The daily gazette., 1880-08-06
One Day More Of the Fast.
nR. TANNER WEAK, SICK, AND
MISERABLE, But STILL
RESOLUTE.

HOW THE PHYSICIANS WILL ATTEMPT
TO REeUPERATE HIM.
1t was resolved last evening that either
Dean r. A. Gum, Prof. David Wark,
Or DR.. Isacc Fl. Reilly Of the United
States Medical College should remain
with Or. Tanner every minute Of the
time yet left before the conclusion of the
fast tomorrow noon. The period of
iorty days will really expire at III o.
clock tomorrow morning, but the fast
was nomiDally begun at noon.
All day long DIR. Tanner had bis ups
and downs. When he was not aroused
by inner pain or outside demonstrations,
ht hung limp on one arm of his large,
deep-cusuioned easy chair or shrunk up
beneath his cot, looking very miserable
and angular. His face and hands are of
dull red color. Where there is spot
Of white,it is at some prominence where
the skin is stretched tightly over pro-
jecling bone. His eyes when he Is In
repose appear to be covered with q film.
When he is angry, they take on wolfish
fierceness. He used to sign bis name
pleasantly many times day In the al
bums of people of both sexes, but yes
terday, when a modest foreigner ap-
ploached his cot with handsome gilt
and morocco album, which he said he
had promised young lady TO present to
The faster for his signasure, DR.. Tanners
eyes grew bloodshot, and his upper lip
drew back off of his teeth.
DR.. Gum said last evening that on
| "Wednesday afternoon he visited the hall
with the intention of advising DR.. Tan
nee to discontinue his fast, but that after
| nj him and n v1r xuith hivsS
for short time he changed his mind.
81 fully believe" added the doctor,
"that forty days of fasting, under the
excitement and worriment which DIR.
Tanner has undergone, Is equivalent to
fast of sixty days 1nder wholly favor
able circumstances"
DR.. Gum, whose opinion will prevail
in the emergency, says that he will have
DIR. Tanner break his tast tomorrow
| noon with diluted milk, two-thirds
water and one-third milk. If this should
| be thrown off of the patients stomach,
he will next administer ingluvin, which
is preparation made from the gizards
of domestic fowls. If, on the other hand,
the diluted milk should remain On the
stomach, be will allow Dr. Tanner to eat
some ripe watermelon, which, on the
conclusion of his previous fast in Mime
apolis, DIR. Tanner found to be the pleas
ATTEST and most effective recuperating
agent.
On Tuesday evening, DIR. e. W. Hoe
ber, one of the regular physicians who
have been watching DR.. Tanner, repeat
ell to him the substance of a conversa-
ton with DR.. William A. Hammond,
and asked him whether he should not
invite DR.. Hammond down to Clarendon
Hall. DR.. Tanner replied:
You cannot bring Hammond down
here"
Chow do yon know what can do?"
said DR.. Hoeber.
"Well, you cannot bring Hammond
down here" persisted the other.
From this DIR. Hoeber judged that it
would be proper to go to DR.. Hammond
| and ask him to come down. He did so
| on Wednesday. He told DIR. Hammond
that 1t was due to the regular physicians
who had been on watch and TO DR.. Tan
ner. DIR. Hammond said he would not
come down, but he would write letter, |,
| not TO DR.. Tanner, because he did not
| know how letter would be received by
him, but to DR.. Hoeber.