Excerpt from Forty Days Without Food!: A Biography of Henry S. Tanner, M.D., Including a Complete and Accurate History of His Wonderful Fasts, Viz. 42 Days in Minneapolis, Minn., And 40 Days in New York City, With Valuable Deductions This man came to New York City an entire stranger, and when he commenced his self-imposed task no one could be found willing to believe that he could accomplish it. He had not, however, gone many days before all who had closely observed him were thoroughly convinced that he was honestly endeavoring to perform his task. By his quiet, unassuming manner, and the manifestation of his indomitable will in his trying ordeal, he has won for him self a host of friends; and it is but natural that all are anxious to know more of his life and character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.