Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-04

men Of science that a rudimentary
third eye exists IN every human head.
This rudiment is known az the pineal
gland. II is undoubtedly this gland
which has developed into third fully
organized eye in the child whose pict-
ure is printed herewith:
IL is not uncommon for certain tri-
hing physical features. possessed by all
members of lower order OF animals,
and possibly by the human race at an
earlier stage Of its development, to re-
cur In men and women at the present
day. For instance. there. is a little
knob which appears in the outer edge
OF some human ears near the top. This
Is the last trace Of the ear as it exists in
beasts. The knob is not found in the
majority Of human ears. But, Of course,
the recurrence Of fully developed
third eye is phenomenon OF very diff
ferent order. This organ is not pos
sessed by those animals which come
nearest TO man. They have, like US,
the pineai gland. The functionating
third eye is only possessed by certain
OF the very lowest species OF vertebrate
animals. The parents of the three-eyed
baby are Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. O'Neii, of
Portland, Ore. Mr. O'Neil is q railroad
roan and widely known and respected
citizen. The baby was born over a
month ago. II was not at first under
stood what the strange development on
Its forehead was. The child seemed in
excellent health, and the doctor ex-
pressed the opinion that IL was some
thing which would pass away. But Il
persisted, and at the end of three days
the doctor, al the urgent request OF the
mother. made more careful examina-
ton OF the chiid's head. Mother and
nurse could hardly believe that the
strange thing was what IL appeared to
be. This time. however, the doctor an
nounced that the child undoubtedly
possessed a third eye. AS the DAYS
went on the unusual organ could be
seen more clearly. AS the little one
crowed and clasped its chubby little
bands. the three eyes blinked in unison
The child is still in good health. and
appears to see as well with its central
eye as with the other two. The eye Is
situated midway between the two 9TH
ers--that is 10 say, 1t is in a vertical
line with the nose II is above the 9TH
ers. II appears through an aperture in
tie skull. Immediately above the bony
ridge with which the forehead termi-
mates The pineal gland; which is SO
developed In this Portland baby, is de-
scribed by Gray's Anatomy stand
ard wcrk-as small. reddish gray vas
cnlar body. situated behind the third
yeniricle In the brain. The name is de-
rived from the Latin word pinea. a pine
cone. The gland is also called the como
rum, from its conical shape. Il is
about four lines in length and two or
three in width at its base-that is TO
say, about the size OF small pea.
II is larger In the child than in the
adult, and in the female than In the
male. The same is true ~ other obso-
lete and rudimentary parts Of the body.
Woman has larger yermiform APP
pendix than man. She has not pro-
crossed as far as he in the scale of eyo-
luton. The pineal gland consists
chiefly of gray matter. and at its base
is a small cavity, which contains a
transparent yiscid fluid, In which are
granules of phosphate and carbonate
of lime. II is commonly considered TO
be the remains Of the pincal eye of some
of the lower yertebrates. II appears as
an eye in certain lizards. Only in ex-