The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-12
TANNERISM DOMEsTIcALLY.

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SALT LAKE CRY, August IL. 80.
Editors Herald:
Doubts have been expressed ths
the fasting experiment OF DR.. Tame
will haze any scientific value. B
that as it may there can be no dout
that Tannerism will have consider
able domestic Influence. A rigidl
economical husband may want th
vile of his bosom to undertake
little experiment of that kind. |
would be such great saving OF tim
spd money. Indeed, it is said tina
DR.. Tanner tried to induce bis wifi
to become sn experienced faster
perhaps to see how she would ge
along before he tried it on himself
and that she could not stand it, poo
woman. but started of and left hin
alone 10 his glory, 10 experiment or
himself by himself.
A fast husband may be nothing de
sirable in his wiie's eyes. but hus'
band who is a faster may be a real
jewel 10 her. What perfect treasure
of husband would that man be who
only wanted good square meal once
in forty days. or once month, or
once a week even, before be went to
church or TO LAKE Point. Such a
man would have plenty OF offers OF
marriage. That is, provided he
would promise not to want his wife
to be faster like himself, for that
would take the gilt of. What lots OF
time his lucky spouse would have to
make up her dresses, or to 60 a
shopping or a gossippiug. She might
run Of to Soda Springs any time, any
between time, and her very temper
ate husband would have no great
need OF her before her return. He
could wait for her. happy man. ador.
able man, but still more happy wo-
man. How all her neighbors and
would envy her
On the other hand, there might be
cases wherein both husband and wife
would become objects OF pity, For
instance. a husband comes home tired
and hungry. He asks sharply if
dinner is ready. The wife answers
as sharply that it is not. He
says something emphatic about having
TO wait for il. She reminds him that
DR.. Tanner waited forty days for his
dinner and made no fuss about it, and
she playfully points to the pump and
ventures the information that there
ne can find plenty of nutritious water,
1r at the hydrsnt, or in the creek,
either of which is at his service. He
Iays, "Well, then. if l can't have my
Inner, hut must fast a la Tanner, |
,hsll proceed to vomit four ounces of
bile and mucous. Meantime, you
etCh me four ounces Of nutritious
mineral water to fill up the vacuum,
or nature abhors a vacuum. Then
come and rub me down, and put me
n my little bed, and throw a blanket
'ver me, and tuck me up carefully,
o that l shall not catch cold" While
he goes for the mineral water, he
proceeds to make the vacuum for it.
( he is q vioious-minded man, and
and impulsive withal, as un.
some husbands are, he
nay try to make her as much trouble |
g he can by spitefully, but OF course
accidentally, spilling and ta1ing |
lis bile and mucuous mixed all over
Ter best Brussels carpet, just to pun.
sh her for her presumption and per-
erseness. For there is no knowing,
i'll one finds it out, to what abomin-
BILE lengths a mean man can 20
Ehen he buckles himself right down
q his meanuess. The inventive in
enuity and exasperating resorts Of a
nean husband. especially when he is
ut to 1t by the provocasions OF a will
ii wife with spice OF wickedness in
er, surpass the power and the bril-
ancy Of the Imagination to portray
eforehand.
Excuses will be in demand why one
T another should not initiate DR..
amer. Children can say they are
and need food frequently to
make more bone, sineW, flesh and
lood, which wss not the case with
)r. Tanner. Wives can claim that
hey are in an interesting condition of
ope and expectancy. or are recover
ng from the effects of such a condi
ion, all OF which DR.. Tanner could
ot plead. Husbands will claim that
hey have to work, which DR..
amer had not. In the way
( general excuses, people of
II ages and both sexes and every
ondition may say that it is too hot
D fast in the summer. they have no
treugth for it, though DR.. Tanner
hose the two hottest months. They
nsy also say they can't enjoy a fast
4 the winter, because then they need |
pod. aad more of it, for internal
to keep the natural and |
eyuisite heat of the body. They |
Gay further allege that summer and |
7inter are the only two seasons in
america. and consequently there is
10 season well suited to fasting, and |
hey cannot and will not submit to it,
With the sole exception of being uu-
er inevitable compulsion. But con-
iderable domestic wrapgling may
esult notwithstanding. B