E. B. Bayne, White Plains, N. Y. Sends record of fasts taken by two
people, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mr. A. fasted for rheumatism, which had caused
kidney and bladder trouble of years' standing, and iritis; fasted five
days and then four days and was completely cured. Mrs. A. Neuralgia and
catarrhal deafness. Completely cured. "Finds that exposure to draughts
has no effect upon her whatever, heretofore she would catch cold upon
the least exposure."
Mrs. Charles H. Vosseller, Newark, N. J. "I don't agree with you or
Bernarr Macfadden in not recommending fasting for tuberculosis. My case
was diagnosed by Dr. B. G----, New Brunswick, N. J. I fasted nineteen
days and was completely cured; I received no harm, and have been
examined since by a physician. I weigh 114 lbs. now and before my fast
weighed 100 lbs. I never felt better in my life than I do at present.
Do not know that I have a pair of lungs."
In connection with the above tabulation of results, it should be
specified that it does not include any of the cases quoted elsewhere in
the book; it includes some of the letters given in the Appendix, but
not all. Thus it will appear that there are many more than 277 cases of
fasting recorded in this volume. The reason that I did not summarize
in the tabulation all the letters I have received is, that I wished to
give only those which were sent to me in answer to my definite series
of questions, so that I might be sure of getting the unfavorable as
well as the favorable reports. Recently a well-known physician who
edits a magazine of health came out in vehement opposition to the
fasting cure, maintaining that we hear only of the cases which are
successful, and do not hear of the disastrous failures. In reply to
this, I wrote to him suggesting that he publish my series of questions
in his magazine, thus giving his readers an opportunity to make me
acquainted with the unsuccessful cases. This, however, the physician
declined to do.
DEATH DURING THE FAST
There was much newspaper discussion of my fasting papers--most of
it being sarcastic. The most biting comment that I recall came from
somewhere out West, and ran about as follows: "A Seattle man fasted
forty days for stomach trouble. His stomach is troubling him no
longer. He is dead." I set to work to find out about this case, and
I give the facts on page 137. I also saw a report from the London
_Daily Telegraph_ to the effect that a man had died in South Africa
as a result of trying my "cure." How many thousands of people tried
it and lived, I do not know; but horrified relatives and enterprising
newspaper writers would see that the public was informed about any that
died.
As to the possibility or probability of death during a fast, I have one
or two points to note:
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