The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-02
Ohio Curiosities,

Captain w. M. Clancy, of Allegheny,
who is rambling through Ohio, writes
the Pittsburg Leader from New Bremen,
wanting to know where Barnumaor Billy
Smythe is, saying that there is a living
wonder within a few miles of that place
with {" millions in TIA veritable curl
osity and no humbug-a wonderful
freak of nature, he remarks. Captain
Clancy, who says he has seen this curl
osity, adds:
This wonderful part of creation is the
child of a young married couple, who
were joined in wedlock ten months ago.
Both father and mother are natives of
this (Auglaize) County. They moved
into the southwestern part Of the county
from the eastern portion of it shortly
after they were married. About two
weeks ago the wife gave birth to a
bouncing boy weighing nearly ten
pounds. So far so simi1ech. But IN ex-
animation of the son and heir, what was
their astonishment to find that it had
but one ear, while it had three eyes. At
first the astonished couple could hardly
believe their eyes, but after repeated in
spection they opened them to the start
ling fact that they possessed n of the
most wonderful freaks of nature in the
known world. On the right side of the
head and face, in their proper position,
are one ear and n eye. both perfect
and complete organs. On the left side
of the face is the second eye, in its
natural position, and perfect in its or
ganism, and about one inch further
back is the third eye, perfect in its or.
ganism; but nary an ear on the left
side, wherei it should be. 1t is as smooth
and solid as any other part of the head.
Both of the eyes on the left side of the
face and head are, as / have said, per.
feet. Both, however, seem to be oper.
ated by one set of nerves. When the
one eye opens 30 does its twin, and
Uice versa. At last accounts the child
was getting along finely, with all prom.
Use of becoming a very healthy boy
The physician in charge has quietly sem
to New York, to two of its eminent sur
geons, to come ON and examine thil
wonder of all wonders. On their ARR
val a full and complete examination i
to be made, the result of which vii
be made known to the public. Thu
young couple reside three miles north
west Of st. Mary's (this county, a sta
ton on the Lake Erie and Louisville
Railroad.
, But this is not the only curiosity GU
near New Bremen. Captain Clane,
supplements in this wise:
And yet another. While discussing
the " millions" in the three-eyed boy,
stumbled rather suddenly on anothe
freak of nature, to-wit: A boy with
veritable rabbit-face; ut least such wa
3 its characteristic at birth, but througl
the skillful surgery of DR.. Woods, 0
: this place, the child presents to-da
{ more of a human face. 1t is now thre
: months old. The first operation wa
f performed at the age of five days; tn
E second some two or three weeks Later
/ and the last one a few weeks ago. 1
the absence of the surgeon, | will hav
e to omit medical terms. In the first OF
Grafton the two front teeth, upper, q
2 well as a portion of the jaw-bone, wer
4 taken out and the bones pressed tt
gether and secured by stitching, an
/ foundation for a new nose was laid. Th
second and third operations consisted {
G cutting away the surplus upper lip an
reducing the chin and completing th
new nose. In all other respects tt
child is exceedingly healthy, and yer
e bright. A relative of the child's motht
says the cause of the deformity was th
mother being frightened at rabbit tn,
e ran across her path while returnin
from a neighbor's house some month
q ago.