The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-18
WALTON, NOTED
PLUNCER, is DEAD
Famous as Track Winner Two
Decades Ago.
HE BELIEVED IN FASTING.
Began Career as Colonel on Staff Of
Pennsylvania War oovernor-Lost
Fortune In the Labor Troubles of III
and Then Bet on Horses.

and Then Bet on Horses.
Colonel Francis Theodore Walton,
who was known two decades ago as
'Plunger Walton because of his ep-
erations on the race tracks Of this
country and England, died recently in
New York. He had just as much right
to the title OF colonel as that of plum
ger, because he was on the staff of
Governor Curtin. the war governor of
Pennsylvania, fifty years ago. After
that he was large holder of mining
and railroad stocks, but lost that prop
erty at the time of the mine riots In
Pennsylvania in 1877. 1t was then
that he took to the game Of horse rae
ing, and for many years his successes
at the track were sensational
In 1881 he went to England and
made a series of raids on the bookmak-
ers which gave him his international
fame. 1t was not unusual for Walton
to win 100000 in one day or lose that
amount on one race He backed the
Keene and Lorillard colts Foxhal and
Iroquois for amounts which made the
English bookmakers gasp.
After he gave up the racing game
Walton settled in New York and man
aged several hotels, but several years
ago dropped out of active business at
fairs. His latest hobby was fasting.
Tasted Twenty one Days.
"For twenty-tw years" he told a
friend, 4 suffered from rheumatism.
Then one day in 1899 a doctor who
lived across the street from me where
| was staying said to me: Walton, do
as say, and you will cure your rheu-
matism Don't eat till you feel like it.
.eThat sounded easy, and didn't eat
anything for twenty-one days. Not a
solitary morsel of food passed my lips.
l just drank glass Of water every
hour that I was awake, and l was
comfortable and happy. / once weigh
ed 285 pounds. weighed 246 when /
began the fast, and at the end of TWEEN
ty-one days. when broke the spell, l
weighed just 200. didn't quit fasting
because I was hungry, for | never was
hungry once during the whole time. !
only quit because my wife felt that
was losing weight too fast
1.-THE first thing ate was toast,
tea and two eggs I continued taking
that diet once a day for three months,
and then / got along on two meals
day for six months / didn't get real
hungry for year after l stopped the
fast, and then could have eaten a
jackass. Fasting is the only remedy
for all diseases. Doctors and patients
alike take medicine, and they get
sick just the same and die That's
because they don't Iast. think 1t
disgrace to be sick When you're
sick you're practically in he'll, aren't
you?
He'll and Heaven.
What is hell? Alcohol, tobacco, eat
ing corpses of hens and cows and fish;
hate. revenge, envy. malice, jealousy,
gluttony and unappreciation. Now.
what is heaven? Good air, good water.
eight hours sleep, a heart full Of d.
vine love, hope, faith, charity, con-
tentment, the simple life and the Gold
en- Rule. I'm out for perpetual life,
perpetual happiness, perpetual health.
I have four great assets-a clear brain,
d clear conscience, a healthy body and
a heart full Of divine love. Here's
joke.
He pulled wallet out of his pocket
and drew out a clipping from q PHIL
adelphia newspaper. It told OF the an
nouncement OF the engagement OF Miss
EMILY Jewell Walton. daughter OF
Mrs. Caroline Elliot Walton and grand
daughter of the late Theodore Wal
ton.
Il keep that to remember that am
officially dead, Mr.. Walton added,
with a ehuekle, as he folded the clip
ming hack in his wallet.