The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-08-13
TANNERS TRIUMPH.
Completion Of the Most Marvellous
Abstinence from Food Known To
the World.

DIR. Tanner completed his marvellous forty
days fast at noon OH Saturday, the 7th of Au-
gust. We CLEAN from the New York papers the
following account of the closing scenes of the
long fast At high noon his time was up and
his task finished. The crowd cheered Tanner
enthusiastically About | 900 persons were in
the hall, and an immense number of people on
the sidewalk. The doctor drank glass of milk
and called for Georgia watermelon. This he
tapped, dug his hand into it, and ate heart
ily. When demonstrated with, he asked
TO be left alone. saying "No, my lord T; L am
running this now" When he placed the glass
of milk to his mouth he remarked, Gentle
men, you don't believe that's good" The sig
nal for the expiration of the fast was whistle
from the factory in the vicinity. When il blew
DIR. Tanner had peach in his hand, but before
he could put it into his mouth somebody
snatched it away. In response to the plaudits
of the assemblage Tanner, who was sitting
upon chair placed on the table, waved his
handkerchief over his head. AT 12:l5 DIR.
Tanner got down from the table and left the
hall in II coach in charge OF DIR. Gum, who
took him to his own residence. DIR. Tanner
weighed at the end of the fast 1918 pounds, n
loss of thirty-six pounds i'll the forty days.
Just before noon the temperature of the
doctor was 90 pulse. 92 respiration, IT, On
leaving the hall the doctor walked unassisted
down stairs with slice of melon III his hand.
He received an ovation from crowds in the
streets, steps and windows, and exhibited much
qualification at his hearty reception.
At $3.50 DIR. Tanner drank an ounce of light
wine after which he ate small slice of water
melon. At 4:30 he was eating with great relish
n piece of beefsteak. He did not swallow the
fiber but only partook of the juice of the meat.
After 4 DIR. Tanner rested quietly. AT Il he
asked for an apple, which he ate, and then
asked for and received two more. At he was
l. half n ~
partook of it. At o'clock he drank one ounce
of wine, and then slept until 10, when he awoke
and chatted cheerfully.
The medical men were shown Dr. Tanner
blood as it appeared under the microscope.
The blood corpuscles presented very curious
appearance Instead of being rounded with
the concavities plainly marked, they presented
Jagged or shriveled outlines and iuegularlty of
form generally. Their color was also lighter,
and they showed Il tendency to collect together
without forming the well-known "row of
coins" The white corpuscles were greatly III
creased III number.
An affidavit detailing all the facts of the
forty days fast has been prepared. 1t is sub
scribed to by seventy physicians and others who
were on watch during the fast The following
statistics are of interest Total amount of
water drank, Az pounds avoirdupois highest
pulse, 1l6 lowest pulse, 66 ; highest tempera-
ture. 100 As lowest temperature, ~ 40. The
respiration varied from ID to Is. The strength
of his hands. as measured by the dynamome-
ter varied from 1873 to 1876 pounds with the
right hand and from 1873 to 1914 with the left
hand.
DR.. Tanner spent Sunday, the 9Th, at the resi-
dence of DR.. Gum, and devoted the day solely
to eating and sleeping. His diet consisted
principally of beefsteak, potatoes, toast, water
melon, milk, wine. and ale OF these he par
took greedily about every hour or two. Eight
cen hours after the close of his fast, the doctor
weighed 100 pounds, a gain of nine pounds.
The physicians are as much astonished at his
rapid and easy recovery from the effects of his
long fast as they were at the marvellous achieve
ment itself.