The sun., 1910-06-13
pIUNGEU WALTON ON FASTING
uT,T uRE FOR MANY THINGS;
ms TRIED AND KNOWS

80 v. .,t the oorpses oi hens. cows
s.. hay. tobacco OF alcohol con-
...t ,..put our persons and envy. hatred
la ...rs and all unchartablenesa In
p, ...-s then We are where Francis
rt.-.iDrp Walton was ten years ago In
... N- Walton. who used 10 be called
pr.rs.r Walton ~ often that some people
,t...l. hat was his given name, said this
..,.r ,.a.i.riay without hesitation.
o.. elimination uf the confines Of he'll
r.. only a part u what Mr. Walton had
-, Ia the matter Of fasting. health.
,..,r,ran.,m. the philosophy Of right
.,.rs and " temporal rewards and pun
..ru,a,s 90, interview began in a Turk
...h hath on Twenty eighth street with
. r.Ulsr as audiencs and ended on an
amsterdam avenue car al the corner II
v..rr.rh street Mr. Walton felt that
r-..r, rn'rr,fewed was an unusual eKperi-
.rr. PARTICULARLY sincs notices Of his
dssrs have appeared in New YOrk and
Philadelphia papers within the last four
or five Year. lie entered into the spirit
a 'Fs tLug with enthusiasm.
I, happened that Mr. Walton was dis
o,,.p,d on the couch in the Turkish
l,,h and interviewed because there
v,s An item IN THE SUN yesterday from
Vrrsdelphia telling how a woman had
I,.isd for lD days without hurt TO her
..U and somebody remembered that
p,preer Walton had once tasted for
,uerty on. days and was an enthusiast
m the fasting cure at the end Of his test
,uas also recalled that whatever Plunger
Walton did he did thoroughly. After
b,y,rg been Recorder Of PhilAdelphia
hack in the early To- he began 10 take
Al interest in horseracing In 1881 he
rent 20 England and made a peries OF
ssrsafional raids on the bOOkts which
brought him his sohrquet ot Plunger
/, WNs not UNUSUAL for Walton % win
sra0 no m one day or lose that amount
1r one race He hacked the Keene and
Io7lArt colts FoHhall and lrOquOis for
unounfs which made the English book
masers Gasp.
Walton came 70 New York and became
,le lessea ~ tho Grand Hotel. a. Broad
vav and Ihirty-frst street. and In 1891
bs failst He alsO managed tho "
lames Hotel IN this city and the Stockton
Hotel AZ Cape May. hut several years
AZ drnpped out of active business ahaiFs
lie men who had once known him as
The most daring player In the betting
rng. seeing him no more. thought that
bs was dead that's Why Il was unusual
70 fnd plunger Walton very much alive
.SoA woman IN Philadelphia has tasted
a hundred days Mr. Walton echoed as
10 rolled over On his couch and took a
box a. the clipping We'll. that wasn' I
rerv hard She wasn't hungry, that's
al Wait until ! get my clothes on and
ven 'AIk about Il going up on the car .
y here i've At az West llfth street
Klna n a iying interyiew. bit II viii
ave time for both Of US Yes, I'm rather
a. advanced thinker on this subject q
eating and not eating and I'll BE- glad %
ave Won nv views
Mr Walton got into his clothes right
syryIv for one Who h a. Old - bat that
!. gong too fast The interyieEed man
asei his own Interview and the question
4 he age will come IN the place designed
ior ,t
For twenty-five years ! suffered from
-heumatikm, he said after seats we're
found In the street car, then one day In
~ a doctor who lived across the street
from me where ] vas staying at the
sc1uv'sr Hotel In Forty-hfth street
sa4 'u w-. Walton. do ~ ! say and you
vU H.ra YOUR rheumatism Don't eat
ul. you Zee. ike it
that a1unded easy and ! didn't eat
solitary r1rsel Of food passed my lips
/ ...f frank A glass of water every hour
tra' "a. wake and ! Was comfortable
ari happy I once weighed 7e5 pounds
. g1si go a hen | began the fast and
q '1a ant " twenty-one days. when ]
--o,s tho spell. ] weighed just Do.
1t1 aunt fasting because ! was hungry,
90 never vas hungry once during the
vH.,e time / only quit because my wife
'e' that ] was losing weight too fast
'I-s first thing ! ate WAS toast, tee and
~. sgEs continued taking that diet
nrs a tay for three months and then
g. along ON two meals a day for ak
--r'ts iitnt get real hungry for .
yea s''a- I stopped the fast and then
"gt r,ve eaten a Jackass. Nov have
y.l E1t tUt all DOWN.
W Walton had n look az the inter
~sus-.s notes ~ he sure that everything
vas Town - date Then he said.
'Nrwa-s mo Why tasted. 60 ahead
Tie question was duly repeated.
-Bsrauss fasting u the only remedy
trr a.I d.-aa-e Doctors and patients alike
rass medicine and they GET sick Just the
zane and dc That'a beCa1lse they don
'as' think ia disgrace to be sick.
NheU v.Y re- sick you're practically IN
lf sraU YOU,
'Nrr vrl want ~ know what mean
~ ''a'' say this IL going n he a good
r'srr-E and III help you out Ask me
rta' ] mean when ! say that for twenty
~ YEAR ! Vas IN he'll and the last eight
'sa-s ! ya seen IN heaven.
VIZ Walton was asked what he did
rssr
'N4H '- this What is helll Alcohol
N'a0gU aa'Ing Corpses ~ hens and cows
ar4 fsa hate. revenge envy, malice,
ga lsv gIutionv. the fear, thought.
csr0g'af aud unappreciation. Now
T.a' rs n"ayen' Good air. good water.
fs-' HrIrs sleep. a heart full u divine
''a p' faith. charity. .contentment,
20 sra,.a .ie and the golden rule. Got
y1' s..-
To -eIi conducting interviews
~ 'IININANF AAAAA NAA"A -"
7. .uIw Fhy he wasn't asked how old he
Tss Ira interviewer said that this had
.lIeeg ."Hn an overnight
We. tss mo how Old ! arm and put
''s answer down Just AZ | give Il. Nov
..s Nd ar u Answer-l'm just - Old
a. I.l
Nrr. .gf-'Ipu When Was ! horn? |
Al.rs. H.. same year God was born.
.Nav ,uHzrI1n How long do ] expect |
o. -". 'r-Esr IA long a. God lives.
I.. F.Uf over a switch in front Of |
.' .a. Ist az that minute and there |
~. p.nod ~ refectiOn.
. so uToperiy you ask me what |
o. lI. ihiz.' Mr. WaltOn con-
.-I ..I dp ask me don't your
..... .HNar did
mean that I'm ont for per-
...u"tual hapDiness perpetual l
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