New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27
TO BREAK THE FASTING RECORD.
HOW MISS coPPAGE REDUCES FLESH AND
SAVES BOARD.


Miss Helen coppage is going to reduce her nesn
again. She has done It three times before. ana
she thinks that she can do 1t now harder IMAM
ever. Her method OF doing II Is by going WITHOUT
food She is not sure just how long she VIII PROD
ably get without eating this time. but she mem
tons forty.two days as reasonable ana nkey
time. Having tried 1t before and being on the
point Of trying It again. she recommends the proc
ess to anybody who would like to do It," a. sns
says.
There Is no real reason why Miss Coppage
should wish to reduce her weight just now. Tor
her weight 10 not extravagant. Her real desire
this time Is to break the fasting record. The re-
duction OF flesh will be Incidental. Miss Coppage
told Tribune reporter yesterday all about her ex'
perier ces and her expectations. She Is woman
OF prepossessiny appearance. She Is wen
formed--just Eow-and a blonde. She weighs. At
her ewn estimate, lis pounds. In answer TO q
question she saii that she twenty seven years
old. II WAS not the Tribune reporter who asked
that question. nor would he report the answer had
she not shown her willingness about IT, MISC
Coppage seems. from her manner and her speech.
to be a person OF refinement. culture and sense.
This Is ~ impression produced by her personality.
entirely aside from her notions about living with
out eating
Miss Coppage does not complain about the weight
Of i7o pounds though she would rather be lighter.
but she cid object TO 200 pounds. which was her
weight in 1929 Tier doctor. She says. advised her
days and lost sixty-seven pounds. But she felt
so much bette after 1t that her weight climbed
straigh, back and passed Its former point and did
not stop until nne wegneo 30 pounus. Then she
TASTED again-this was In lsyl-and got II down
twenly-feur pounds IN twenty-four days. This OLD
not satisfy her OF course, and she tried II again
the next year. reducing her weight this time ~
fifteen and one-ha.f pounds in fourteen days.
w nat made YOU stop tasting them was asked.
ION. l thought that l had tasted about long
enough" was tne reply.
Since thea Miss Coppage has not gained flesh -
she did before. because she began taking walks
In the mountains and riding horseback good deal.
few persons may be interested TO know that
she does not ride bicycle. II It were only q
question Of reducing fesh she would not bother
TO fast again now, but she has become fired with
forty-one days, held by succi, who experimental
fast and that Of DR.. Tanner not perfect. like
and water after the first four or five days, and
Succi took narcotics. She takes absolutely noth-
Ing but spring water. Her attempt is to be made
In this city as soon arrangements can be made
The test p to be public. and she wants to BE-
watched all the time.
Miss Coppage says that when she IL fasting she
sleeps about twelve hours day. II 10 therefore
obvious that she needs no narcotics She does not
feel hungry after the first four Ave days. She
never feels faint and does not notice the loss OF
strength much, though she takes no exercise She
timettmes takes a drive, but does not care much
for fresh air. as It makes her hungry When she
finishes fasting and gets her strength back she
feels wonderfully improved.