The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-19
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4 one-POund Baby 6irl Born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones OF South Washington Avenue.

one-POund Baby 6irI Born Mr.. and
Mrs Jones OF South Washington Avenue.
One of the most singular babies ever
born, probably. in Kansas was born one
week ago to Mr.. and Mrs Charles Jones
of ZIG South Washington avenue. II
weighs. with fanneIs, shawls, clothing
and ali, just one pound aad three
quarters. Mrs. Jones had no thoughts Of
making clothing for the baby for over
four months hence and. as consequence,
doll baby clothes had 10 be pressed into
service, and a better fit could not
possibly be made. A few hours
previous to the birth Of the baby a mad
dog ran into the home OF Mr. Jones and
greatly frightened Mrs. Jones When the
baby was born the attending physician
was greatly astonlshed and he stated that
the little one could not live more than a
few minutes He was astonisted TO think
that it had life at all. Instead of dying in
the few minutes predicted she is now one
week old and is apparently as lively and
healthy as any baby of that age. She
laughs and cries and, in fact, is like the
average baby with the exception that she
is not as large as the tiny ten cent
UO4lS one SEES III Tie HONcEly
store. When a reporter for the
EAGLE called at the home yesterday the
llttie lady was sleeping soundlY and in her
sleep she would smile AT the angels in q
manner that was weird to say the least.
She takes her milk from tiny bottle with
a rubber ripple about the size OF those
little round erasers attached TO lead pen
ellis, and she seems TO relish her food very
well. She has that other universal baby
trait-crying; but as a general thing she is
always in good humor and her tears are
fewer in number than her smiles. The
palm of her hand. when open. IS no bigger
than lady's thumb nail while her head is
not as large as an egg. If you pat her on
the cheek she viii invariably smile and if
you touch her hand she will grip your
finger although her hand Is
not large enough to encircle
the tip of a lady's little finger.
Her foot is probably not more than seven
eighths of an inch in length and would
easily pass through a woman's wedding
ring. Her whole length is probably not
more than seven inches. She is certainly
the most remarkable living baby the
EAGLE man ever saw, and all the doctors
who have seen her are puzzled over her.
The mother, naturally enough, has hor-
ror for reporters, but did net object to
have the EAGLE say something about her
baby. Scores OF visitors go to see the baby
and while their curiosity must be disa-
greeable 10 the mother, yet she does not
object to it and talks to them quite freely
and shows them her remarkable little girl.
One woman went to work to make a little
jacket or shirt for the dimiau-
tive little miss and while it was
net much larger, in appearance, than the
Columbian stamp. yet when she was in
vested it, il proved TO be as much too big
for her as Fritz Schnitzler's overcoat
would be for newsboy. Mr.. Jones, the
father, is employed in the Stewart Iron
works.
A physician said to the EAGLE reporter
last night: The case almost revolution
ICES the old established theory OF the pro-
fession, and il will undoubtedly cause a
stir in medical circles when il is known.
OF course, l know you feel little deli
cacy about publishing such matters, but
medical men would expect 1t least two
column, doubie-leaded article on the sub