Smyrna times., 1880-08-11

DR.. TANNERS FAST ENDED Taking Food
litter Forty Da%.-Dr. Tanner successfully
completed his fast of forty days Saturday
noon. His weight then was 1919 pounds,
loss of thirty.six pounds since the begin.
ming of the experiment. lie began by eat
ing a peach, and followed it up with milk
and slices of watermelon. Then he
pursued q steady diet of melons, apples,
afternoon and evening, and on the follow
ing days. DIR. Tanner retained all the food
taken, and appears in excellent health and
and all day Sunday, at intervals of an
his Jaws were sore.
In two days since his fast he had gained
III pounds in weight. The Doctor says he
will be out walking the streets in a few
days. He is visited by large numbers of
physicians, and is quite lion with the pro.
fession.
While DR.. Tanner was masticating a
beefsteak Sunday evening at the residence
of DIR. Gum, he was asked by visitor what
his sensations were during the fast.
Il suffered NEST" he said, " from depri.
vation of air. 1t is difficult to describe how
felt. But lack of air seemed to have q
distressing effect on the gastric nerve. My
sensations seemed to centre in my stomach,
but it was not apparently longing for
food. l could control my stomach, TO
that extent by my will. l suffered at the
stomach from sense of weakness and de.
preston there which l cannot make yon
understand very well with words. When l
held the pealed peach in my hands a few
minutes before noon Saturday longed to
set my teeth in it, but probably with no
greater intensity than you have often
| longed for q delicious morsel when you
have tasted an hour or two longer than the
ordinary interval between meals Isuffered
most at the first part of the fast. l depen.
ded on good, pure air. 1t cost me Sc day
for air. That is what had to pay for my
carriage rides. My experience in this fast,
was much the same that it was in my for
mer fast, except that in this case | suffered
more from lack of sleep, which was caused
by disturbance. Some of my watchers
were very noisy.
81 have been asked if | dreamed oi
feasts." DR.. Tanner continued, Gas it is
reported that starving men usually do
The fact was that did not dream at all
because had no sound sleep.h
al had no special reason for the selection
Of Watermelon said DIR. Tanner, "with
which to break my fast, except that
found it so delicious when broke my for
mer fast. 1 don't know that had any par
ticular longing for sweetness"
"How have you felt since the fast was
brokenP" he was asked.
~ feel" he answered, ''as It every vein
and artery was filing up. It is like com
ing into new life-a new birth. To-day
can stand up straight for the first time. i
was said during the fast that my height
had decreased, and there was a great dea
of nonsense talked about the absorption o
the cartilages between the Vertebr@ of m!
backbone. appeared to grow shorter be
cause gradually bent over, through empti
ness and weakness, and because when
was measured In the course Of the fast
wore slippers Instead Of the shoes In which
/ stood when was frat meaSursd.n
To question as to what he was going Il
do when he had fully regained his strength
he replied that he had not allowed himsel
to think about the matter. He had al
offer, he said, of $2,700 to deliver 10 lee
lures on the Pacific slope, and he har
thought some of accepting it, but at pres
ent everything Is uncertain.
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