Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-14
DIR. rANNEa's FAST.

DR.. Tanners so.ss.you.plesse starving
match against time in New York IL still
progressing. He has not par
taken Of any food whatever for two
and drinks no water. He has
lost twenty-five pounds. and Is evidently
weaker. yet he il in good spirits. and
full in the faith that he will accomplish
his fast Of forty days and nights. He
shows moro inclination to sleep, and 10
closely watched all the time by q mum.
Der OF physicians, all OF whom r nat
urally becoming more and more inter-
estsd a. the feat progresses. Most OF
them openly declare 1t to be impossible
OF completion. but are very DESTROYS OF
seeing how long the man can starve
without dying. He calls for fresh air.
and lies on his little bed, with his head
out Of the window, for hours at . time.
He walks about q great deal. and Is
' and irritable. yet not As much
20 a. he Was the FIRST week.
DIR. Tanner claims to have tested this
matter on several occasions before, and
to have onoe lived iorty.two days with
out food. He bases his theory Of the
possibility upon the well-known hiber.
mating habits Of bears and other ami
mails, and snakes. which retire into
hollow trees. caves. holes, ETC.. for the
winter and repose there for months with
out eating or drinking. This is we'll
enough and simply the mature OF the
BEAST" but DR.. Tanner should bear in
mind that these alternating subjects all
sleep or remain in absolute repose and
darkness during their period Of food alb
stinence, while he. on the contrary. &C.
lively moves about, engages in CONVEX
sation. and otherwise consumes the
bodily and mental energies Of his sys-
tenn. instead Of observing the hiberna.-
ing condition Of absolute rsposs. His
test. therefore. simply amounts to q
starving match against time. merely
showing how long he can live without
food or nourishment Of any kind. He
absorbs by rinsing his mouth frequently.
less than eight ounces Of water per day,
and yet by respiration, perspiration and
otherwise. he discharges fully five
pounds. regularly and promptly. This.
to his physicians. is the problem which
puzzles them most OF all.
DR.. Tanners acknowledgement feat
hs claims to be in the interest Of science.
and II naturally creates much sympa-
thstic curiosity throughout the country.
He receives plenty Of letters on the sub
ject. among the first Of which were the
following:
MADISON sorARE. July 2 .-Citizen DR..
Tanner. the Experimental Faster no. 81:
Two-thirds our thirteen hundred dead last
week would be alive and well today under
one weeks fasting Butcher Baker /!
Grocer I Undertaken, a. well as doctor, are
cornsred In your success. Bennett has
been twelve months hunting Ireland for .
Famine's corpse. Redpath meets with no
better success I Starvation bursts the grave
yards Habit and Imagination create NOR
bid appetite which kills at thirty.ive those
who should live fiv~e-score years Ny diet
would double Lies average. 'Twould add
two decades to Thurlow Weed and Peter
Cooper
The thrss-square-mea bell rings in pri-
vsts life. and iron gong call Of hotel keeps
mind and body in perpetual friction J
Stomach. having no rest, revenges itself
by preventing sleep, while continued wear
and tear Of digestion eIplodes the boiler
and sudden death follows.
Unless you drink water and breathe fresh
air. you will die! @. FRANCIS TRAIN.
A New Jersey Quaker wrote the fol.
lowing
z. 8. A. d. 1880. 10 A. Mo DIR. H. =.
Tanner forty days FAST. New York
Dear Sir: Noticed by the papers that thee
has commenced q forty days fast at 1850
noon. 6. %. 1880. Would DO glad to hear
from thee. Have never undertaken 80 long
fast, but have had considerable expert
ense in IL. and have received benefit.
Would not advise thee TO go forty days. IL
thee replies. could send thee my circulars.
DC. Not knowing thy number. canno
address thee with certainty. Whilst fast
ing have had some wonderful things re-
vealed TO me. Claim to be q prophet, and
am preaching. Repent. believe, and DO
baptized or immersed. John iii. s; Mark
xvi. i6. Believe in living holy and sin
less. Abstain from all rum, tobacco.
opium, drugs. tea. coffee, meats, &c.
Yours, &C., DIR. J. r. TEAzER,
Burlington, n. j.
The last glass OF water drank by DR..
Tanner was on the night Of June 80, and
that was taken against his will. The
pcrsons who were on duty as watchers
thought the fasting man showed alarm.
ing symptoms. and strongly advised him
to take a drink. The chances are that
IL he succeeds. George Francis Train
will challenge him to o life test in this
matter. the survivor 10 take all the gate
money. The receipts would DO i'm
mense. and Trains death would make