The Portland daily press., 1880-08-09

AFTER FORTY DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
New YORK, Aug. AT O'Clock this morn.
ing DIR: Tanner had fit of vomiting. He
then got up and dressed. At 7.30 he was much
exhausted and lay down on his cot He re.
manned in this position until 10 Is, when he
went into the lower hall. After walk he
again lay down and was covered with blan.
eet
At 1850 he arose and walked to the front
room. large table of watermelons, fruits,
bread, ETC., were spread in the hall
AT IL O'Clock he stood at the window on 18th
street, looking at the crowd in the street. A
few minutes previously he walked one lar
around the hall. His brother-in-aw, w. NJ
Gardner, called on him this morning His visit
seemed to make Tanner nervous, and he COM
planned of "gOneness'' in the stomach
AS soon as the time was up the crowd cheered
the doctor enthusiastically. About a thousand
persons were in the hall and an immense
crowd on the sidewalk He at once drank a
glass of milk and called for Georgia water.
melon. This he tapped, dug his hand into and
ate heartily of. When demonstrated with he
asked to be let alone, saying, "No, my lord ]
am running this now" When he placed the
glass OF milk to his mouth he remarked. Gen
tlemen, you don't believe that's goods' The
signal for the expiration of the fast was
whistle from factory in the vicinity. When
it blew Tanner had peach in his hand, but
before he could put it in mis- mouth somebody
snatched it away from him. In response to
the plaudits of the assemblage Tanner, who
was sitting upon chair, placed ON q table,
raised handkerchief over his head. At quar-
ter past II Tanner got down from the table
and left the hall in a coach in charge of DIR.
Gum, who took him to his own residence,
where he will undergo careful medical treat
ment.
At $50 Tanner drank an ounce of light Hun
garian wine, after which he ate q small piece
of watermelon. AT 4.30 he ate with great
relish piece of beefsteak. He did not swal-
low the fibre, but only partook of the juice of
the meat. He saw no visitors during the af-
ternoon, and is reported in excellent spirits.
After o'clock DR.. Tanner rested quietly.
At he asked for an apple, which he ate, and
then asked for and received two more. At 7
he was given beef steak weighing half a
pound, the juice of which he swallowed. AT 8
he drank one ounce of wine then slept until
10, when he awoke and chatted cheerfully.
DR.. Work said the fasting of the physician
was well done, and did not think any trouble
would arise from his undertaking, and that he
had gone against the advice of all physicians,
seemingly with beneficial results. DR.. Tanner
worked this morning on his book, entitled
Forty Days without Food, a Biography of H.
S. Tanner, M. D." AT late hour the doctor
was resting.
NEW YORK, Aug. S--Dr Tanner spent a
quiet day to-day and saw very few visitors
His physicians say he is improving as well as
can be expected after such long fast. During
the early part of the morning he chewed half
apound of beef steak, retaining only the juice,
and partook of some milk toast and wine.
Shortly before noon he ate half pound OF
beef steak and some potatoes which had been
in milk. He was then weighed and he turned
the scales at 126 pounds. About every hour
he partook of some nourishing food or drink,
which included watermelon, milk, potatoes
stewed in milk, ale, beef tea, bread and wine
About o'clock his weight was again taken
and was found to be about 100 pounds. He
was quite lively to-day and frisked about b is
room like school boy. His physicians say his
rapid recovery from the effects of his long fast
is something remarkable.