The evening times., 1895-09-19
RAISING BABY UNDER GLASS
Tiny John ( walsh hAabits n h:u-
batef II Philadelphia.
He Is a Mite OF Chap. But Doctors
Think He May Live to Be
President.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press
Out at the Philadelphia Hospital there
| is wee mite of humanity in an iucu-
bator. where he has been kept for just
about a month.
His name is John K. Walsh. and, though
he weighs but two pounds and ten ounces,
, BE has a variety of traits which make him
= most interesting youngstcr. He arrived
| in this country on August 16, having been
born just as the ship passed Cape Heniopen-
Had the event in the Walsh family oc-
CURED a few hours earlier his nationality
would have been matter OF CON lecture
The parents of little Walsh are estimable
Irish people. who started from their homf
the big ocean steamers that come " Phila-
delphia.
About the middle of November was the
proper time for young M. Walsh to an
nounce himself a possible candidate for
the Presidency in years to come. but hardly
was the ship in sight Of Cape HenIopen.
down below where the Delaware Bay ex-
pands into the ocean, than there was a gen.
uine sensation on the ocean liner. as the
youthful citizen announced himself.
s1fsfstA f2sa sf-H
The stewardess and the ships surgeon
made the little patriot and the surprised
Mrs. Walsh comfortable. but neither stew
ardess nor surgeon knew quite what Ia do
with the child The surgeon entered. him
in the books as John Walsh and designated
his age by means of the algebraic express
sion. "plus three months
When the ship arrived at the wharf
John was 8 months 1 day old. and
while the mother could be taken care
OF by her friends ii was seen that un-
less extraordinary measures were adopt
ed with the child death would result SO
the ships surgeon bethought himself Of
asking DR.. Daniel E. Hughes, chief resi-
dent physician at the Philadelphia Hos
pital. what would be the best course
under the circumstances.
A telephone message was sent to the
big Institution across the river, explain
ing the case aud asking advice. and the
reply came back: ''Sepd the new citizen
out to the hospital and we1l incubate him."
So John was carried out to the hospital
and duly installed in what will save his
hfe if it can be saved.
geDcy precisely similar to that which oc-
CURED. had the incubator made some time
ago. 1t is a good sized box with glass
on top and glass front that extends to
within about six inches of the lower edge,
where false bottom OF metal runs across,
making a small compartment in which the
heating appa ratus is located. This is
as simple as any other portion of the ar
"a -
heat is the vital principle the whole
affair.
The heat is supplied by series OF tin
cans which are filled with hot water and
placed in the little box to cool off. While
they continue to get cooler the baby gets
warmer. and when, they have cooled they
are taken out and others a re put in. filled
with more hot water that keeps the tenn
peratnre at about 80 degrees.
In the upper and larger compartment,
is n lot of cotton wadding and little elder
down cnyerie,s. thermometer and a socket
for a candle. which is lighted when it is
considered advisable tn raise the tempera-
ture higher than the hot water vessels can
make it go.
1t was into this machine that the little
citizen" as the nurses and doctors refer to
Tim, was placed He did not appa rently
appreciate the kindness sho wn him. for he
squirmed around at great rate. 1t was
suggested that be was impatient to get cut
electionecring, or to make an effort 10 get
on the police force. but as he failed TO ex-
press his intentions clearly, he was kept in
the box.
When he was brought to the institution
he weighed within an ounce OF two Of
what he does now. The biggest pa rtof him
is his head. and lis arms and legs and fingers
and toes are constructed on a microscopic
scale He wiggles them almost all the
time. no owever. and when he is not kicking
stretches out his thin little arms in q
most aggressive fashion I'VE think he
wants to be fighter" said a nurse, and
Dr. Hughes added by way of explanation
that was now in he'paper-weightcla
John is fed at frequent intervals from
bottle containing diluted milk. The ar
ticle. even as the dealers furnish IL, is ioo
strong for his stomach. Whether he Will
live or not is a question. but all that science
and constant care can do for the little
patriot will be done.r- t' -. -. r..-.
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