News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-04-04

died July 23, 1873, eight hours after the
birth of girl baby weighing six pounds,
one-seventh the weight of the little
mother. The baby lived but few hours.
Mother and baby were buried in the
same coffin.
MIDGET STATESMAN.
Saul Solomon, the famous law-maker
of Cape Town, South Africa, is thirty
four inches tall. His hands, feet and
head are said to be somewhat large,
otherwise he is well proportioned.
Highly educated by his parents, who
are of Holland Dutch descent, he was
elected to the Cape Legislature when
hardly out of his teens. He rapidly
rose to some of the highest positions in
the colony. Standing on chair when
addressing the Assembly, he leans
against the back, and with many awk-
ward gestures dictates laws which are
! heard, feared and obeyed from the Cape
of Good Hope to the borders of Zulu
dom.
TWO BoNELESS DwARFs.
Sussex County, Delaware, is proud in
the possession of the Misses Marine, two
remarkable little dwarfs, who were born
and reared in that county. The Oldest,
Miss Lizzie, lacks three inches of being
three feet tall; has head in proportion
| to the rest of her body; is very intelli-
gent, conversing fuently with all with
whom she comes in contact despite the
fact that she weighs but forty-ive
pounds, and must stand ON a chair in
order to put her head on q level with
Sh Of
But stand ON a chair or any thing else
she can not, neither can her sister, for
the reason that neither are provided
with those necessary adjuncts to stand
ing-bones. A sort of cartilage answers
in place of the bones, enabling the
little mites to move hands or feet with
perfect ease. Both use the finger quite
nimbly, doing all sorts of needle-work,
fingers may be bent in any direction
pain, being almost as pliable as so many
little ropes.
A WEST VIRGINIA WONDER.
OF all the specimens of liliputian hu-
manity that have ever found a welcome
in this world of comparative giants, the
little daughter of John e. Miller, of
Hampshire County, West Virginia, is
the most wonderful. She is twenty
three years of age, cannot walk or talk,
and is but twenty-six inches tall. AL
ways lying in a little cradle, she is en-
abled to keep a sharp look out on what
Is going on; no one has ever yet been
sharp enough to call for an article in the
house that the little one could not point
out Her memory is most remarkable.
new song or poem repeated in her
presence is never forgotten. If the same
song or poem is again repeated or sung
with the variation of but q single word
the little prodigy will show her disap-
proval by yelling Justify and frowning
frown that cannot be mistaken. How
such a remarkable memory can find
resting place in head no larger than
teacup has long been the wonder of
physicians and savants who have jour
neyed from far and near to test the re-
markable gifts of the little wonder.
HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED.
After Lucia Zarata, the smallest Iiyino.
human being ON the face of the earth is
Pnygn-Fra, who resides at Shigaken,
Osaka. This pocket edition of human
being is but fifteen inches tall, by actual
measurement taken by DR.. Burns in
1887. Americans who have been in that
country twelve to fifteen years, and who
have known the little wonder since their
arrival, say they do not doubt that
Pnygn is as old as lie claims-thirty-si
AS he has been II man in every partic-
ular, except in height, since the begin
ming of their acquaintance with him.
The foreigners have taken him in hand
and educated him to high standard
high even for one of ordinary physical
capacities. He is fine linguist, and
writes hand that teacher would
envy.
Having almost exhausted the subject
OF adult dwarfs this chapter on diminu-
tive humanity can not be more fittingly
closed than with an afterpiece on the
subject of the smallest babies ever born.
DTi1NUTIvE BABIES.
In the spring of 1880 Mrs. J. B. Mar
win, OF Atchison, Kan, gave birth to
girl baby, perfectly developed, strong
and healthy, that weighed but one and
pounds. The tiny shirt
prepared for the prospective arrival COM
pletely enveloped the little stranger and
served well the double purpose of shirt
and gown.
The smallest baby ever born in the
United States was a little son born to
Mrs. and Mr.. ID. G. Miller, at Candle
laria, New, October 81, 1882. When it
first saw the light of day it weighed, ac-
cordlng to the birth certificate of the
attending M. D., eight and three-quar-
ter ounces. The father and mother
were both healthy, well-developed peo-
pie, weighing one hundred and ninety
and one hundred and sixty pounds, re-
spectively. A silver dollar laid over
the face entirely hid it from view; the
mouth was not larger than the diameter
Of a common Faber lead pencil. The
nose was as perfect as that of grown
person, and in that particular was differ
ent from the usual little wort worn by
babies i'll general in place of a nose.
The fnger-nails were perfect, and the
little grape-shot head was entirely cov-
cred by hair. l have tried to get on the
track of this little baby, but have heard |
nothing of it since the summer of 1883,
when it was becoming quite portly,
over three pounds and half.
January 5th, 1885, there came another
addition to the world of natures freaks,
when Mrs. Charles Tracy, of Kings |
bridge, n. Y, gave birth to n son weigh
ing exactly eleven ounces. The length |
of the child was six inches, and its feet |
were so small that the mothers engage
ment ring easily slipped over them and
up to the knees of the little one. Prior |
to the advent of this little elf three |
children had blessed the union of the
Tracy's, all of regulation size. The |
head of the little wonder was about the |
size of horse chestnut, the face about
like quarter dollar piece, the mouth,
which was entirely too small to grasp
the nipple after the usual fashion, was
stretched to its utmost capacity over
goose quill fastened in the neck of a
two-ounc bottle filled with milk. A |
man of ordinary grasp could clasp his
hand around the body of little Tracy
ar,l meet the thumb and index finger.
For many days the little wonder was
the pride of Kingsbridge.
Tennessee also claims honor in the
small baby line. The Chattanooga
was born in March, 1888, and
weighed but one pound and eight
ounces. The father, Mr.. Marion Poe,
was prominent merchant of that city
ut the time, and above the average in
height, being over six feet. Mrs. Poe
is healthy woman, weighing 125
pounds. The pride of the Poes, and
the wonder of Tennessee, had head
lptly compared in size to a billiard ball,
but unlike the Tracy midget, provided