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/
