The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-03-08
BABY INCUBATION,
Wonderful Results Accomplished by Dr
Travornier's Quoer Method.

SuOer hetnOU.
The immense success which mas attcn.
ded the artificial incubation of chickens
in France recently, says the Glasgow
Aldii, has attracted the attention of DR..
Iravernier, learned and ingenious ply
sician. He was attached to n hospital for
foundlings, and was annoyed at the large
number of f0undlings who died within
the first six months of their life. Tho
majority Of those admitted To the hospi-
tai were weak and sickly, and he resolved
to try what artificial incubation" would
accomplish if applied to infants. The
doctor constructed child incubator on
precisely the model of the ordinary
chicken incubator. 1t was box cover.
ed with a glass slide furnished with soft
WOODEN bed, and kept at the temperature
of IS degrees Fahrenheit by the aid of
hot water. He selected as the subject of
his experiment miserably made infant
one that had come into the world at an
inJudiciously early period The infant
Was placed in the incubator, provided
with nursing bottle, and kept in q dark
room. 10 tho surprise of the doctor il
ceased TO cry on tho second day after it
was placed in the incubator, and although
1t had previously been u pretcrnaturally
sleepless child, il sank into deep and
quiet sleep. The child remained in tho
incubator eight weeks, during which
time 1t never once cried, and never re-
mained awake except when taking pour.
lshment. 1t grew rapidly. and when, at
the expiration of sixty days, it was re-
moved from the incubator, it presented
the appearance Of n healthy infant at
least year old. Delighted with the
oucceas of the experiment, DIR. Travernier
next selected an ordinary six. months old
infant addicted TO the usual pains and
coiic, exhibiting the usual fretiulness OF
French infants. This child conducted
itself while in the incubator precisely MS
its predecessor had done. Il never cried ;
1t spent its whole time in sleep, and IL
grew es If IL had made up its mind to
embrace the career of professional
giant. After six weeks stay in tho in.
cubator it was removed and weighed :;
during this brief period it had double d
its weight. Il had become 80 strong and
healthy that 1t ressmbied q child three
years old, aud it could actually walk
when holding on to piece of furniture.
These two experiments satisfied DR.,
Travernier of tie vast advantages of ar
tifcial child incubation. He immediate-
ly proceeded, with the permission of the
authorities OF the hospital, to construct
an incubator Of the capacity Of 400 III
fants, who were in the hospital ON the
10Th day of February last. With the
exception of one who died of ongenitai
hydtUcephalus, and another, who was
'claitned by Its repentaut parents, the
infants were Kept continuously in the
Incubator for six months, when they
were removed in consequence Of having
outgrowiitheir narrow beds. The result
viii seem alrnoat incredible to persons
who are unfamiliar with the reputation
of DR.. fravernier and have not seen the
report made 10 the French government
by q select committee of twelve. The
average age of thginfants last February
was eight months and three days-the
youngest being less than twelve hours,
eldest not more than eleven months
The average weight was sixteen pounds,
only one of the entire $50 having attain.
ed O weight of thirty-tSO pounds, Al
the end of ak months of artificial incu.
batlon the average weight Of each infan.
was twenty I've pounds, and there was
not one who would not have been sup.
posed by casual observer to be at least
three years old. In other words, siz
months Of artificial incubation did as
much in the way Of developing Dr.
Travernier's foaudliDss as three years ol
ordinary life would have done. The
infants we're strong and healthy, as well
as big; they walked within a week o
leaving the incubator, and most of them
have since learned to talk. These result,
surpassed DR.. Travernier's most enthusi
astic expectation, and there can be nj
doubt that his System Of artificial child
incubation will be adopted not only ir
every hospital in France. but in every
private family throughout the civilized
/ world. a