yery indignant. He protested against
the admission of visitors on Sunday,
saying that he ought to have something
to saw about how things were to be
done, but visitors were admitted as u.s.
ual. :.
At noon yesterday the little bed.
clothing the Doctor uses was carefully
examine ! and nothing was found. A
handsome bouquet was presented to
the faster by a very cerpulent reporter,
who frsm his continued night watching
il losing more flesh through the fast
than Dr.. Tanner is. The latter then
returned to his cot, lay down on his
stomach, and slept for 20 minutes. Al
| 80 his pulse and temperature were
taken again, and his pulse were very
high, 102, his temperature $50. The
quick pulse was no doubt, partially, on
account of q little exertion, for the
Doctor, only = minute or two before.
had run rapidly up the gallery stairs
From that time till 8 o'clock in the
afternoon the faster did little more than
rinse his mouth, but he did this very
often. At 80 he went down into the
front roem to have his photograph
taken. The photographer was waiting
and he seated himself before the camera
and was photographed without any
apparent nervousness. After having
| his picture taken he remained in the
frent room for more than an hour, and
then returned to the gallery.
Clarendon Hall was not lively place
last evening. 1t contained about 2C
ladies and gentlemen, besides the ply.
sicians, who were constantly coming
and going. The Doctor was still on his
cot in the gallery, lying SO near to the
| large open window that he seemed in
imminent danger Of rolling out.
The Independent Catholics held
religious services in another part
of the building, and did a good deal oi
singing, in which the faster was great
ly interested. He invited the ladies
present to step up to the gallery and
visit him, and asked some Of them to
play on the piano in the other gal
liery, but none Of them COM
piled with the request. Feeling the
need of his air-pillow, he called out to
| his attendent to bring 1t to him in a
voice quite as strong as that of man
who takes his beefstakes and coffee
regularly. His manner was little
cross and peevish, but he did not look
at all like a man with such a dismally.
emntY stomach.