"TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL RAVING"

PROFESSIONAL FASTER GOES 'VIOLENTLY INSANE' AT SIGHT OF GIRL EATING CHOCOLATE ECLAIR

Paris, France (JFK+50) On November 21, 1925, Associated Press reports that one Albert Wolly, a professional faster, has "gone violently insane" after witnessing a young woman outside his glass cage eating a chocolate eclair*.

Mr. Wolly, on the 12th day of a 30 day fast, was so disturbed by the sight that he "suddenly rose, seized his chair and smashed the glass in an effort to reach the food."

AP says that the professional faster was "taken to a hospital raving."  He was on the 12th day of a 30 day fast which included no sleeping.

*chocolate eclair is a pastry made with choux dough, filled with a cream & topped with a flavored icing.

JFK+50 NOTE

Fasting is defined as the voluntary abstinence from eating or drinking for a period of time usually for health, religious or ethical reasons.

SOURCE

"Girl With Eclair Drives Man Crazy After 12-Day Fast," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 21, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

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"FOOD BRINGS MORE POISON THAN NOURISHMENT INTO BODY"

LAWYER CONDUCTING EXPERIMENT IN STUDIES OF DIET

New York City (JFK+50) On August 7, 1924, The Washington Times reports that a Freeport lawyer named Harry H.M. Manley is on the 35th day of a 40 day fast*.

Mr. Manley is conducting an experiment in his studies of diet.  His theory is that "food brings more poison than nourishment into the body."

The lawyer has consumed only water during the fast and has slept only four hours each day.  One benefit of this experiment is that his teeth have turned pure white.

*fasting is the practice of abstaining from all or some kinds of food or drink.  It is sometimes done as a part of religious observance.

SOURCE

"Most Foods Poisonous Man Claims; Fasts For 35 Days," The Washington Times, August 7, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

Quote from Mahatma Gandhi

by Dreamweaverangel

2023