Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-08-14

Wark lager beer glass filled will! milk.
He swallowed its contents at two
draughts, and remarked with great en-
pbasis, "That's good!" The crowd
again applauded loudly, and renewed
the applause when some one called out
"Three cheers for the plucky Doctor!
DR.. Tanner then said: "Cut the
Georgia watermelon" The melon,
huge one, was thea brought to his feet
and cut open by DIR. Pollitzer. DR..
Tanner uttered grunt Of satisfaction
as he saw the ripe, luscious interior of
the fruit, and Immediately attacked it
with great relish, eating pieces Of it as
he took them up in his fingers. He
was again loudly cheered. Soon after
ward it was announced that DR.. Tanner
was about to leave the hall, which was
then slowly cleared of spectators DIR.
Tanner ate three pieces Of the melon,
each about as large as mans fist. lie
swallowed the juice, bat not the pulp,
which he purposely elected.
At 1915, resting upon the arm OF
DR.. Gum, DR.. Tanner effected his pas
sage through the crowd, descended the
stone steps of Clarendon Hall amid the
shouts and enthusiastic demonstrations
of the spectators, and was handed into
the carriage. Drs Gum, Wark, Rel
ley and a lady entered quickly, and the
party was driven toward Union Square,
the people following, waving their hats
and shouting After arriving at the
residence of DR.. Gum, in East Twenty
fourth street, DR.. Tanuer went directly
to his room. and rested few minutes
before taking any more food. At 8
o'clock beefsteak, nicely broiled, OF
the weight of half pound, was served
at his room, and he ate the whole Of it,
eiectlng portions of the fibre, and
drank, besides, little milk. He then
passed an hour in conversation with the
doctors, and finally lay down for an
hour or two. AT seven o'clock he IN
sisted npon having another steak
served. A piece of fine juicy sirloin
weighing half pound was accordingly
broiled and set before him. This he
also eat to the last morsel, ejecting por
tons of the fibre. Meanwhile, he had
already insisted upon having some ap-
Piles. Dr. Gum objected to this, but
DR.. WarLl s;lenced the objection with
the remark that Dr. Tanner could di
gest paving stones. This settled the
controversy, and, the fruit having been
pared, quartered and cored, the Doctor
eat four apples in the course OF fifteen
minutes. In order to stimulate diges,
ton he was given during the afternoon,
III teaSpooniul doses, four ounces OF
Hungarian wine Of the best quality
procurahle in this market. At 9
o'clock Saturday evening he had retired
to his couch, saying that he felt like a
beehive all over, and there was not a
grain of tissue in him that was not at
work. lie should be able, he said, TO
take walk about the city or attend 10
any business to-day.
DIR. TANNER YESTERDAY-HE GAINS FOUR
POUNDS IN SIX HOURS.
DR.. Tanner spent quiet day yester-
day, and saw very few visitors. Ills
physicians say lie is improving as well
as can be expected after such long
fast. During the early part Of the
morning he chewed half pound of
beefsteak, retaining OILY the juice, and
partook of some milk toast and red
Hungarian wine Shortly before noon
he ate half a pound of beefsteak and
some potatoes which had been slewcd
in milk. He was then weighed, and
lie turned the scales at 1876 pounds.
About every hour he partook of some
nourishing food or drink, which includ-
ed watermelon, milk, potatoes stewed
in milk, BASES pale ale, beet tea, bread
and wine. About 6 O'clock his weight
was again taken, and was found to be
$50 pounds. He was quite lively to-
day, and triskcd about his room like a
schoolboy. His physicians say his zap.
ID recovery is something remarkable.
a SKETCH or DIR. TANNER.
DR.. Henry 5. Tanner is native of
Turubridge Wells, England, and is
about forty-nine years of age. lie was
about sixteen years old when he came
to this country. lie married when he
was twcnty-thrce, when working at his
trade of carriage maker in Ohio. His
wife assisted him TO start and manage
a fruit store, and afterwards stimulated
his ambition to study medicine. She
studied with him, and they graduated
together at the Cincinnati Eclectic
Medical Institute. They practiced to-
gethcr at two or three places in OHIO,
and in one town were proprletors of
electro thermal baths. Finally her
health failed, and she went to Duluth
to recruit. She still practiced and sup.
ported herself, but he followed after
awhile. She led in the next move, too,
which took them to Hudson, Wis.
There they lived until separation
three years ago. The separation was
amicable, but accounts differ as to the
cause The Doctors friends say it was
because she was active, energetic, indie
pendent, ambitious of acquiring wealth
and professional distinction, while he
was phlegma;ic and Indifferent. What
ever the cause, the separation took
place in 1877.
Tanner has for the past three years
been practicinG medicine in Minneapo-
lis Recently he has given his time al
most entirely to research and correspon-
deuce on the subject of long and con-
tinued abstinence from food. An unu-
sual tendency 70 accumulate fat when
MS appetite is given uurestraincd sway