Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-29
'sBABY IS VERY DRUNK"
Two Year.Old Make Chivron Drank q
Pint Of Cherry Brandy.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
MRS. Chivron sent me to tell you TO come
| down right away, her baby is very drunk" wa
the startling request DR.. Jos. @. Marcus re
ceived in his Office yesterday afternoon.
The messenger was a little boy
Without any further questioning DR.. Marcus
accompanied the boy to 31S West 9Th street
where Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Chivron reside.
There he found q strange case of intoxica.
ton. Gases Of drunkenness among children Of
seven and eight years of age have been re.
corded, but the case in question beats the
record, as the victim was only two years old.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Chivron left home
to do some shopping. She left her two-year-
old baby-boy Make in charge of several little
children: Make is bright baby. He has
curly hair and big-blue eyes, and is robust and
very large for child of his age Among the
neighbors he is general favorite, and little
Make Is known near and far. Being well-liked
he has everything his own way. Consequently
he is full OF play and wants to know everything
going on. To do this he prizes in all the closets
and cupooards In search Of anything that will
satisfy his fancy.
1t was while on one Of these investigating
tours that he found contact with the LIQUOR
that will no doubt cause his death. He had
been playing with the children in the yard,
but he wanted something new so he made q
discovered jar Of cherry brandy. Here was
feast for Make. He played little Jack
Horner. He sat on the floor, and, with the lar
between his legs, he took off the lid. Then he
began to drink the strong brandy. First he
would drink and then he would eat cherries,
stones and ALL
He kept this up for some time. He drank
about pint Of brandy and ate about the same
amount of cherries, including the stones
After he had filed himself he arose, leaving
fIan low H. a.
ments for the liquor to make the little fellow
drunk. He stumbled up and down the floor
calling for his papa. He laughed and yelled,
kicked over chair and everything that came
IN his way. 1t was pure case of big drunk
on the part of q little child. He romped up
and down the yard and then staggered back
into the house, and, strange to say, never fell
down even. About this time his mother re-
turned home. As soon as she opened the door
the pet Of the house rushed up to her and be-
gan to yell for his papa and pull at her dress
The actions of the child were 80 strange that
she was greatly frightened
The empty jar told the tale. She picked him
up and laid him on the bed and then sent for
DR.. Marcus. While awaiting the arrival of the
physician little Make had circus on the bed
He rolled and tumbled and pulled the pillows
He laughed and screamed, did everything that
was funny. DR.. Marcus arrived with his instru-
ments, and in a second he was at work on
Make with a stomach-pump. Nearly q quart
of brandy and broken cherries and stones were
extracted. DR.. Marcus worked with him about
two hours. He was given hot baths and all
sorts of things to keep him awake, but the
brandy was beginning to work.
The little fellows eyes began to droop, and
Notwithstanding the labors of the physician, he
dropped off to sleep. He slept about an hour,
and was again awakened. DR.. Marcus labored
with him, but he again fell asleep. The affair
was amusing for while, but it soon took a
serious turn, and the chances are that the
little fellow will die. 1t is hardly possible that
his system will be able to withstand the dread
full effects of the whisky, the use of the
revive him.