Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-19
SCIENCE OF FASTING
AS ExPOUNOED BY A MAN WHO
TASTED FORTY-FlVE DAYS.

Mr.. John Griscom Thinks "a Thirty Days
Fast an Insignificsnt Mstter-Succl and
His IIixir-Fasting Remedial
Agent.
Learning that Mr. John GrisCom, who
tasted forty five days in Chicago i'll lNSlr
was in town, a reporter from this paper
called on him for a talk ON the subject.
lie said that in the last twenty years
since he made the Subject special
study he has tasted at least fifty times,
/ the periods being all the way from two
aud three weeks TO thirty days, besides
his celebrated fast of forty five days
which is the longest time on record.
In fact have tasted these periods SO
many times. - he added, that | consider
"A fast Of twenty or thirty days as an
/ insignificant matter. For such n period
il requires no special effort or endurance
( it is constellation there is no appar-
ent change in a person wh" goes ut 1t i'll
. the right way nor any depletion. From
NV experience regard it as a natural
thing. and as easy to fast twenty i've or
thirty dav as three days. have often
gone without food for twenty one days,
without = meal.
What about others you know Of VIII"
have fa>tcd,'
.Wcll. there is DIR. F. p Miller, Of this
city. who tells me he tasted twcnty-threc
davS. and the people in the hotel where
he was living did not know of it. He
kept at his work right along and it did
moi affect him at all. This is entirely
contrary to Tanners fast. over which 80
much was made here, which was one of
supreme endurance. Another IN whom
| have met who tasted was very un-
usual and remarkable case. H. went by
the name of Budd Henry. He was cap
tured by the Indians and put in cave
where his surroundings were so dis
agreeable that he could not eat a mouth
ful lie tasted in this way thirty nine
and thrce-Quarter DAYS before he effected
his escape. \ remarkable result followed
He developed wonderful mental ca
paCitv anl aStuniShed every one by il.
But this was an entirely exceptional
case.
SrCCI AND MS ELIXIR.
What do | think of Succi and his
elixir. "A drop of which enables him 10
fast forty eight hours: Though | think
such a thing would be Il very beneficial
discovery, ! take no stock i'll il. AS Ia
Fisher, whose elixir il is claimed will en-
abb. other people To fast, | think what
he attributes TO the effect of his elixir. is
due simply to belief that il makes fast
|, iug uniniuriOus Ii is matter Of fact
that a person does feel better after fast
of forty eight hours. II is true that a
craving for food will take place in this
time because the system is in the habit
nf taking food, but after that the sensa
, tiOn does not occur.
The application Of all this is the en-
liStmen. of all the intellectual faculties
4 person to fast through the will power
not believing il is right, would destroy
the nervous system in two or three days
| But if there is full belief that il can h'
done. without harm. one can do II easily
The trouble is the majority of people be
= lieve that il can't be done. and thus pcO
I plc frighteu themelVes 10 death rather
than starVe to death. | never found
until | tasted. human heing-dOCtor:
. or anybody elSe-whO thought il at nj
f probable such thing could be done. Ever
= now leading physicians insist that II can
be done For years have given the sub
iect special study, and believe it is tim'
: now. in the renewed agitation of the sub
= iect, 10 make the application. Either
/ fasting is a good thing or il ism u. Thi
is the secret that physicians. physiolo
Cists and scientists have no! found Ou'
i yet"
GREAT REMEDIAL AGENT.
Suppose the prejudice against fastins
, to be removed. what will be the practica
results
! 1t would be shown to be the creates
: remedial agent known. II would he th'
a means of killing incipient diseases an,
- effect remarkable cures. With the preju
, dice against fasting wholly removed an.
one in the enjoyment Of perfect health
could fast two or three weeks without in
= convenience. But if man should fas
simply Is an experiment, without ful
belief that hs could do it, he would lnl
himself Ny own life WAS saved by fast
ing don't look like very sick maj
now, do l. and yet all l eat day is
l small loaf of bread and some fruit, wit
: two or three cups of coffee. Mr.. Girls
+ com is large, well built man, weighing
c over 200 pounds. and has ruddy health
look
Il walk five or ten miles day, have
clear head and never a thought of hunger
| have got to prefer this way of living
and find it amply sufficient. From this
am convinced that people would be
good deal healthier if they should ea
less
r Are you willing TO demonstrate thes
e ideas to the public"
r Il have gotten through with fasting
I and had almost forgotten about my Ion
e fast until the attention now being calle
e to the subject recalled it to me, and
0 would not undertake to fast again unles
Z II should become important in the intel
{ ests of science to do so. Even then
p should want everything about the eXper
y meut TO be thoroughly respectable and
+ he invited to do so by the best authority
T II it seemed necessary TO get at the trutl
as compared with elixir business, then
I would be willing to put myself entirel
: under scientific care for, say. thirty day
\ fast, regarding which psychologists migl
4 make their own conditions provided the
/ were reputable men. New York Ma
. and Express.
: Don't Try to BE Funny.
4 Corwin nf Ohio, Tom COrwin.' &
; every one called him. was n natural wi