. M.,
weighed 169-1/2 pounds, a gain of one pound during the day, on
account of drinking a little more water than usual.

"_Wednesday_, Feb. 21.--Temperature, 98.5 deg. F.; pulse, 69; 4 P. M.,
weighed 168-1/2 pounds; have not felt quite so well during
the day.

"_Thursday_, Feb. 22.--Occupied the day--holiday--in reading and
reclining, and went to bed feeling pretty well.

"_Friday_, Feb. 23.--At 8.30 A. M. weighed 166 pounds; 3.30 P. M.,
temperature, 99 deg. F.; pulse, 98; lung expansion, 2-3/4
inches; went home and to bed, feeling considerably exhausted
owing to a hard day's work and too many callers.

"_Saturday_, Feb. 24.--Did not rest very well from overtaxing
the brain yesterday. Do not feel quite so well this morning
owing to that fact and from drinking too much water during the
past twenty-four hours. At 8.25 A. M. weighed 166 pounds; went
home not feeling well to-day on account of some stomach
disturbance, which probably comes from drinking too much water;
did not drink any water during the evening; feeling quite tired
at bedtime.

"_Sunday_, Feb. 25.--Slept nine hours and rested well, and did
not drink any water during the night. Kept quiet all day, lying
down most of the time, and felt the coming of hunger about 6
o'clock.

12 o'clock noon, pulse regular; tongue clean; temperature,
98.2 deg.F.; weighed 164 pounds. Measurements were: waist, 36-1/2
inches; chest, 38 inches; hip, 40-1/2 inches; calf, 14 inches;
biceps, 11 inches; forearm, 10 inches.

Was in bed at 8 o'clock, still feeling hungry, and after a short
sleep woke up at 11 o'clock with a sharp appetite, and ate a
dozen raw oysters, two oranges, two-thirds cup of beef-tea, five
crackers, and part of a cup of Oolong tea.

I insert a photograph of Mr. Rathbun taken shortly after his
second fast. There had been five years' trial of the No-Breakfast
Plan before these fasting demonstrations."

One of the hardest things on earth as a mental operation is to be fair
to the opposition. Now lest I have beguiled my readers overmuch by the
force of my convictions even to the point of danger, I will give an
estimate of the danger of fasting by one of the most eminent physicians
of New York City, Dr. George F. Shrady. I quote from an interview
reported in the