The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-07-15
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From the IEtllsboro rTsS. Mirror
We visited the residence Of Or. J..
( IS. HelIers on last sabbath, 10 see with
our Own eyes, the small baby that
has attracted so much attention, and
from It's birth been the subject Of so
lnFHeh wonder among the people of
4 HiAsboro and surrounding country.
/ People have travelled for many miles
expressly to get view Of the " SINAI L
lest baby in the world For the
I benefit Of those interested we would
state that the child was prematurely
born 10 Mrs. ID. J. S. Fellers of this
city, en- the Gath day Of September
fIsSl When born, it Unexpectedly
10 the parents showed signs of vital
ity. Whcreupon it was carefully cared
for, and sanitary means used to sus-
tain life, such as proper food for In
fants, together with milk drawn from
the mothers breast, it was carefully
Enclosed in flannel saturated u pure |
olive oil, and thus kept and nourished /
for about FIVE or six weeks, every !
day supposed and looked fer to be It's !
last, as 1t lay In q Eonatose ac0Hdi- !
tion, but at the expiration Of this
time il took the breast and nursed |
heartily. Thirtv-six hours after birth
it was carefully weighed turning the
scale at twenty-tour ounces, inClud- .
ing its clothing TOgive the reader
al idea Of the size Of the child, we
VIII state that an ordinary sized tim
gerring could be passed over lis
arms np to the shaulder. OF upan us (
legs 70 the thigh q Etve-ceut p8eoe
would cover its ears , It's hands and
feet Fesembled the Ciaws Of 2 bird,
the whole body was hot mere than
eight inches IN length. and could be
placed in 3 cigar box
The tsgUments covering the ABIDE
men were SO tliin and Transparent
that the peristaitio movements Of the
bowels were plainly visible. The
head was destitute Of b0ue from the
upper portion Of the forehead to the {
0eciput, the scalp beiIfr all apparent {
" that covered the brain, and had s
The appearance Of a soft-shelIed egg. .
1t was laid down the /,
weight Of the bead alone would in :
lent the portion rested upon. At this
writing, April 6, the skull has grown,
and Is closed with the proper sub
3taHce, except the iontaneiie, which 90
itiils remains Enclosed as in new
BORN infants. Until the child had az
iyed at its natural age, nine months,
Is life WAS despaircd Of and It's de
Mise daily and nightly expected, but
t struggled through day after day,
eceiying the utmost attention from 7
he devoted father and mother, both /
,eiug graduates Of medical colleges, o
ssisted by Mrs. NJ '. Allen, who,
With its mother, are professional =
urses, until tha1period three months o.
rematurely on earth) had been pass Il
d, when il continued to improve and
row, and now it is well developed
D every respect, very hearty and r,
ealthy, and as playful and interest L.
lg as any child Of It's age could pos Il
IDLY be. II is now six months and ~
,urteeu days old aud weighs but Ct
light pounds. We are informed that Ii
&c medical records do not furnish a
ase so remarkable. The father, Dr.
oilers, was bern in Augusta county, pr
irgmia, February IA, 1881; the ri
fother was born il Gillespie county, wi
Iissonri, December 20. 1916. The al
.atcment above made is true to the L,
liter and can be youched for by
irge number Of our most respectable
itizens should the same, which seems -
and is unnatural be ~
isputed.