The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-11
TEE BABY DOCTOR.
He Knows Every Bone, Muscle and
artery in the Human Body.

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Artery in the Human Body.
From the atlanta Ca Journal
Albert Fensch is only 5 years old, he can
not even read but he knows nearly every
bone, muscle, artery and vein in the human
body.
He Is an honorary member Of the class of
1890 and 1891 of the Southern Medical col
lege.
His father, DR.. Albert Fensch, is stew
ard In the hospital at MoPherson's barracks.
He entered tas Southern Medical college
last fall, and brought his little baby boy
with him to the college on one occasion.
The little fellow seemed very much inter-
ested in the things he saw and heard at the
college, and so quickly did he grasp the
difficult names attached to the human
bones and muscles and arteries that the
attention of the faculty was attracted and
some Of the members began asking the
little fellow questions. They saw that be
night one Of them stated to a Journal re-
porter that little Albert was nothing short
Of prodigy. 49,
He was born Ave years ago in the west,
where his father was stationed at an army
post
He came to Atlanta with his father and
mother shortly after the barracks was es-
tablished here. The little fellow is a per-
feet blonde, with large and innocent look
ing blue eyes. and golden colored hair fall
ing in curls about bis shoulders. He has a
baby look in his face, but his head is quite
large for his age. He is a very handsome
boy, and has an attractive, intelligent
face.
AS stated above he cannot read on account
Of hls youthful age, and yet when his father
is not at home he asks his mother to read
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He understands everything that is read to
him out of this difficult book that the aver
aye student finds it 50 difficult to master on
beginning the study Of medicine.
DR.. Nicolson, one OF the faculty of the
Southern Medical college. says little Albert
could pass an examination on anatomy
equal to toat taken by half the students at
the college this year.
He has frequently visited the dissecting
room, but shows none of child's horror at
the sight Of a dead body. He seems not to
see the body but looks with pleasure upon
the bone, the muscle or the artery about
which he has been told.
DR.. A. G. Hobbs, one of the faculty, re-
Gently delivered a lecture to the students on
the eye, telling them about the contraction
Of certain muscles. Albert was present on
this occasion. After the lecture DIR. Hobbs
quiZzed him about the points he had made.
He was much surprised TO learn that the
child had grasped his ideas, for he explained
even the most difficult p )ints Of he lecture,
showing that he fully understood it.
On another occasion. when Albert was
present with his father, DIR. Hobbs asked
him to name the three smallest bones in the
human body. He did not know their
names, and looked at his father with a
PANIED expression on his face as If TO say !:
"Why have you not taught this 70 mel'
The next morning the little fellow came
to the Office of DR.. Hobbs and said:
doctor, / Gao name the bones for you
now. The three smallest bones in the body
are found together in the ear. Their names
are 'malleus, inous' and stapes'"
The little fellow expects to continue his
study Of medicine ct the next session of the
college, and il he keeps on improving and
il his mind expands and grows like that of
an ordinary child, he will make physician
whose career will astonish tho world.