The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-13

gaining the rest which Is absolutely neces
sary for him. In my opinion. DR.. Tan
ner cannot continue this fast five days
Longer and live. He has done wonder
iul thing as it is, and placed himself on
record "a most remarkable man. He ID
q man in million"
or those who are so impressed with the
success OF the experiment thus lar az TO
believe that the fast OF forty days will be
accomplished, Prof. David Work, OF the
United States Medical School, Is one OF
the most sanguine. Yesterday" he said,
"Dr. Tanner was very irritable, and | be-
gan to think it was the beginning OF the
end. thought his brain was weakening.
But the change in the man to-day Is as
tonishins He has got over his nervous
ness and is calm and quiet. He is per-
fectly rational, and / begin to believe that
he has really, as he claims, passed the
crisis. His eyes are bright, and the color
OF his face Is roseate and healthy. lou
would be surprised to see the man I'M
dressed, and to note how little flesh he has
really lost from his body. can take hold
OF fist full OF solid fat on his back and
stomach to-day. He is a peculiarly built
man. He is small about the hips, but his
body is as square as that Of three hum
dred. pound porker. The change IN his
condition to-day is wonderful. watched
him nearly all the time yesterday, and he
was continually calling for ice.water to
battle his head. To-day he ia calm, and has
used the water very sparingly. To my
eve he looks and acts better than he did a
a week ago. His removal to the south
balcony, away from the noise OF the street,
has added TO his chances OF success
greatly. The management OF the last was
yvry poor for the first few days, but now
everything is systematized, all sources OF
worry and excitement are removed from
him as far as possible, and l really think
that he will go through his forty days and
establish the truth OF his theory OF vitality.
he has passed through third OF the time
now, and he is in better condition than he
was at first. There is not o single bad
symptom in the case except his loss oil
weight, and that has been less than was
expected and steadily decreasing since the
first five days. I may be laughed at for
believing 80, but really believe now that
he will succeed"
The record Of yesterday, as kept by the
watchers, differ from that OF previous
days principally in the fact that DR.. Tan
ner was not SO irritable and nervous as
he has generally been. He awoke at 81
05 in the morning, and for time was
quite restless, but this state soon passed
away, and the greater part OF the day he
rested in comparative quiet. When he
awoke his tongue was slightly coated yell
lowish.brown his pulse registered so beats
to the minute, and his temperature was
OFT in the mouth and 9Sf under the right
arm. He complained OF being slightly
chilly, but was cheerful and conyersed
freely. Assoc his pulse had risen to IS
beats minute, and his temperature was
normal at 9S0, his respiration recorded Il.
On one occasion, after rinsing his
mouth, the water was found TO be slightly
tinged with blood. This was accounted
for by the fact that Just previously he had
crushed his gums with ice, aud they hled
slightly. His sense Of touch was tested by
the ethesiometer, and found to be nor.
NAL. His muscular strength has not
materially diminished, as was proved by
the dynamometer. At o'clock in the
evening his pulse had risen to 100 beats,
and his temperature had fallen to 81 as.
During the day be reeeiyeda letter from
Mollie FanOhsr, but he declined to make
its contents public,