Show STARVED FO FOR it MONTHS MAN BELIEVED HE COULD SPIR HIS LIFE AND LIVE hoped by fasting to become ethereal and thus As ascertain ertain secrets secrete of the universe joseph william shepard an inventor and once wealthy wealth starved himself to death in the that he could spiritualize his life find and exist without eating ile he biedl in aai w apartment house in new york tork city and dr julian P thomas a food specialist who had known him for several years told the coroner the aged wan man mav have been without food for several months ills only nourishment was a very little wine and occasionally a sip of honey dr thomas sent a communication to tile the coroners office about tile tho case stating that death re suited front from stai atlon shepard was ca scara ears old well edit batea and a student of psychology ho had been engaged in glass until ton bears cars ago when he retired from bu business being able to live vell nell on the to loyalties aleles from his patents ills his son his physician and those who knew him may cay he was not insane they declare hla his mind was perfectly cleat and sound upon all other points for several eats eais he ate milling ex ept such fruits and vegetables ege tables as crew in the sun ihen he erased drin drinking hing gatei and drank very sparingly of light anin 1 I lia duall he cut down donn chiq supply of vego vegetables tabler and too took onia very small quantities of lice dut but even upon this meager dit diet he F emad not to suffer stiffer any pay inco ile he lived alone in his bla apartment never had meals served to him there and lia bial I 1 not eaten a meal anywhere for a bear 3 ear the doctor with him and told him he would di die but he kald lly ily fasting I 1 shall b me amne ethereal and ahall so spiritualize my self that I 1 will be abie abe to know all the of the |