The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10

cow and fed me with a spoon. / could not
recognize any such Intangible manifesto
tons and was obliged, in my hungry
condition, to request that conversation
about cows and milk be cut snort.
then told them that it was simply will
power on my part-that was all
The doctors predicted my early disso-
luton and toward the end OF the fast
preachers and undertakers were making
quiet oYertures for my earthly and spirit
ual disposition. pastor OF the Stran-
gers Church said that l legitimately be
longed TO him and he came to get lien
on my soul. The fast ended on August T.
II was like taking my foot off my stomach
when the ordeal was over. Then l had to
engage private secretary to take care OF
my correspondence. Ministerial ALIAS
wanted me TO talk on Fasting as a Means
Of Grace and l had innumerable letters
from Y. NJ c. A. and other religious So
cIetles asking for dates.
When proved to the satisfaction of the
skeptical my ability to fast forty days
they concluded that l was an abnormal
being. But there is nothing phenomenal
about me- came of good, hardy race,
and | believe in simple HVing-hygienic
living. eat only two meals per day now,
and try to live as simply and as sensibly
as l can 1 have never used tobacco or
liquor in my life. This bacteria twaddle
that the doctors like to indulge in so much
is all nonsense. They should pay less at
tention to bacterioiogy and devote more
time to the principles OF simple living.
I am constantly reminded on my ad-
vent into city" says he, that the pc
culiarly American sensation-as my forty
days fast was cailed-is not forgotten by
the lapse OF time and that the students in
the school OF phiIos0phy-theiF name is le-
gion-have not lost interest in the matter,
especially IN the melon episode. ] find
that Detroit is exception the rule l
VIII briefly tell you some Of the superb
qualities of the pink and cellular tissue of
the melon that proved so aliuring and sat
isfyiDg to the eye and taste at the noon
day hour of the 18th day of August, 1880
The annual appearance of the water
melon is welcomed as the source OF deep
and Astounding joy and with its advent
| there comes to the sons and daughters OF
men the ecstatic assurance that during the
melon season at least old mother earth is
land of pure delight and in all directions
is heard the jubilee song:
I've reached tie time of melons prime,
And its iucious fruit IS freely mine.
LAS a sequence of my alteration of the
melon | was long since named Watermelon
/ Tanner a sobriquet l an content TO carry
10 the end OF my earthly journey, pTovid-
ed someone Will eHSrave a melon on ny
grave stone and plant the seed on my grave
ihat The living vine may tell the story or
TIE man who conferred upon humanity an
everlasting boon by removing the cloud CT
suspicion with which. previous to my fast,
prejudice fc5tered by the doctors. had
euveIoped II. No one can awaken in MY
mind an interest in the real estate of the
eternal city till / am convinced that the
evergreen shores OF the land over there
are made by the luscious fruits Of the
/ vjna under consideration.
/ Tempted With a Peach.
/ Toward the termination of my fast In re
( was much discussion among the doctors Is
to how the long abstinence ought 10 b BIO
Ken. / ignored ell. suggestions and broke Il
/ with peach Ny change OF plan came
( about in this way. 4 little boy CINE INTO
the nall about 10 O'Clock a III. or the last
day OF the fast. which terminated at noo >.
rnotioned him to nay side He came nib
bling a peach. and l said; Your ? aca
/ looks very tempting; L wish I had some OF
il Hardly were the wo. d out OF my
mouth before his peach was at my lip -
( The temptation was very strong. indeed
. hungry mans termination | told the
/; little fellow ] had yet two hours to va t
before breaking the fas-. He turned and.
going back into the crowd, he placed his
( hard in the pockft OF a Lady and drew
! thence q very larg yellow peacn. Return
/ ing he placed il in my hand AID tAea
! modestIy retired / held that psach TIL
IL o'clock m. and with it broke my fist,
10 be followed with detachments OF mzlon-
BY midnight the forty-fve-pound me on
had gained a peaeeable possession Of the
gastric domain and all was quiet. The
melon was eaten in twelve consecutive
hours. 1t was banquet worthy Of the
gods. and while l ate the jubilee singers,
! being present sang The Feast If Bs is1aZ-
gar But in my case there was no Daniel
/ to predict the ruin Of ny stomach. The
prophecy business was off with d.. Ham
| moud on a summer vacation. Neither was
there any handwriting OF the walls OF
my stomach 10 notify me that il had BEEN
! weighed in the balance and found empty.
I There was no CONSERVATION at EHE feast,
only among doctors who predicted that as
! soon as commenced eating my stOI aca-
like the old mans clock-rcu : o7 500 t
never 10 so again. ''-Chieaso CAronle-e-
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