The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
NNOCENTS IN CONVENTION.
WHERE rHE IMPORTER LISTENED 70
TIIE MUsId or TIfE FUTURE
Nutrition His Hopeless search for the
ttomriy Hnbics-The Mairon Thinks She
was Nis,rken-Hcw to Win Confidence.

driving u 'Wn upon the root OF Midget Hall, at
Filth avenue aud Fourteenth street. In the in
terror u That capHrious building. dry and COM
Portable. ~ threc or four hundred specimens
oi the nohlcst product Of American industry.
III little p,ranJulator-, in little chairs, in
their mothers laps. in their nurses
lar- ON raised platforms. and on the
floor babies Of various patterns. designs. and
degrees of morii were presented for the inspec-
u,n vi stead, stream Of visitors. II was. on
The whole an encouraging exhibit. but the spec
III .'e was one which the late Rev. Mr.. Nautilus.
vino believed that babies ought to be suppressed
Oh grounds VI public policy could never have
cont INFLATED without aversion and dismay.
M Thomas, the organizer Of this remark
ah'c exposition. stood at the outside door. ga2-
H.. luXou-ly at the heavens. mo. the babies
dou1 .1mc from M there" ne SAID. in answer
ioHui..iion They are gen rally brought In
ul4 w. under umbrellas. was looking to 500
Il the winl wasn't coming round northwest.
WIKI good uorthw AZ wind think We might
exp Oh" BROOKLYN Trplcts."
ii Bi"oklyn triplc,s haven't arrivcd?"
Il have -.n' carriage three times" con-
nnuoi Mr. Thomas. ncrvou.ly rubbing his
hands tos .thor AMI trying hard to conceal his
agitation. They are very desirable and at
ra,tyc articles. You would Dee surprised at
their logs just then u stout coor'd
woman entered. bearing large parcel.
sh' went up stairs direct. followed hy
M Thomas AMI tn" reporter The hundlc WAS
deposited upon table in Mr.. ThomUs's private
on ~. Then. under that gontlemau's eagcr
supervision. there began q process that go
minded the reporter of the ..,rtnr'ng of
mummy witch he has once socn unswaddlcd
in &c Egyptian Museum. Layer after
layer Of textile fabrics was removed.
and after each unwrapping the package as
sumed moro definite shape. Finally. from the
midst Of lace aud llnr linen. thor" popped f1rth
aud textures solemn aud motionlo-- Mr.
Thomas uttered an exclamation OF astonish-
l. /, dead ?" asked the reporter. smoth-
." Spothcred. no." said Mr. Thomas, with
hook that WIS pol t"ly cout"np'uous But II l.
The iaw-tooth baby. tine MOST cNtraord nary
specimen within radius Of twenty miles of the
Cty Hall. jaw tootn at four months, aud very
lnt"ihg,hi ltS mother had only nail promised
n.and was little ~ prshcnsivc."
Mr. Thomas hast"nrd 10 number tho phe-
nomrnoh Two hundrr md s"venty-sevcn. and
g. assign To- 81 taNnrahl" lo at on near win
dow. whore the strong Side light displayed it,
premature r"lnrs To tn" h-t advantage Their"
III" JAW tooth child remained for the rest of the
dav. opening its small mouth tV0nty five times
minute with truly dating spirit.
grace that won for it the respect of all who
Closely following the back -toothod infant
cane n baby who IAN cluek like set ng hem "A
bald headed baby who knows the alphabet, a
cortbeum. hut kind-hfori"i anil 'ailrt.onate;
n pair of light twins whose faces look Ike
s"yan N r"n tyo ' ,hs w wE MSfI rs, ' nn.
praised with the -fn.lyarls "a long-hnired baby.
,Hrnivorous baby AMI several do1 n dozen
babies who 30 u,t rise nhDv' tho II ih l,'yel %
lniantile n'dlo 'rIy except IN tn ui .nious OF
t"ir impartial rnr ni-; Az the hay WIS
thrown un"n - the publ. t.lrr' wis gathered
such a varied AM aifri tive DISPLAY OF uouag,.