The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
BEATS L DIR. TANNER
DR.. Wilkerson, Of Augusta, Ga, Has
TASTED Forty.three Days. ,.51,
ANN THE END IS NOT YET.
He He Has Been a Great Sufferer from
Acute Acute lndisestion and is IN
dereoing the Fast
ing Cure.

1le AuguCa Chronicle says Dr. W..
Sterling Wilkinson, wellknown
young physician of that city, and an
honor graduate of the medical depart,
mcnt OF the University Of Georgia, is
on a FAST that promises to break the
worlds record for length. DR.. Tan
ncr'S record Is already discounted.
! tuesday vas the forty third day that;
Dr. Wilkinson has taken nothing in
the way OF nourishment, limiting him
sell exclusively to water. He has par
taken or water freely during the fast.
throughout the fast he had suffered
no inconveniences, although he has
lost weight very rapidly. Naturally q
man OF slight build, although tall, he
Is now living shadow of his former
self. DR.. Wilkinson resides with his
father, Mr.. Win. nj. Wilkinson, at
All Second Street, and throughout the
fast has confined himself to the homes
and its grounds.
TAKING DAILY EXERCISE.
Or. Wilkinson takes daily exercise.
including walks about the house and
grounds, and is also using q pair Of
light dumb-bells. He declares that he
feels strong all the time, although any
excrtlon he undergoes proves to him
that he is quite weak. His stomach is 1
giving him no trouble whatever.
Dr. Wilkinson and his family have
Kept very quiet about the matter, and
only few intimate friends have been
advised Of the treatment to which the
young man has been subjecting him-
self for the past month or more. Only
in the last day or two has the doctors
fast become general property In n
news sense and reached the ears Of
newspaper men.
SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT.
The fasting of DR.. Wilkinson is in
the nature OF scientific treatment
for an aggravated case Of indigestion
or dyspepsia, with which he is affiict-
ed. For years he has had the trouble
and failing to get relief from all other
treatments, adopted the fasting treat
ment
Recently fasting has been adyocat-
ed for the cure Of digestive derange-
ments, and where tried has been high
ly recommended. 1t is claimed by the
advocates Of the method that it pro-
lduces permanent cures In nearly every
instance, and that where it fails, itFis
because the treatment was not per-
sisted In long enough. The theory Is
that the perfect rest afforded by the
tasting practically gives the patient
new stomach or digestive organs.
While the organ is not at work it is
claimed that nature repairs all the
damage to the organ from overwork
and past abuses.
FOLLOWS M'FADDEN.
1t is understood that the treatment
is nothing more or less than an extend
ed use Of the advice of the PHYSICAL
CulturlSt hlcFadden, Of New York
who recommends that whenever there
is stomach tronble that his pupils fast
FOR few days, in order to effect q
cure DR.. Wilkinson believes that the
theory of fasting for stomach trouble
is the correct one, and he is demon
Strating It's usefulness.
DR.. Wilkinson has not yet complet-
Ell the fast. 1t is his intention to con-
tinue the treatment until his appetite
returns, when he will gradually return
to 4 normal diet. The return Of the
appetite is said to be an Indication
that the cure is complete Or course
the appetite must be normal, and
must be constantly with the patient.
That is, it must not be Of the kind
that comes and goes, but the desire
for nOuriShment must be continuous.
FELT HUNGRY TWICE.
DR.. Wilkinson has already at times
felt the return Of his appetite, but as
yet does not think that it is constant
,, and normal. Ee believes that the
next few days will see the return Of
, his normal appetite and u complete
cure Of his trouble.
;, If the experiment proves successful,
, and DR.. Wilkinson has no doubt in
!. his mind that it will, it will be val
liable addition'to the medical -fnow-
ledge OF the profession. Thousands
gre Sufferers from arrangements Of the
5 digestive organs and would gladly un-
dergo season Of fasting If they knew
1T would afford them relief and per-
manent cure. DR.. Wilkinson in no
, way desires notoriety as a faster and
is not rcfraining from eating in order
+ to make record along this line. 1t
was his desire that nothing be said
about the treatment he is undergoing
| until it is completed and the degree
of success could be definitely reported.
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