The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-24
THE FASTING WOMAN.
Philippians Remarkable Re-
covery After Four Months
Abstinence From Food.
She Tells About Her Fast-What
the Doctor Says "A Curious
Case.

Dispatch published the details OF a remark
able case of abstinence from food. The
faster was q young woman named Philip
pima Frenger. Miss Frenger was stopping
AT the house of her brother, at No. 9l9
Brooklyn street On the day previous to
the publication mentioned Miss Frenger
had completed the ninetieth day of her fast.
The physicians in attendance, DIR. &. Z.
Bauer and DIR. Ehrhar Ii, were unable to
satisfactorily account Tor the prolonged
yeriod of the fast or To do anything TO slim
uiaie appetite. In order To learn further
particulars concerning this unprecedented
case, Post Dispatch reporter this morning
paid visit at No. 9l9 Brooklyn street
The reporters knock vas answered by the
sick sirl's grandmother, a pleasant faced,
intelligent old lady.
"How is Miss Frenger this morning"
'Oh. she is getting along nicely" was
the somewhat unexpected reply.
HAS she recovered, then? ?"
ayes, sir. Walk in and she can tell YOU
how she is herself
Miss Frenger came into the room into
which the reporter vas invited S." wore
a neat black dress with a small s~a'
thrown over her shoulders. She loqk ii H..
but had the appearance al cOnTai. -etn..
How am l? Oh, Pm on the road 10
health"
"Then you have recovered your appe-
tite?"
''Oh, yes, sir. On the 18th OF Septem.
Der got much woise and went tn bed |
had no! Improved at all up to that time,
and had not eaten anything in the shape
vi solid food for nearly four months. The
coffee, milk and water which | had at
tempted to swallow would not remain on
my stomach, and the doctors could do
nothing for me. Well, on Friday night, /
got 50 sick that | was put to bed. ! ex-
pected M end was approaching, and my
family thought was sinking fast On
Saturday night had fit of rpiching. My
stomach expelled about half basin full
OF greenisil looking water, which my
brother threw into the street. On Sunday
Dr. Bauer was called i'm, and when he was
told what my brother had done, he was
very much disappointed, because he
thought the contents of the basin would
enable the doctors To determine what had
been the m after with my stomach.
The doctor expressed the same opinion
as INV friends, that was dying woman.
| fingered in a weak state until Tuesday
morning, the Sal oI October. About 10
o'clock that morning woke up aud told
my grandmother that / was hungry, and
remarked that that was a feeling had not
exactly enjoyed Tor four months. She
brought ME some toast and milk, which |
swallowed and retained Was i very hun
gry? No, sir. can't say that was very
hungry, hut had a reasonably good appe-
,,s.. FOR et.t w..p,.n That Il
drank three glasses of beer. but the beer
was expelled almost Immediately
did The doctor prescribe diet -
"Not exactly. He said oughtn't TO
drink coffee at first, but did not otherwise
limit my appetite"
$50 you are getting we'll ?"
"Yes sir. There is only one thing j
want 10 say. A good many people came
to see me. after the Post Dispatch had pub
Iished the account OF my fast and some OF
them doubted that my story was true.
Now didn't make cent out OF nay fast,
and don't see why people shouldn't be-
iieve me-"
DIR. G. +. Bauer, the physician Who at
tended Miss Frenger, was seen at his office,
No 1909 Chambers street. He corrobor-
ates the statement OF his patient as to the
illness which immediately preceded the
recovery Of her appetite. Questioned rs
To his theory of the case.
DIR. BAUER SAID:
Il have no peri city satisfactory theory.
The one which suggests itself is thst n
abscess had formed on the pylosic eud , /
the stomach that the abscess burst ON Sat
urday night, and the contents of the basin,
which Miss Frenger's brother threw into
the street, would have enabled us To get at
the explanation OF the fast Now the 40.
sce,s theory is unsatisfactory. for this res
son: il there had been an abscess there
would have been irritation of the stomach
and necessarily fever, but during the entire
of the last the patient had not
suffered from fever at all, except during
Inc Saturday which preceded the expulsion
of the greenish matter"
$50 that really you have no theory
which is entirely satisfactory"
NO. sir, have no satisfactory theory"
said Dr. Bauer