Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-30
FAST CURE MAKING HIM A WELL
 MAN.
(From Sundays Daily.)

street, who for period of twenty-six
 days maintained a fast, in the hope of
 curing himself of serious stomach trou-
 ble, and who two weeks ago resumed
 eating, declares he is on the sure road to complete recovery.
 In reply to inquiry he said: ''I never
 felt any better in my life, everything trim than when I first begun to treat
 myself for lung trouble, and can
 honestly say that for the past two years I never was as strong and ener-
 getic as I am right now. I have gain
 ed just seven and one-half pounds since I resumed food, but have made no effort
 to take on flesh. On the contrary I
 have been very careful to avoid over eating, living chiefly upon grains, fruits and vegetables. I am not trying to pile on weight, simply doing all I can to recover my health. I suppose I might have increased my weight five or six pounds more in the past two weeks had I devoted my attempts to this one object, but I have regulated my diet in a way to guarantee no fur ther stomach trouble, regardless of how much weight might take on.
 "It can scarcely be understood by the average person what good has re- suited from my fast. I really do not know that I have a stomach, in so far as. it bothers me after eating. I am as free from pain or distress as any man in Prescott, and barring some unlocked for complication will soon be a we'll man."
 In response to questioning as to his lung trouble he said:
 "I know from many past examina- tions that my lungs are in damaged condition. One lung contains a big cavity, but since I undertook the fast treatment I have suffered little if any at all from this cause. The first symp- tom of the fasting was a lessening of pain in my chest, and cough that had hung on me gradually grew better. Since commencing to take food I have noticed that the cough has returned in a small degree, and shows itself after I have eaten, as a rule. It is, how ever, not at all serious or distressing, and during the last three days think the cough has grown less frequent.
 "There is every sign of my eontinu- ing to improve. I expect to return to work within the next two or three | weeks if I continue to gain strength l in the same proportion as have thus far. I am stronger and healthier man right now than I was when I to quit work, and if you want to know the actual truth, I am ,ertan that I adopted the right and only method to get well. To me it is beyond all question that I will recover. [ never weighed more than about 145 pounds in good health, and there is no loubt in my mind that I will regain hat weight before I finish with this ,elf treatment.
 "What do I eat, and what special are do take of myself9 Well, as I 'aid, I live largely upon vegetables md fruits, with plenty of grain food, md occasionally some meat. There's nothing else of consequence to talk lbout in this connection. I sleep well, 'etiring early, and resting in this way ust as long as I may like. I allow nothing to bother me. am going to get well. This is the thought at all imes in my mind, and until I regain ny strength I will not allow anything .lse to bother me or come between me md my ewn notions of what is neces- ary to complete the cure."
 "'I have received many callers who wanted to inquire after the progress of ny case since I begun to take food, md have been told that your paper as we'll has been requested to tell the acts in this matter. Unless am much I will be back at work not ater than three weeks from today, perhaps sooner. I don't suppose peo- 'le generally stop to consider the aving of expense in my treatment. To ne this is vital matter. No doctor 'ills, no food bills, and no medicine 'ills made it an easy financial proposi- ion. If I had not attempted this reatment l would long ago have been without money and compelled to come O a quit"
 During the past week no end of in- uiries were received at the Journal finer office reOardino the Drooress be- 1