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water, which he ejects at once. He complained of cold and seemed drowsy and 
‘sluggish. 
Entering on the eighteenth day of the fast, Dr. Tanner exhibited a marked 
improvement. From nine o’clock last night until noon the Doctor swallowed be- 
tween thirty and forty ounces of water. His weight this morning was 137% 
pounds. Allowing one pound for the weight of the coat, he has gained four 
pounds since Wednesday. He took a drive to Central Park in the morning, and 
forced the dynamometer up to 151, against 80 yesterday. His pulse when last 
taken was 80, temperature 982°, and respiration 16. 
His condition was unchanged in the afternoon. He went out for a drive to- 
night. His pulse was 76 and temperature 98$°. He forced the indicator of the 
dynamometer up to 166 pounds, showing a slight increase in strength. During 
the past twenty-four hours he drank seventy ounces of water and felt better for it. 
Dr. Chas. S. Tuttle stated that during the experiment up to the eighteenth day 
one of the attending doctors and himself had both made five chemical analyses, and 
both had failed to discover the least indication of any nourishment having been 
taken. 
On the nineteenth day his pulse registered 82, respiration 16, temperature 
982°, weight increased to 13614 pounds, although he had taken but twenty-eight 
and one-half ounces of water in the twenty-four hours. 
Dr. fanner entered upon the twentieth day of his fasting in good condition, 
pulse recorded at 84, temperature 99°, and respiration 16; weight 13514 pounds, 
showing a loss of half-a-pound in the twenty-four hours, although he had taken 
twenty-two ounces of water. 
On the twenty-first day his weight was 135 pounds, pulse 82, temperature 
994°, respiration 16, while the watching physicians agreed that his physical and 
mental condition indicated a decided improvement over that of a few days before 
and that he did not have the air of one whose vital forces had suffered much loss. 
On the twenty-second day his weight was 134 pounds, pulse 72, temperature 
99°, respiration 15. 
On the twenty-fourth day, pulse 75, temperature 98°, weight 132, respiration 
15. Manner bright and lively. 
On the twenty-fifth day he complained of vertigo and nausea in the morning, 
but at noon was feeling better. Pulse 72, rather weak and more compressible, 
temperature 9834°, respiration 16. 
On the twenty-sixth day his watchers agreed that his appearance was worse 
than at any time before and his manner of walking was heavy and languid though 
he made a strong effort to appear vigorous. ‘The pulse was found to be 80, tem- 
perature 982°, respiration 16; weight 13114 pounds. He expressed the opinion 
that water was distressing him and declared his intention to drink less of it for the 
future. 
On the twenty-seventh day his symptoms remained much the same ; nausea 
and heartburn, with great thirst. His pulse was 76, temperature 982° and weight 
130% pounds. 
