Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-27
Tanners Ttcenty-Fifth Day.
NEW York Star. july %.

ty yesterday at the entrance to Clarendon
Hall. Thirteenth street, while the Minnesots
wonder struggled with the weary hours an6
an empty stomach in the hall within. There
are two sets of photographs-one represent
ing him as he appeared before commencing
his great fast, and the other after he haG
lived bounteously on cold water for twenty
one days. AS the extraordinary
phenomenon is continued the
public seem to evince deeper
interest in the undertaking, and yesterday
there was qnite good attendance at inter
walls, many of those present being ladies'
The doctor was not quite as cheerful or talk
ative as on Wednesday, however. He re-
Trained from anecdotes or discussions, and
contented himself with speaking when ad-
dressed. He gazed out at the fast falling
rain and the dull leaden sky.
"How gloomy and chilly it is here to-
night" he said. A few lights were lit and
served only to bring out the darkness.
SIT is bright and lively enough here some
times, DOCTOR" put in a spectator.
"How is that?" he queried.
"Well, you Just wait until you get fatten-
ed up once more and we'll give you chance
to stretch your legs at one of Professor Sau !
se's reunions"
"Well, don't know about that" replied
the faster: "I like the ladies well enough,
and am always happy when with them, but
can't say that ever was success as
dancing man.
The doctor had some queer and decidedly
inquisitive visitors yesterday, and he seemed
bored at times with their questions. He fin
ished his twenty fourth day at noon yester-
day, and entered on his twenty fifth with
his nose peeping out from beneath heavy
blanket and his toes well up on the end Of
his cot 1t was not graceful attitude by
any means, and from the hall below be look
ed like rag picker with his bag in bed
with him.
"Where is he?" asked one old lady,
breathlessly, as she poked man in the ribs
with dripping wet umbrella.
"There, madam" he answered meekly,
pointing to the gallery window.
tUp thereP That old-clothes bag? And
is that what paid twenty-five cents to
seer"
She was finally shown the way to the gal
lery, and came up blowing like whale.
~ want to see the doctor" she began on
regaining her breath; 81 paid my money,
and"
"This way madam" said one of the doc
tors, leading her over to the end of the ham,
mock, from which the faster's feet protruded;
"there he is.'
sThere he is, eh? There he isn't? Them's
only his legs" replied the old lady, giving
the speakers feet vigorous prod with her
umbrella.
"Good heavens, madam, you must not
touch the patient. You will wake him up"
"That's what want. paid my money
to see him and"
"Give the woman look at him for Gods
sake," put in bystander.
With some trouble she was lifted up on
two chairs and gazed down on the sleeping
face of the doctor. She was satisfied, and
prepared to descend. One foot slipped,
however, and she grabbed wildly at the doc
tors hammock, and came pear putting an
end to his slumbers.
"That woman got the worth of her
money" remarked watchersas she left.
When the doctor was sitting up about 2
o'clock man said to him:
"Doctor, are you member of the Liberal
club?"
"No, sir; am not But have often been
at Liberal club meeting. was material
ist for years, and my opinion is that a
materialist does not make much of a man.
These members of liberal clubs denouuce
persons connected with churches, and then
they go and do worse themselves. They
condemn themselves out of their own
mouths
This settled the liberal man, and he was
followed by venerable looking old gentle
man, who remarked:
doctor, how do you feel to-day9"
As the question has been already asked of
the faster 1872 times, he looked the old man
full in the face and replied: ooh, Pm all
hunkey." The old fellows mouth was open
to ask another question, but the answer
foored him, and he walked silently away.
He will now probably commit his thoughts
and questions to paper and hurl them at the
doctor through the mail.
"Do you believe in spiritualism, doctor?"
queried portly female, who would require
an extra large set OF wings to float round the.
ceruban with.
mo, madam replied the little man, F'do
you?'
'Well, yes; think do. That isl think
have great will power, and that IS nearly
the same, you know
81 feel assured you are correct madam,
about the will power. (Sotto voco.) She
amt unlike what Mrs. Tanner was-wonder
if she goes pork and cabbage three times a
day.
The doctor then did little talking
himself, and said: 81 see the evening
papers say that 1 am not as
lively as I was, and that l am fail
ing and sinking. Now, I cannot plea
every one. If I talk too much they will say
that am over exerting myself or eating
food, and if talk only little, like to-day.
they will say am sinking.
He then called for his afternoon meal Of
pure spring water, which he swallo we'd at
gulp without much tronble, after which he
mufied his blanket around him and was soon
in the land of dreams.
A Chicago man sent him five gallons of
Zionian spring water, and said cit is eter-
nal life and don't you forget it.
The following are some of the letters re-
oeived by DR.. Tanner yesterday:
BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS POLYTECHNIC
UNION, WASHINGTON.
am instructed to enquire of you what will
be yeur charge for giving lessons in your art OF
fasting to clubs of twenty or thirty members! !!
Most of our guests are government employees,
and since the reduced number of hours for
days work begun they have had 30 much more
spare time that their appetites have increased
In an abnormal manner, and they are fairly
gorgipg themselves. Our cnly hope Is In ln-