Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-06
THIRTY-NINTH DAY.

Tanners Terrible Struggles 1Gaihst Has
Demoruiized Stomach - irritable and
Weak - Another Marriage Offer - Food
Offerings from Ohio An Indiana INT
tator
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The most noticeable
trait in DR.. Tanners condition to-day is his
extreme irritabiity. All conversation with
visitors is prohibited and they are required to
make as little noise as possible. He complains
of weakness at intervals, but is buoyed up by
the knowledge his task is nearly ended. Dur
ing the early morning he suffered frequently
from nausea and was very restless. He slept
from midnight until IA. NJ, when he had a
fit of severe retching followed by the election
of small quantity of mucus. He dozed off
again but was awakened shortly by the odor of
acigarette, which caused nausea of the stomach,
requiring vigorous rubbing by DR.. Gum to
ease it. He rested quietly until $40 when he
again awoke feeling much better. After Sleep
ing two hours quietly he drank three ounces of
spring water, but Immediately after vomited a
potion tiuged with muous. Vigorous rub
biug by the physicians frightened him up and
accelerated action of the heart. At 10 o'clock
he was given a mustard foot bath and his body
sponged with mustard. At noon the thirty
eight day ended. few minutes later he had
another attack of nausea and vomiting. About
l o'clock he was restiag quietly. 10 the morn
ing mail the doctor received marriage pro-
posal from widow of Hamilton, New York,
who signed herself Mrs. Carrie E. Huntington.
and enclosed picture.
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
New YORK, Aug. 5-At 2 P. NJ. to-day DR..
Tanner appeared to be exhausted. At $50 he
drank an ounce of water, which his stomach
elected. He conversed with Dr. Gum for
some time bet 8een and O'Clock, and soon
fell asleep and did not awake for nearly an
hour, when after some retchng he vomited u
quantity of mucus.
Suon after he descended to the lower floor,
where there were number of visitors, and af.
ter briskly walking about for q few minutes
was applauded by tho audience,
and Immediately again retired to the
gallery, where he remained until $50, when he
wss given mustard foot bath and the attend
ant rubbed his chest, abdomen and back. This
made him drowsy and he slept for half an hour.
when he awoke and relieved his stomach of
cons ideyable wind. He had 4 wet towel
placed upon his head and drank two
ounces of icewater. His head was sponged
with cold water, and he complained of oppres-
sive heat. He rested quietly from ten until
l0:45 P. NJ, when he was given about four
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Nothing further of interest occurred.
DR.. Huber, of the watchers to-day, received
from DR.. W. A. Hammond a communication
in answer to one he had sent requesting that
physicians opinion of the fast. DR.. Ham
mond gave it as his opinion that the watch had
been honorably Conducted, and DR.. Tanner
had faithfully abstained from all food but
water and had succeeded better than he
thought he would, but his feat has shown
the inability of the human system to abstain
from water. In conclusion he repeated his
former doubt if DR.. Tanner would, after he
recuperated go for thirty days without food or
water.
FOOD sUPPLIEs.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 5.-Dr. Tanner will
have occasion to remember Mansfield, Ohio, in
the event of his finally recovering his usual
health. Yesterday the manager of the Ault-
man-Taylor thresher works, forwarded to the
roosters, accompanied with a poem composed
by one OF our city poets and today the pro.
prietors of the Browns Touring mills, antici-
pating the necessities of the close of the FAST
sent the doctor package of their choice break
fast flour, which will arrive at Clarendon hall
just in time for the noon lunch, or the doctor s
first breakfast.
AN IMITAToR IN INDIANA.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Aug. Geo. Ames, a
medical student of this ci y, will attempt to
fast thirty days, beginning Saturday next.
No one expects he will accomplish u tenth of
the feat