Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-04-26
N. Y. GIRL FAsTs G5 DAYS.
Annie Gcsliella says An Angel Brings
Bread and Wine.
washington Post.)

New YORK, April ZO.-The Angel
visitor" who brought just enough
food to keep her alive, has deserted
Annie Geshella, and after 65 days the
latter Is taking a little real, terres-
trial nourishment. thereby ending
M of the most remarkable fasts IN
the history OF modern medicine.
Annie Geshella Is now at the New
Jersey State Hospital at Morris
Plains, where she was taken from the
Passaic General Hospital early in
March. At that time she had taken
no food or drink, except four glasses
Of milk and half an orange, In more
than 80 days, yet appeared to be in
normal health, and expressed only re-
pugnance at the sight Of food. 1t
was not until the latter part of last
week that the physicians at the Nor
ris Plains institution could prevail
upon her to take II n%ourishment.
and then she would swallow only a
few crumbs Of bread and sip a little
milk.
God Feeding Her, She Said.
The girl would touch little food,
and protested that an CANCEL" Wis
tied her at 4 o'clock every morning
and brought a small morsel Of bread
and a tiny glass Of wine.
God Is feeding me-" was the re-
ply she would make to the solicita-
ffNn, nf fhn y h1,ofpfo,c who, ho
wants to take me he will stop send
ing the food, and I am only waiting
for that time"
Thinking that possibly the patient
was receiving food from outside
source, Miss Wallace, the superin-
tendent, had q close watch set upon
her, especially at 4 o'clock every
morning, but SO far as could be
learned she received nothing. DR..
Andrews, the county physician, ex-
amined the girl, and after a month
had her removed to the Morris Plains
Hospital. There she still refused
food. and early last week Miss Wal
lace received a letter from the girl
saying that the "angels were still
feeding her"
How she managed to sustain life
for more than two months Is a
source Of amazement to physicians,
who are making a careful study of
her case. They are not sure whe-
Their she yielded to their %entreaties to
taka food 1ocf wnnly kooo,co civ,
really felt in need OF nourishment or
to escape further urging on the sub
ject, as she appears to have no relish
for food, and her condition Is appar-
emily unchanged.
Annie Geshella Is 80 years old,
slight Of build, and not especially
healthy in appearance. She has,
however, worked at heavy tasks dur
ing nearly all of the fifteen years
spent in this country. In fact, she
was employed at general house work
In Passaic until she became i'll last
November. Then she complained of
a pain In her side, but it Is said that
the real nature of her illness has
never been determined.
Another Loses % Pounds.
Asbury Park, N. j., April 2O.--Af-
ter a fourteen days fast, J.. G. War
ner. Of Asbury Park, closed his en-
barge on food last night and took
his first bite, which he appeared to
enjoy. Warner. who Is a large man,
managed to dispose Of 20 pounds OF
cumbersome tissue during his self
arranged fast and feels much
stronger and better in health, he
says, as a result Of the experiment,
which was a flesh-reducing test.
Record OF Notable Fasts.
Annie Geshella-65 days.
Richard Faucel-49 days.
Mrs. Carrie Sawnee-48 days.
j. Austin Shaw-46 days.
Giovannie Suchi-45 days.
DR.. II. S. Tanner-4O days.
Edward s. Taylor-3O days.