The sun., 1891-05-31
Hrenr WEEKS WITHOUT room
A Piurai Story OF suserins Littis Giri In
Missouri.
rrom me kanscs cfis rfmes

Missouri.
From, me kansos City Time.
Little Lizsie Meadows has lain speechless.
| motonless. ard without food for iifty-siy days.
| Yesterday a reporter visited the Meadows
homo In Walnut Park. q hall deserted subuib b
| OF Independence. In a darkened room lay the
| Gi,l. rallid as corpse and as motionless. save
! for the quick drawn breath through her
| parted lips Her shoulders, arms. and hands
were emacIated beyond belief, her face though
| absolutely colorless. Being much less affected.
| An occasional lifting OF tho eyelids was the
only rercep,ible motion. though Mrs. Meadows
| says her daughter is now able to lift one arm
elichtlr.
The child Ia starved to nitiful eauntness.
Her face is waxen pnie. thin, and drawn with
agony, her arms are wasted TIL nothing but
the skin covers the bones. and her slender fin
gers nr. transparent and fia9i OF her con-
dition fho is iully conscious though she is
speeehls. 8 and absolutely m.tionless save for
the twltrii inCs Of the face and the half lifting
On Der. - Lizzie was 10, year. old, and
alter the Chrisinns holidays closed. but soon
first i'd lor head. then about the chest. then in
her ilnce. tirs. she was taken from school
sa, ss% sa %ss ys,E who
-, Tho giri's condition grew Serious. Size lcet
the power oil steech Il motion and on March
che has ta.t.d in eight weeks. Her. par, nts
aud ATTENDING physiinns tempted her with
PEELED 10 r.. ,Gem oil. Uecasienally the
mott nies, sufferer would take a few sips OF
% wos so a S a. e
only arproach 4" nourishment the has had
her nE @ sEnt Sss css sss SSa
fa Daily the doetois Who psuzz.d themselves in
de H within h tSsnts.'cnr hours and Ssr sri, raiisnt
mothrr who has scarcely LETT her side. thought
I ss s:ss aSs sa s Se e' ss s Ss
oanfessoi tnemselyes q, fault, NO such case
At All times mes The xirl's Tongue beeaHs black. coat.
Cd, hard and as dry. her mother says. A. =
Tho
as. III es' 81. Es: ss the 81 hs sl n4 re-
na s"s s @ o a. Oss q ass.aeos wSsS
70 nsT S e
question which pleasod her wss answered bv
mother. seeing that the obild desired some:
thing would nut to her dozen Questions. all |
w"nd ssSsss hard to
Tor BREATH. Freauently she woulh weep In |
distress at her INABILITY TO make herself un-
The doctors Of Independence came ana ex-
hausted their skill In nnavaiinR efforts to re-
store health to the child until last week. when |
one detern ined to apply a gal,antc battery.
The battery vas used charity. very feeble
,urref teinc tran nsmit Ell to the child through |
he hands Of her brohe. and the physician.
loo strong shock might drive the life from the
'eeble body. There was 1T fret NO perceptble
,f1ect from this treatment. which was repea'ed
Tally. but at present 1t promises to release the
Sifl from her living death.
Saturday morning. the mother. a. has been
,er wont. was break fasting by her child's bed
'ide, vigllantly Watching tho patient. Tho girl
~ her * pectnnt counter ance and parted lips
desire Tor something.
" Do you want some breakfast. Lizzie?" asked
be mother.
TIL. child smiled.
Carefully the mother gave her a bit OF but
cred bread and an egg. which were swallowed
With aridtty. the little one mmtelr rleadin inG for
more Three times again during tho day did
DIRE: Meadows aud the ply ysician give tho child
GOD in minute Quantities, ths norssls being
leo given four insai- sunday. Monday and
esterday. and with daily applications OF the,
alvanic battery tie taster Is beginning to ex-
ibit signs of life. ~.