The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-15

was quite thickly covered with hair.
These remarkable characteristics OF the
infant naturally caused an immense deal
of gossip In the neighhofhoed, and
numbers OF people visited the tenement
house TO get peep at the curiosity,
The mother OF the child, hard-work-
ing washerwoman, was greatly an
noyed, and she cried almost day and
night because her baby was not like
other children. When her baby was.six
weeks old, the mother left him alone one
some washing lor a neighbor. Another
child, little girl of seven years, Was
left with the baby. When the mother
returned the girl said:
"Ma, the baby has been acting awful
strange; he has been sitting up. i'll the
cradle and talking" The mother could
not believe this wonderful story, aud
told the little girl that sue must be mis-
taken. just then the woman, walking
toward the or die, was astonished at
seeing its little occupant sitting bolt up
r.ght, and its tongue giving utLerahce 10
intelligent sentences.
TerrlDly frightened, the mother sent
for Rabbi Eli Hirscn, OF the neighboring
best described III the mothers own Ian
guage.
said she to the reporter: "When the
officer OF the synagogue came tod hlm
thai my baby had been talking. lie
claimed it was nonsehs1-.hat such q
Lhing could not be. 1 tod bim that IL
was really SO, and he asked me what the
cnld said. informed nlm tnaL the child
sat up in its cradle and distinctly spoke
the following words: Mother, why did
you 20 away and leave me So longp At
This the Rabbi walked to the cradle,
when the baby raised up and looked at
him. The Rabbi eXctalmed, now can
GU have sucn impudence as to sit up IN
the cradleP The boy then said so piall-
ly that we understood 1t we'll: Il could
know; ask me much and l will tell you
much; ask me Little, and will tell you
Little; know more about this world ana
the next than you know or ever can
learn!"
The mother says the Rabbi FASTENED to
put on the emuiemS OF priesthood. The
emblems are called "tephilim," and COM
prise two small, square, black leather,
Theoretically sealed cases, about one and
half inches squ Re, with the Ghaldalc
letter "sheen" embossed on each SIDE
Tlis is the initial iett,r OF tie Hebrew
word "Snauuaf (Almishty). One oil
these is fastened Dy loop OF Leather
strap, hall an incn in width, around the
thick part of the left arm, and is then
Wound Sven times around the same
arm, and also The fiUgers of the lell
hand, and is called tAe s'chal Yad" Ioi
The nand) Inc Othsr, placed in The
center OF Jne forehead by means OF
strap band, which passes around VIE
| he al, the ends OF which hang at consid
erab.e leng. b over each shoulder. lhi'
i is called "Snel Kosh" lor Lne heau
Each oi the square receptacles contains
| piece OF parchment, with the fourth
filth, sixth, seventh, eisth and nintf
verses OF the sixth chapter or Deuteron
| omy inscribed thereon In Hebrew
characters.
With the forefnger Of the right hand
the Rabbi toucned first the head-cast
containing the parchment; then that Oh
his arm; subsequently ahd lastly lait
his finger on the chlld's iorehead. M
sooner was this done than the boy lai(
back in the cradle anu died.
| There are various opinions among
those Hebrews who credlC the story, al
to what this phenomenon signifies
Some think that the child was a prophet
and had some message to peopie VI
earth, While others regard it simply a.
an instance OF unnatural lr-coclty. 4
lady resi- ing at No. LII Stanton stree
SAID it Was one Of the most sinyula
cases she ever knew of, and Was tn
wonder OF the entire community.