From the May 7, 1904 New York Times:

“Chicago–Miss E. Reusse, a well known music teacher with a studio in the Athenaeum Building, was found a raving maniac early this morning, and is now at a hospital as the result of a fast which she indulged in.

Some time ago Miss Reusse fell under the influence of the Persian sun worshippers, a sect of considerable numbers here, and, following their teachings, she has fasted for several weeks, and is nearly a skeleton. Night before last she became violent and threw all her belongings out on the porch of her home.

Her neighbors then interfered and had her taken to a hospital. She has not spoken an intelligible sentence since she was removed.”