Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-18
ALAsAMA's HUMAN WONDER.

"Do you See that manr said ven
known physician TO a reporter, at the
same time pointing out Mr.. s. w.
Behnnan, who is engaged at Mr.. T. r.
Leaks undertaking establishment. The
reporter looked at the gentleman in
dicated, and asked his questioner what
there was peculiar about him. The
physician replied that Mr. Behrman
was phenomenon. and had very in
teresting history; that he was a man to
whom water was not a necessity.
Hearing this. the reporter called ON
Mr.. Behrman. and finding out that
the information was correct. obtained
the following interestil interview with
him:
II was born In Riga. which Is the
capital of Lieffiane, political division
of Russia, corresponding to the states
of this country. reached America in
1872, and settled permanently in Texas,
residing at diiferents points for eighteen
years. When the war broke out I
joined the Third Louisiana regiment
and served as Confederate soldier un-
til was wounded and captured at the
battle Of Iuka, Mss was kept .
prisoner Of war for several months and
was paroled. after which | returned 20
New Orleans, where l was when the
war closed. came to this city in 1877,
and have resided here the greater por-
ton of the time since that year,
"As to my popularity on the subject
of eating and drinking, l can say that
l never experienced the sensation of
being hungry, thirsty or sleepy. When
I eat. which is at the oftenest only
once a day, it is to sustain life and
not to appease the craving of an appe-
tite. Ny daily meal consists of i..ls
thin soup and a small piece Of pump -
nickel bread-a bread made of RE,
ground up with bran. No boiling a
all This bread get from Indiana I
have frequently gone without tasting
food of any kind whatever for from
eight to sixteen days.
1T is the same with sleep. lam never
sleepy, and when do lie down it Is not
because | must sleep, but because I
must pass the time away. cannot say
how long a period Of time have gone
without sleep in this city. but l remem-
Der that once went for seven months,
in which did not sleep altogether ons
hour.
Now on the subject of drinking
water can say that for forty years
have not taken glass of water. and
that never In my life did have a de-
sire to take a drink as you do never
drink water except to take il with med
icine, and that is the only way have
ever taken it in the last forty or forty
one years
when was in the army men all
around me on the march painted for
water and complained that they were
unable to keep up because Of hunger
or thirst, or both, but plodded along
without experiencing inconveniencs
from either. I remember when ws
evacuated Tupelo. Miss, the troops
had a hard march and there was much
suffering from thirst. Ny command
halted a short time on the roadside,
near place where there was q we'll
The soldiers broke for the well like
madmen. while ! stood by fence lean
ing on my gun. Gen. Fifer, who COM
manded the corps. rode up and called
out 'Behrman, why don't you 60 10
the well and get waterr replied that
was not thirsty, that I never drank
water, and he was astonished; and dur
ing the whole war the only thing that I
ever craved was cigarettes
II have never, enjoyed good health
In my life, and though ! have consult
ed many physicians in this country and
in the old country, have never found
one who could tell me what was the
matter with me or who could afford M
relief When I die I want DA Gss-
ton, Blue and Seelye and other phyi-
clans they may desire to invite TO make
an examination of my body, my hearA
liver and brain particularly, to 6nd out
what arrangement Of the system pro
duced the conditions which have -
isted all my life, that humanity may -
benefited by their investisatiooa I
have already selected my conn, anA
when the end comes I want to b -
away peacefully and quistiy."
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