, 1866-10-17
i WONDERFUL PHYSIOLOGICAL
PHENOMENON,
Death Of q Young Woman for Whom
Mr.. U1rnum Offered e25.000-Touch
In. Record Of u Motuer,a Devotion.

Mr.. Uarnnn1 Offered e25.0O0-Touch
Ing Record Of u Motl1er's Devotion.
From the New York News, Octoner 12th.1
Within The past few days there died at her
obscure home at No. = Lewis street, In this
city, d singular and unfortunate creature,
whose existence vas known to but few, 81
though she presented the strongest attrac-
crowd, but also to that Of the most scientific
and philosophical minds Of the day. It
is rarc, In these days Of Barnumism
and humbus, and exhibition Of
dwarfs and lnoDstrositics and idiots,
that case occurs in which le11cacy and
sensitiveness and repuguance to the popular
gaze are carried to the extent that they were
n the case Of this singular freak Of disease.
When it is stated that iu girl eighteen years
menced in carly life was such that, while the
nutrition and growth Of the body were ar
rested, the cranium continued to enlarge be-
yond all precedent, so as to constitute, st
length, an immense globe, Of which the body
in its puny condition seemed hut an appen-
period this extraordinary person possessed
certain share Of Intelligence and
affection-.when 1t Is stated that
her mother has steadfastiy refused
the NEST ate tempting offers Of money in one
case ~, ,0o0) on the part Of shownen who
desired to exhibit her wonderful child for
the astonishmcnt Of the public, and that she
now refused the most liberal offers Of those
connected with the various medical schools
and museums Of this ei,y to permit her ru re- e,
science II and, when It is added that such
was the curiosity Of thote In the Immediate
neighborhcod, when the fact of the death
! BECAME known, that It was necessary to
| have policeman to restrain the crowd
from entering the, house,, our readers
YrS11 a a IN Ind
| deed, was something remarkable. Il was Re-
| matkahle, the most remarkable case Of Its
kind on record. 1t waa an instance Of that
distase which would be more colnmon did It
not usually terminate the lives ot rs victims @
or, as It is more popu1asly termed, - water
t on the BRAIN" The case has been long uu-
der the eye Of some of the most eminent
| physicians In the city, and notices Of 1t have
already appeared IN medical p1ni,cations: pa. S1as
has been prepared By Dr.. Seguln, Of this city.
the eminent authority Of Id.oey, and which
appears In his recently Issued work on that
| subject. From It We learn the following
efInsion, 6c Knows Is that presented BY Hiss
Maria T, : Of this city, who, at the time
of his observation, Was seventeen years old.
Her head was thfrty-seyeu inches IN its cir
cumference, and tweaty-seren and half
oyer the yertex, from one ear to the other.
| Between Iut EAI4E 4Ou4A khV cA+@ ~
the forehead, It measured only thirteen tn-
cbea, subsistence SO extreme that It strikes
one with awe. Lower down the body WAS
"mese skeleton" whose thighs were forever
crossed; If Strengthened, they slowly re-
sutned their twisted position the feet were
thus transposed from right to lett, we're
strongly arched and thus pfotTrdea IN
stiff mechanical way, like those OF wooden
dolls. Her arms aud bands be compares to
wooden forks; they moved slowly but Ger
taiuly toward their object, OF which the
fingers would take hold by crossing each
other, stas the elongated claws Of prisoner
bird do when selling tiny w1re.n She
never assumed the sitting or standing pos:
ture. Her animal functions were always
! rood, mud she used by preference animal
| food. She began to speak when five years
old, Hcr senses were acute, hut ut twelve
Years Of age she lost her sight. 4 little
over a yeaf ago she had spasns for the arst
time. She then commenced to grow weak
er, md ''entered on her period
Of decay" Though her brain
vas, we may say, drowned ii
an ocean Of Heterogeneous fluid, 1t kept u
active communication with the world. Sht
was cheerful, sung and talked--unt1l lately
used plaJthings as ordinary children do
liked to see bright objects waving before hel
eyes, and, even in caccity she amused
herself by making papers rustic, and noY