Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-04-26

ALL ABoUT DwARFs.-The American Jour
nal of Medical Science for April, contains nm
account Of two indian dwarfs, exhibited in Bos-
ton as Astec children, remarkable for the small
ness of their stature and the peculiarties Of
their mental faculties. The children are boy
and a girl, ore nearly eight, the other about
| FIVE years of age. The boy is thirty-three and
three-quarter inches in height. and weighs
twenty pounds and three ounces. The girl is.
| twenty-nine and half inches high, and weighs
seventeen pounds. Their heads are the small
est known, considering the amount of intelli-
gence displayed, being only thirteen inches in
circumference. They comprehend what is said
to them when accompanied by gestures, but
| have no language of their own Theya are not
idiots of the lowest grades, but are evidently
capable ofinstruction to limited extent The
author of the communication gives some ir-
teresting facts respecting the most remarkable
dwarfs. Babels Schrevier was six inches in
length when born, and at seven years measured
only tW enty three inches in height at her birth
she weighed a pound and half, and at seven
years, eight and half pounds She had the
intelligence of child only four years Of age.
Jeffrey Hudson, at the age of seven, was only,
eighteen inches high, and continued that height
till thirty years OF age, when he suddenly in-
| creased tothree feet nine inches. He became
a captain in the royal army. Nicholas Ferry,
commonly called Bebe, measured seven or
eight inches at his birth, ,and weighed less than
a pound. At five. years he weighed nine
pounds seven ounces, French, and his height
| TWENTY-FIVE inches. His intellect was feet ble
BorWeloski, a Pole, was twenty.eight inches
high when married, and twenty two wears old.
He was distinguished for his wit and learning.
Stratton, or Tom Thumb, the most remarkabe
dwarfof the present day, appears to be as
childishin intellect as he is n physical stature,
aud the instances are very rare, indeed, where
q remarkable deficiency inthe latter respect is
notaccompani with mental imbecility
INA NIcE FIX Which is 1rhieh THE in
defatigable and amusing Paris correspondent
Of The Courier ass Etats- Uniis appears g hunt
up and dish up every funny and strange Incl
dent occurring in the French capital. IN one
of his recent letters lie gives the following
droll story
"a most singular circumstance has recently
taken place here in Paris, in the Faubourg
st. Antoine. A Madame whose husband
is a courier and whose occupation frequently
obliges him to be q long time from home-the
madame, I say, had gone to await the period
Of her delivery at her mothers who, still
young, was herself near her time. From mo-
.tiyes Of economy, both ladies resolved to be
1nursed in the same apartment.
"One night indications called for tile pre-
sence Of the two nidwives, Of whom only one
came Immediately, and just in..s time to- re-
ceiye two little creatures who wished to-
to hasten into this world, and who proved both
to be boys. The hurry attending this double
accouchemellts very naturally created some con-
fusion in the mind Of the OPERATOR Wishing,
10 devote lier first care to the mothers, she
hastily placed both children1in the only cradle 4
there was III tie room, without the precnntion
of examining them sufficiently to be able to
distinguish, one from. the 0.her.
- "a AlL being oyer, after Il short repose each
mother at. the SAME alnoment asked 10 see her
child. Great was the embarrassment Of lie
midwife who made known her pefplexity. "A
s!ightaIf Ifercaslonse sued, when the matter was
lettst be decided by lot Two Toto balls were
procured, ed III u and the drawer of
tie 81 cher number, was allotted tLe privilege Of
choosing The l;,w requires that when 4 birth /
isTegislere,i in the h flee, there@ shall
exist.ro doubt about lie evil arelations Of the
new born III hen both children will have
groMn to manhood, they Wilfhear D f the scene
which took place at the bifth,saHa each willput
TO himself the question: AMI the uncle Or the
InepaeWss'' ssss5ssSszsis:
@ Gra How often do men nis.ake The love of
their own opinions for the love oftfuth !ss. g..