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Show . -. r - ; i i . . ; J . , rXI.--.. v' ... . . 0 () 0 Wilcox, (Jurlngr h'a slitv-da-- f t f) 1 ) rot unur meuicsl s rvt..Iai,. a ( ; () -urlna; Lis fast, prei"rr.i.; to be ( ) () his own doctor. After apendlnj (j (A thousands of dollars upon ihym- () (') ciana' advice wUhout deriving-bene- ( ) C-l fit he aaya he au.l haa falLn In the () M doctors, and If he finds It nect.saxy (-) () he will eummon one. W f' .?f f'il'Tf ri Pxcccrd Drc':ca by a Pennsylvania Han; Tea Weak ta WalL CARLISLE, Pa., March 22. V. H. Vllcox of 'West Fairview, nho lias abstained ab-stained from all solid food Bines Jan- Gary 17th, In the hope of curing: himself s of rtomach trouble, on St. Patrick' cay broke what U probably the longest fast on record. Mr. Wilcox'B Erst change- of diet vu from boiled water to nourishing' broth, which will be his , diet until his stomach la Btrong enough to retain solid food. '. Until two days ago Wilcox attended to work In "his poultry house, but a ! - week before his fast ended he has been , ' confined to his bed on account of ex- treme weakneea. He said that he was v afraid It will be some time before he Is , strong- enough to walk. I' Wilcox started on milk and lived for . one month on farinaceous water-from V boiled oatmealond during- the remaln- der of the fast he subsisted on pump water.' Although greatly weakened and ! I emaciated by his long fast, he -is hope-: hope-: . ful that he will ultimately recover from t stomach complaint. . |