The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-25
RAISED IN THE INCUBATOR.

Joseph Grevert, the boy who was
raised IN an incubator, and in whose
case the medical profession and the
newspaper, reading public took such
an interest few weeks ago, is doing
verv nicely now at his pretty home, in
New York City. Incubator Joe thrived
so we'll in his hothouse home that when
he was six weeks old he weighed five
and one half pounds, stood 2I I-2
inches high and had an appalling appe-
tite. There was no one in this whole
town who took more interest in little
Toes case than Elsie Raymond, the
five year old daughter of Ralph R.
Raymond, who keeps Playano's old
restaurant at No. I46 Third avenue.
Little Elsie holds unique position
IN the juvenile world. Not because of
anything she has done as yet. although
great things are expected of her by her
fond parents, nor because of anything
she has said, though she has made
some bright speeches in French,
Italian and English. This little lady is
remarkable because of the unusual Cir
cumstances attending her introduction
ioto this world nd the manner in which
she was matured. J-ss-ls--;e.x -Ssss-.l experiences OF
her infancy were evve1r1- more thrilling
and sensational than those of Incubas5Hs'
Joe. who, after all, only spent few
weeks in his glass case.
Elsie mother fell dowr s.airs ust
before the little one was born, and
when she came into the world 1t was ct
first supposed that there was no chance
of prolonging her life. Physicians
declared that if she were raised to a
healthy and fully formed babyhood the
case would be unprecedented in medi-
cal annals.
This strange baby had no skin on
any part OF her tiny little body. There
were neither finger nor toe nails, and
there was only the faintest suspicion of
hair on the little head. Her eyes were
tightly closed, and an occasional spas
modic movement of the little arms and
legs was the sole Modification of life.
An incubator was procured, and be-
meath its glass cover the tiny mite of
humanity was placed. Little Elsie
lived in her glass case for nearly four
months.
The most careful watching was
necessary all the time. The tempera-
ture could not fall below 81 degrees,
and it could not go above Io2 degrees.
The atmospheric pressure within the
covering of glass lad 20 be maintained
at certain degree, and SO the delicate
air pumps required constant attention.
Then, too, this strange bady had to be
fed carefully and scientifically. The
food was not given though the mouth.
for that was impossible it was poured
through funnel into tube which
passed through an opening in the incu
bator and finally reached the baby's
stomach.
Little Elsie did not cry or even utter
a sound during her life IN the glass
cage. She did not need to be rocked
or carried up and down the length OF
the room at night. But for all that she
exacted even more attention than if
she had been a cradle baby.
1t was interesting all this while to
watch the development OF the little
lady as she gradually became more like
Others of her kind. Little by little the
skin began to grow. OF course the
derrais was there from the start, but
the epidermis was not and this grad
ually appeared and covered the little
body. Bit by bit the tiny finger nails
and the wee toe nails came out faint
and rosy and lovely brown hair, soft
and silky, began to cover the little
head. The baby did not grow very