Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-07-15

terviewed by the Ledger Man."
Thinking many of u readers
would be interested in the attempted
forty day fast of DIR. Tanner now in
New York, but formerly of Minneso-
ia, we have given you quite a lengthy
article, and nave also interviewed
some of our physicians upon the SUBJ
feet. We tried to get an opinion from
each of them, but could not find
them all.
Dr. Tanner has been fasting for
IL days, and says he will complete
his 40 days all right. He has lost
about "a pounds by this time. He
says it is done by will power. He
drinks no water, merely washing his
mouth out frequently without swal-
lowing any. II he holds out till the
end, it will amount to nothing. The
next thing We hear of will be starving
matches tor so much a side. If any
good could result from such fasting
and starving, Tanner would deserve
some credit, but if it comes from a
morbid desire for n sensation, he de-
serves no sympathy. Every arrange
mcnt has been matic 20 save him in
case Of q sudden collapse. An eicc-
trio battery and other machines have
been brought near without his know
ing it. He appears to he doing well,
but it is thought he will have to give
up, and that shortly.
Below we give the opinions of sew,
eral physicians Of this city upon the
subject:
DIR. RUNNER.
No man can live without food
Tanner is bound to fail.
DIR. o DoNoFF.
No man can live without food AZ
days, or even half that time.
DR.. BOURNE.
He can't live 20 days without
something to eat to save his gizzard
DIR. LEE.
/ doa't think he will make it.. l
he does, no real good will be accom-
plished.
DIR. RODMAN.
}, No man can live 40 days withou
food. If Tanner is alive ut the enc
of 40 days, will feel certain that fraut
has been accomplished.
DIR. KEEToN
thinks, perhaps, deception is bein'
practiced. Ii Tanner succeeds b
will feel assured of this. 1t is iupos
sitle for a man to live 40 days with
D out food.
= DIR. SINCLAIR.
No man can live 40 days withou
food. 1t is all a fraud. He is get
. ting something TO eat in so1ne way
= If he was To succeed it would Nc
prove anything.
DIR. ROTHwELL.
Tanner is very foolish TO starv
himself to death. Have no idea i
can hold out for 40 days and 4
nights. Think his attempt grew o,
# Of a morbid desire to create a senss
ton.
DR.. LANIUS.
1t cannot be done. A mar can
live without food. He is either
: hero in the interest OF science, Or !
is a fanatic. lie lost "a pounds
" Is days. just as soon as one-thi'
of his strength is gone, he will SUI
- cumb.
DIR. MACFARLANE.
He can't make it. lie is just tr,
ing to get up a sensation. He is ha
, crazy, or he would not starve himse
I" to death. The longeat case on recol
is the case of u negro steward on
RI wreck, going IA days. lie had plen'
Of wster to drink. His companion
t. all starved or went crazy and jun
ing off we're drowned.
Re DIR. FRENCH.
s.What do you think, DIR. Frenc
is ofDr. Tanners experiment.
DIR. Tanner is practicing volunta
abstinence for the purpose, AS
claims, of scientific observation. II
only practical bearing Of any ia
that may be brought TO light ny Il
experiment relates to the adminlstr
So ton of food in the management
disease, when VIC take into consitter
ltion that no harm 4 arise rom
undue assimilation of proper foo'
but may arise only from the taki'
l. of food beyond the powers OF digestl'
the importance of the measure is to
great extent limited. The impo
at lance of administering food IN t
treatment OF disease was not. ful
recognized until Of late years. N
~ only ia this true, hut We o knt
that the dietetic management OF u
IN tients then often contributed towar
a fatal result. hamilton Is a path
logical condition and it enters IN
al nil diseases which interfere with t
ingcstion and assimilation of %
o III is by stimulation and nourishme
q that We live. This is our natu'
condition and the moment 1t IS int
fercd with that moment ones heal
begins decline. DR.: Graves, OF Du
lin. was the first to inaugurate a 81
'er tenn of feeding fevers, aud SO enthn