New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-21
EFFECTS OF HIS LONG FAST.
DIR. TANNERS APrEARANCK-HIs ABSTINENCE FROM
FOOD PLAINLY INDICATED BY HIS FACE.


FOOD PLAINLY INDICATED BY HIS FACE.
Dr. Tanner was placed upon the scales Monday
night lust before retiring. and his weight was as
certalned to be 1874 pourdsa loss of / pound since
7 q. IN. Monday His height was found to
ne : feet 81 inches. Last evening about o'clock
the doctor was weighed again. and the result was
1881 pounds That his weight ia not decreasing
as rapidly az at first Is probably explained by the
fact that the superfluous fat OF the body was
readily oxidized at first. but now the more SOLID
muscular tissues are being more slowly disinteerated
The doctors. appearance yesterday indicated INA.
the fast or the weather had begun to tell upon him
severely. The flesh lost in the last day
seemed to have been all taken from
his face. which looked pinchcd and drawn.
appeared unnatural. He looked like man VINO
was suffering severely. The close, mugcy atmo-
sphere seemed to Cypress him ana several times nc
When DIR. Miller came on watch at p. M he W as
greatly surprised TO see the change that ,.ad &C.
CURED in the preceding eighteen hours. lie com
think that decided change for the
worse had taken place. DR.. Tanner
showed himself dsincned for conversation
throughout the day. This was in marked contrast
to his chatty. vivacous manner of the two preced-
ing days. He appeared listless and dull. only
rousing into animation when the morn.
ing papers were read to him, He slept
very comfortably throughout the greater
part of Monday night, drinking water less ire
and the doctor and the demijOhn took their usual
ride to the Park. The doctor seemed somewhat
fatigued on his return from the ride. and lay
down at once on his cot without undressing.
After his nap he asked for some note paper,
saving that he wished to write some letters. When
the requisite stationery was procured he seated
himself at little table his cot and wrote four
letters A beautiful bouquet was presented TO MN
at noon on the completion of his twenty-second
day. ~, 49,
the rather remarkable statement that lie Thought
DR.. Tanner had not changed any since he saw hlnl
twenty days ago. and ipdssd' was LOOKING s? nn
took some sphygmographic tracings of the
fastcrs pulse. The dynamometer registered
s. klograInmes for both hands, the pulse was 80,
the respiration IS in the erect position, and the tenn
perature 9S45 The doctor sat up in bed. his glasses
perched on his nose, and went carefully TO work 10
spell out acrostc: When he at last read out ms
own name a smile of gratitied vanity stole
aver his face, and he was enthusiastic In his ex-
pressions of delight Then several visitors were
with them for a short time. woman pre-
sented him with a plllow-casc and Bottle or
Florida water and he expressed himself as greatly
pleased. At $50 y. H. another party OF visitors
was brought up by order of the Doctor. VINO was
particularly anxious TO have the women come flrst
al have nothing pretty TO showyou but my phi
low" said the Doctor, smoothing down his sragg-
"I;s too small, Doctor" was the comment of a
well. am living on the homeopathic plan" the
Atop. M. the carriage was announced and the
Doctor peevishy refusing TO walt and be welgncu,
started off for his drive During the RIDE he com
planned bitterly of the sitting air. This ride is
doing me no good" he said. On his return about
D. m. he looked worn and jaded, but nevertheless
submitted to the evening examinations. HIS pulse
was So, his temperature $685. his respiration 70,
and his weight 1882 pounds. DrS. Badham, Miller,
Sullivan, Goodman. HOeber and Westcott were the
regular physicians watch yesterday.
DR.. Tanner deevotes about an hour every day TO
offer the Doctor $500 a week and the privilege OF
selling his photographs if he would allow himself
to be exhibited. faster related the narrowing
tale of kitten that had tasted twenty days.