Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-04
EIGHT OUNCES.
Tho Youngster Which Lately Made its APP
pearance In New York

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pearance In New York.
New York World.
| There was an increase in the uumbe
of tenants living at 400 Third avenue
New York. Ur to 5 o'clock or TEesda,
morning there were only twenty-six per
SONS in the house, all Of then, asleep a
that hour. Mrs. Anna N;er;ng gave
birth to little stranger, so little tina
even the smallest sunbeam that crep
through the half closed shutters wa
larger than the new conner. 1t was {
girl, and, as weighed by the attending
| physician by the old fashioned scales
pulled down just eight ounces.
An eight-ounce baby, alive and kick
ing, was thing so uncommon for the
Doctors practice that he sank back into
q chair astonished, then arose disappoiu'
ted and laid the child by its mother. II
was scarcely eight and three fourths
inches long from the crown of its head
to its feet, fully developed. It cried lus.
tily, just as much larger baby would.
Mrs. Vieting is the mother of four
well, developed children, the eldest be-
ing stout lad Is years old, who works
as plumbers helper. There is nothing
unusual about the other children, who
are of the ordinary size. Mrs. Vieing is
"a years old, a typical German woman,
with round feshy face and red cheeks.
The eight ounce baby is an exact
counterpart of an ordinary child. When
born its little head measured one and
three. quarter inches from forehead to
back, but it gradually swelled out until
it assumed the size of ten cent ball.
Hair not less than an inch long covered
the scalp, and stray wisp hung down
over the ear, which was perfectly form
ed. It was almost too small to be meas
ured.
Such chubby little face, with spark
ling, pea-like eyes, was probably never
seen. The mouth looked like stretch
ed button hole in lady's glove, and the
nose was the size Of email! china dolls.
The rest of the baby was round and
chubby, with soft, velvety muscles. The
arms and legs were perfect, the little fin
gers and toes were equipped with tiny
nails, and; as the doctor put it, the baby
had every thing but teeth. The foot
three-quarters of an inch from
the tip of the great toe to the heel. A
sheet of letter paper would have covered
it completely, and bed in any ordinary
cigar box would have been almost too
big. It took long time to convince the
neighbors that it was a real live baby
and not curiosity for a dime museum.
The doctor carefully wrapped it up in
q pad of wadding and instructed the
nurse to place hot-water bag at each
side. A bottle Of sweetened water and
barley juice was prepared and the little
one took perceptible quantity of nour-
shment. When the doctor left the
house both mother and child were doing
nicely.
This strange story was reported at the
bureau of vital statistics late in the even
ng, and DR.. Nagle and his staff of physi-
;ians visited the little one. They picked
Ter up and examined her with open
Eyes. She was alive and we'll. During
he excitement attending the presence
'fsuch an august body of medical gentle
nen the nurse forgot to renew the warm
water, and for over twenty hours the
,aby lay in its wadding sheath. The
Ibsence of the artificial warmth produc-
ID chill. 1t grew weaker and weaker,
nd at II o'clock on Wednesday morn
ng, after living exactly thirty hours. the
'aby died, as DR.. Roach Gays, through |
he negligence of the nurse. Medical
literature contains no record of parable
ase.