The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-03-21
Baby in an Incubator.

NEW YORK, March ia wee bit of
baby girl, weighing less than two pounds
and measuring less than - inches from
the tips of her little pink toes to the top
of her doll like head, is being nurtured
in an incubator in the home of Madison
avenue millionaire. The little ones
mother died in giving her premature
birth. Ifthe baby, whose entrance into
the world was 30 sad, can, by the artifi-
cial process, be kept aliye until she shall
have reached the development when
babies are supposed to begin their career
In this world, and then continue to live
under natural conditions, she will enjoy
all that wealth can give her.
The father of the child is L. Clarence
Haight, of the wealthy family of that
name.
The birth of the little girl, which oc-
Cured on the night of Feb. "a. was three
months premature. Drs. Walker and
Carleton, both eminent specialists, were
called. The mother died shortly after.
The little child, which had been placed
in the care OF ono of the trained n1rses
who had been called, did not die, as 1t
was expected that 1t surely would. The
nurse wrapped 1t up in warm flannels
and kept it very warm.
Wv
possible to prolong the life Of the human
mite for more than an hour or two at the
utmost, but as they talked over the mat
ter the thought of adopting tho rare
method of calling baby incubator into
requisition came to them. The fathers
grief over the death Of his wife they
thought would be in measure assuaged
if the little girl baby could be kept alive
to grow up as other little girl babies do,
and, although they had not much faith In
their plan, they decided to get an incu-
bator, if there was one to be had.
Probably the only place III Americs
where such thing could have been got
was the very place that DR.. Carleton hap
pened to know about. It was the queer
little shop of w. G. Robinson, 3l5 East
Twenty-slxth street, and to him they
sent for the incubator, which was pro-
duced an hour later and the little one was
soon tucked away in the warm place.
Monday was the seventh day of the
baby's Incarceration in the incubator.
All has gone we'll. 1t has gained proba-
bly, two pounds in weight and is proba-
time of birth. Food, in the shape of
matted milk, is administered with
small bottle OF ordinary pattern. Whom,
-
taken from the incubator for an instant,
warm blanket is thrown over the little
bed and all is lifted out. 1t would be
death to the child if the cold air-and the
air of we'll heated room would be cold
to it-should strike 1t.
Now the tot cries like an ordinary born
child, and kicks around an opens her
eyes whenever she wants food. The
doctors say they feel quite positive that
she will live in the incubator until she
gets the growth and strength of natu-
rally born baby, and then she can be
taken out to begin her regular career in
the world.
In about week some doll like cloth
ing of lace will be given her. Now she
is dressed just as she was on her birth
day, that is if one considers the day of
her birth her birthday rather than the
day on which she will leave the incuba-
tor.
In about six weeks from now, If the
little one Is living and continues to do as
we'll as she is now doing, she will be
taken from the incubator and permitted
to breathe natural air, like other babies.