Show Griscoms Fast Over Chicago 12 Griscomfi long fast was concluded at noon today In fortyfive days he has lost just fifty pounds his weight today being 147K temperature 98 pulse 55 About 200 people were present to see him eat his first meal The table was spread with the bill of fare already mentioned ia these dispatches I Jriicom stated that he had procured everything his fancy suggested not because be-cause he expected to eat but to satisfy his imagination and have just what he might want He thought he could eat B full meal without injury but did not in tend to do He so believed there was great virtue in fasting and he waa going to fast longer than was necessary in order to show that it was a good remedial gent It had once cured him when phy icians had said he must die He didnt believe in indiscriminate or unnecessarily prolonged abstinence but moderately well conditioned fasting At they conclusion clusion of his speech he took a goblet of milk and with the same deliberation that had marked his motions all the morning while superintending the preparation pre-paration of his breakfast drank slowly of its contents which seemed to tempt him as litte zs any of his observers Then he cautiously dissected some milk toast after which pressing his hand to his head he complained of alight headache head-ache This passed away and he resumed re-sumed his position at the table drinking coffee and little by little taking a nibble at the contents of most of the dishes Although hungry and possessed of a good appetite he was not ravenous The crowd lingered an hour or more and then left the wonder to himself Chicago 13 John Griscom the faster visited the Grand Opera House last night and feels better this morning for having seen the play For breakfast he ate two slices of molasses cake and drank a glass of cream He tried to swallow tome tea but did not relish it He is still quite weak with unpleasant sensations in the head but is mending Unlike Tanner he has no exaggerated appetite but eats less and desires less than an ordinary man He insists that his fait ha been of incalculable value to science |