The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-02-12
THE TALLEST BOY.

whole world lives at Oxford, Warren
County, ~ J. His name IL Edward
seharrer; he lsi6 years old and hi, hslgh.
T. already 9 feet az inches, without hIs
shoes II he should keep on growing
al the ordinary rate from now un,i he
4 40 years old. lie would then be over
seven feet In height. lie believe, tina,
when he reaches that age he will stand
fully 7 feet 4 inches;
tie usually the case when phenom
email growth takes place In childhood
tn subject IL physically a weakllng
The tremendous strain upon the vitality
resulting from such unusual growth
generally enfeebles the system. II
amounts to disease, and Is so rsgu q
by physicians.
Scharr, however, has never seen
sick day In all his 70 years. lie il a.
strong and healthy a. n young animal
and has an appetite commemorate to
his sire. Jus, at present he weighs 10
pounds, and IL gaining at the rate Of
about pound a week. lie IL not al all
lll.proportioned, and n ia only in the
boylshness Of his face that hi lack Of
years Is noticeable. lie has the stride
and carriage usually IN a man at the age
at which such heIgh, and weight are
not extraordinary.
THIS phenomenon IN the way Of
growth Il the youngest Of a family Of
eight children. Every one Of his broth.
er. and sisters are Of good height, per.
iectly'iofmed. bright and healthy. None
Of them have developed any sign, ~
any thing abnormal, snd they look upon
their big brother with as much astonish.
ment as Il felt by strangers.
This extraordinary youth l., to his
fathers qualification, we'll fitted to per.
form the work OF a stout farmland In
every particular. There Ia no one IN
the nelghbourhood who can beG ia
pitching hay, ana when II come. %
breaking a horse, his strength makes
him a master hand. In fact, most Of
the tasks that are considered onerous
because Of the strength required to per.
form them are ehlld's play to this over.
grown boy.
Ordinarily boys who grow up Ia this
way feel abashed at their own blgness
and rather III at ease, but Seharrer says
that the only sensation which has I'm.
pressed Itself upon him In any way Is
surprise.
Even as baby he was usually large
by the time he had reached the age OF {
years he was a. tall and well formed AZ
the ordinary boy OF s, and at to he had
attained the growth and general appear.
ance Of boy OF 10.
Mentally, he Il all that could be ex.
pee,ed Of boy Of his age. lie Is good
student. and has made the most Of his
rather limited opportunities Tor eduea.
tlon.
lie says, indeed, that he proposes to
educate himself according to his size
and. II he should do this there Is no
question OF his becoming learned man.
The question Of calling in life IL not
bothering SchAuer at all. He says he
was born a farmer, and a farmer he will
remain. Nothing else has any attraction
for him whatever; he seems to have an
Unborn love for the soil.
Various efforts have been made to in.
duee the boy to become a museum at.
traction, but quite apart from the fact
that his parents object, he Is himself
strongly opposed to anything OF the sort
IL do not know" ne said, "why should
exhibit myself to other people. lust
because | have grown more than mos,
people doesn't make me a freak. WHY
should people want to pay money to see
a tail boyi II anybody wants to look
at me, let him come down TO Oxford,
where live, and will stand up and ne
can look MI he Is tired. don't see any
reason why shouldn't be allowed to
stay at home Ike other people,
Unless, however, nature presently
calls a halt, New Jersey bids fair to
furnish the Legitimate suecessorto Chang
the Chinese gla"t. and the late lamented
Captain Bates.