Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-09

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 but paused for quarter of minute the
 physicians remonstrated as he began to eat it;
 the multitude in the street, seeing him at the
 window, began to cheer; he stood up and faced
 the hundreds who were cheering and waved
 his handkerchief, and then the physicians
 accompanied him into the large hall. The
 hundreds there eheered him as he went to 1 the scales and was weighed, turning the beam l at 1214. When Dr. Tanner came to the city
 to arrange for the fast his weight was 184 pounds. At the beginning of the exF eriment 1 he had worked himself down to 1574. ''Thus
 he began the fast,'' Dr. Wark said to an in- qulrer, under very unfavorable circum- stances" As Dr. Tanner ascended from the scales to an easy rocking chair that had been l set on the long table whereon fruits and many preparations of food were temptingly 1 displayed, he was heartily cheered, and again 1 the spectators cheered when he raised lager 1 beer glass full of pure milk to his lips and l drank it off with smack '"There, gentle men, that's good Dr. Tanner said as he l laid aside the glass. Then he continued l ''Tap that Georgia watermelon A second l glass of milk given him and he com plained of lack of air The physicians l famed him, and an attendant passed up a 1 slice of watermelon. It vanished instanter, 1 Dr. Gum demonstrating, Dr. Tanner saying l ''Oh, thanks, Doctor know my business; l I've been through the mill; now, Doctor, 1 just stand aside.' Then Dr. Tanner waved 1 the physicians away and sat forward in his I chair, his chin in his hands and his elbows
 resting on his knees, his eye fixed upon the | a nntt ] out another slice, and upon pr. Gunn's mak- 1 ing B motion of reproof he said, l ''I'm running this machine now, land anoth- | CT peice of the blushing fruit disappeared. ! He then rode to Dr. Gunn's house, eating watermelon during the ride, and when he | reached the house walking up to the second 1 story front room as strongly as any one in | the party, remarking, as he lay down at l 12:45, My stomach feels better than at any 1 time for forty days" At ? o'clock Dr. Tan ner was again up in his shirt sleeves and sit ting in his easy rocker, and again eating termeIon. He said with bright twinkle in his eye, s'This sweetens my stomach" He had enjoyed short nap. Dr. Reilly took Dr. Tanners pulse, and said it seventy eight 'I've pretty good stomach yet,'' Dr. Tanner said with vivacity, and then he chatted easily At five minutes past two o'clock Dr. Tanner lay down on the bed and gentle precipitation rose on his sunken cheeks, the first that had been visible there for forty days He lay in composure and breathed naturally, but did not get sleep. About 3 o'clock, having arisen, he drank an ounce of Hungarian wine, and it was an- nounced by the attending physicians that numerous congratulatory telegrams had been received. The doctors only answer was, ''Now my stomach feels as though there wasn't anything in it-all gone-all so quick ly absorbed" At ten minutes to four he lay down again, but at four minutes past four he was up in his chair and demanding more of the watermelon. He said he had no distress in the stomach and wished that beef tea might be served, and wondered what he should do at night, as he should desire to eat 1 every hour. "No homeopathic doses now | for me" he replied jocularly to @ question l put by Dr. Campbell as she went down stairs | to get beefsteak. In reply to q question, l he said: q never saw but one day when I l enjoyed an afternoon as do this and that | was on a like occasion" He sat back in his 1 easy rocker, with his eyes closed while he 1 chewed the steak. There was no nausea, and l no weakness was detected in his speech or 1 his notions but he confessed that he was | very weak. At a quarter before seven the l doctor drank an ounce of Hungarian wine, | the third he had drank since the 1 fast was broken Then he or 1 dered another beefsteak to be broiled. |
 Dr. Campbell set the tempting broiled | steak before the convalescing faster with the | remark: ''Now, doctor, I am afraid you will l overdo yourself"
 Dr. Tanner answered in a confident tone 1 Don't be alarmed about me. I have had 1 forty-nine years acquaintance with that ] stomach and l know 1t pretty we'll All l | can hear it say is 'more,' more I waited | for 12 o'clock to-day very patiently, can 1 12 o'clock whistle. I was hungry, tell you.
 My stomach has lain idle long enough, and | I've just told it to go to work"
 About o'clock he took nap for an hour 1 and @ half, after which he drank another l glass of wine which, he said was taken to al- 1 lay tickling sensation in the throat, which 1 was very disagreeable and which caused him 1 to cough excessively. Dr. Reilly watched with 1 the patient all night. In answer to ques- ton as to whether he would again try a forty l days fast, he said: ''You just bet that | this is my last fast. What go through this | ordeal again? I guess not. Money would | not tempt me to suffer this way again. I | wouldn't have done it this time hadn't my | veraeity been impugned. did it because | my reputation was at stake, and my useful | ness had been to great extent impaired by l the general discredit that had been thrown l upon my other fast. Medical jealousies came l in there and the medical publications called | it an advertising trick. I was nerved up by l a determination to show the world that I had | made no illusive professions. Dr. Tanner declared that he did not know l what he was going to do in the immediate l future. Whether he will go on a featuring l tour he says he does not know. He has had | the hospitality of a dozen hotels offered to l him for longer and shorter periods, but he | does not intend to accept any of these kind | offers. He will remain in the hands of Dr. l Gum until that gentleman is satisfied to let | him go. He told his brother-in-law that he | felt well enough to go home with. him yester | day, but his business would prevent him l from doing for some weeks to come. It l Is safe to say that announcements that he will 1 appear in this or that place at any given time 1 are premature, as he has not yet made up his | mind what to do. 1
 Mir. Munroe M. Gardner, Dr. Tanners | brother -in-law, called early in the morning l and walked up to the cot before any of the 1 watchers knew who he was. The meeting | was very affecting and both seemed deeply | moved After few moments conversation l MT. Gardner withdrew, but returned about 1 eight o'clock. Dr. Tanner was very much 1 agitated by the first visit, and the doctors 1 said the effect on his nervous system was very
 bad On the second visit MT. Gardner sat
 beside the cot leaning his body over it, and
 the two men conversed earnestly for a long time. Dr. Tanner kept his eyes fixed intently
 on his brother-in-law, moving his arm un-
 easily, and his whole nervous system being evidently upset Now and then he quietly
 put his finger to his eye and hastily brushed
 away 8 tear The watching doctors were very uneasy at the emotion he displayed, but were 1 afraid to remonstrate. At length one of them
 plucked up courage ana suggested that the interview be cut short. MT. Gardner nodded assent, leaned back in his chair, and
 the tears streamed down his cheeks for
 some moments, his features showing deep
 emotion. At length he stood up, and ap preaching the reporter, said: II came all the
 way from Litchfeld, Ohio, to see him. I
 was told it was better not to come near him
 till the fast was over, but couldn't help it.
 know Henry better than any man iving-aye,
 better than his own father-and I wouldn't
 say anything that would hurt him. He and
 I have always been the best of friends since
 he came to Litchfield, when he was only sew
 enteen years old. We boarded together and
 I married his youngest sister, and after he
 got married they boarded with us. His
 father is now in his eighty-seventh year, and
 I came on here to see him for the family. We
 didn't hear it till he was several days at it,
 and we didn't tell the old man tllt the seven
 teenth day-afraid it might frighten him.
 But it didn't He said We'll if Henry
 said he'd do it he'll do it. He never broke
 his word yet That's the family. I never
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