Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-20
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the Residence Il Mr. AI.x4nler A. 5ald-
win, oornsr n G.aiilly road and ~ alrs
street. ~Lers q curious chlli - - said 10
have lately arrived
Upon reaching tie piacs ihs writer Was
met BY SIR. Baldwin. ~no imm adiately un-
dersto0i the object ~ the visit aat la
vitei him ia.
"Inis curious ehild," said Mf Baldwin,
''vsas ia the house, baL being acust lmsd 10
live III the open ar, the f01la seemed too
close for her, aud Ne have placed her
where she can have plenty Ot space"
Preceding the reporter, he pa s-1 throug d
the garden into a large Outnouse, n here
sort or bed had been arranged on the
ground, and upon Il lay what appeared 10
be bundle of clothes. ''She l. sleeping" 4"
said Mr.. BALDWIN, land Is unwel. Not
knowing yesterday whether she required
special food. gave her a piece Of ham.
aud IL has made her sick"
He approached softly and removed the
covering. There lay gathered up ia a
bundle, this curious being, with her knees
drawn up against her chest, and an un-
usually small head with large ears bent
forward and resting against the the knees,
In the position usually taken by quadru-
peds when cold.
MIR. Baldwin gently cried out Rosa.
Rosa" Hearing her name cried out, the
child opened her eyes and looked strange
ly around. Size finally aroused herself, and
being stood up by Mr.. Baldwin, gave the
writer a full opportunity OF examining
her.
She is about thirty inches in height, with
no noticeable deformity in the formation
of her body, with the one exception Of
having the right leg larger and longer than
the left, and her chest protrudlng some
what like that Of chicken.
The striking feature is the extraordinary
small size OF the neck and head, and its
shape. II is in form more like that OF the
ape than a human being, and is only Ter
inches IN circumference. Al the summit
of the head there appears to exist no bone
and a constant pulsation is visible
In stature she is very small, and Mr..
Baldwin thinks she is about ten years old.
All her movements are quick aud monkey
like, and she is part cularly fond of biting
and pinching.
She appears TO enjoy caresses, and when
Mr.. Baldwin speaks to her she clings to
his neck and tries 10 climb into his Jap and
hug him closely =, as if seeking protection.
She also appears very fond Of music, and
when any one begins to sing her face
brightens up, and she at once dances and
jumps around on one leg.
Her eyes are very black and unnaturally
bright, and her teeth remarkably fne and
strong.
She delights in biting at everything
looking like flesh, and yesterday, when un-
observed, seized , little puppy near her
and almost bit large piece OF its skin off.
This strange being was born in the piny
woods in the rear OF Bay st. Louis, her
parents being Indians. Her mother died
when she was an in ant, and shortly after
ward her father again married. Some
months ago both her father and mother
died, and Mr.. Bourgeois, of Bay st. Louis,
took her under his care. Having himself
large family he sent her to Mrs. Joe
Dourien, in this city, who in turn placed
her in charge OF Mr.. Baldwin day before
yesterday, upon her arrival from the bay.
Rose, for such is her name, is mute, but
understands when spoken TO, and during
the writer's visit, without hesitation,
obeyed Mr.. Baldwin, and did all she was
told to do. She is certainly a very stran "a
being, and will undoubtedly prove an in
teresting subject for the medical fraterni-