, 1886-12-02
SCIENCE OF FASTING
AS ExPoUNDEo BY A MAN WHO
PASTED FORTY-FlVE DAYS.

PASTED FORTY-FlVE DAYS.
Mr.. John orisoom Thinks n Thirty Days
Fast an Insignificant Mattcr-succi and
His ~EIisir-TnstinE as IA Remedial
Agent.
Learning tina Mr.. John Griscom, who
TASTED forty five days in Chicago in 1881,
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 n special
study, he has tasted at least nifty times,
the periods being all the way from two
and three weeks TO thirty days, besides
his celebrated fast of forty-five days
which is the longest time IN record.
I'm fact, | have tasted these periods so
many times. " he added, that | consider
n fast of twenty-five or thirty days AS an
insignificant matter. For UGH n period
IT requires no special effort or endurance
it is consistent-for there is no appar-
ent change in II person who goes Mt 1t in
the right way nor any depletion. From
my experience ! regard it as n natural
thing, and ms easy to fast twenty five or
thirty day rs three days. | have often
gone without food for twenty-o II days,
and have shown no sign Of having gone
without I meal.
"What about others you know of who
have fastedS"
"Well, there is DIR. Il. =. Miller, Of this
city, who tells me he TASTED twenty three
days, and the people in the hotel where
he wns living did not know of ii. lie
kept at his work right along and it did
not affect him mt all, This is entirely
contrary to Tanner fast, over which 50
much was made here, which was one Of
supreme endurance. Another man whom
/ nave met who tasted was n very un-
usual and remarkable case. He went by
the name Of Budd Henry. He was cap
tured by the indian and put in a cave
where his surroundings were SO dis
agreeable that he could not eat n mouth
full. lie TASTED in his way thirty-nine
and thrcc-quarter days before he effected
his escape. remarkable result followed.
lie developed n wonderful mental en-
pacity an | astonished every one by it
But this WAS an entirely exceptional
case.
"a srCCI AND his ELIN1i,.
"Whnt do | think Of Succi and his
elixir, II drop Of which enable him to
fast forty eight hours Though | think
such II thing would be II very beneficial
discovery, | take no stock in #. As to
Fisher, whose elixir II is claimed will en-
able other people to fast, | think what
he nttributrs ia thn effect of his elixir IL
due simply to "A belief that it makes fast
ing unfniurious. 1t is n matter of fact
that IA person does feel better after II fast
of forty-eight hours. Ii is true that n
craving for food will take place in this
time, because the system is in the habit
of taking food, but after that the sensa
ton does not occur.
The application of all this Is the en-
listmen. Of all the Intellectual faculties.
A person to fast through the will power.
not believing it is right. would destroy
the nervous system in, two or three DAYS.
But if there is "A full belief that it can DO
done. without harm. one cnn do it easily.
The trouble is the majority of people be
lieve that il can't be done. and thus pco-
Pile brighten thcmclvcs to death rather
than starve To death. never found,
until TASTED. "a human being-doctors
or ANYBODY elsc-w., thought it Mt all
probaL1-such II thing could be done. Even
now Leading physicians insist that it can't
he done. For wears | have given the sub
ject special study, and / believe it is time
now. in the renewed agitation of the sub
ject, to make the application. Either
fasting is n GOOD thing or il isn't This
is the secret that physicians. physiolo-
gists and scientists have not found out
yet
\ CREAT REMEDIAL AGENT.
'Supposc the prejudice against fastinp
10 be removed. what will be the practical
rcsultssn
1t would he shown to be the greatest
remedial nrent known II would he the
means of killing incipient diseases and
effect remarkable cures. With the prcfu-
dice against fasting wholly removed any
one i'm the endowment of perfect health.
could fast two or three weeks without in
%onvcnience But if a man should fast
simply rs an experiment, without a fun
belief that he could do it. he would lpll
himself. NV own life was saved by fast
ing don't look like a very sick man
now. do /? and vet all | eat n dav is II
two or three Guns of coffee. (Nr Girls
com is II large, well built man, weighing
over 200 pounds, and has II ruddy healthy
look)
- walk five or ten miles n day, have II
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