The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
WHITE NEGRESS.
ZANE wnITesIos rs a LIVING TEN
ssssse CURIOSITY.
u white ~ the FAirest CiroAssiAn.
with ths Ezoeption Of Three DARK spot&
Aunt James Color Began 20 Change
In Her Sinth Year-Sexroes Fear Her.

Aunt James Color Began 20 Change
In Her Ninth Year-Segroes Fear Her.
One OF the greatest living cnriosities re-
sides three miles east Of Gallsttn. Tenn
90 o negro settlement on the Soottvflle
pike. which IL known as Harris Hill The
name OF this remarkable person - Jane
whiteside. who Was originally As black as
Ham himself bot IL DOW As snowy white
90 the fair~sf CircassiAn. with the eIoSp-
tion Of two dark spots On the left SIDE q
her face and one Cd her left ear. each Of
which is no larger than . Is cent pieoeL
Upon hearing Of this wonderful psrSon-
age q correspondent n company wiki Dr..
l. Miller Woo6sun al exert q os-Ds.
tology AID former lecturer In NAnderhslt
university, paid Der . visif rsoSntly and
found her condition q q IS stated AlsoVs
Aunt" Jane. a. shE = familiarity called
is % years O. age ard weighs so pc1r3s
rhs Is feet inches In hight. ard al
though quite cCTgr1lsEt i - GsEpsr - oDs
hall her weight end sZe Shs te.CcEeC 20
the WhiTe=ide family. C1s q TIE lzrSes.
and most widely known in SuEnEr county
before tie war Al TIE clCss - the retel-
lion "Aunt" Jane and hsr family q siI-
I've Children ard husband ths latter
now deceAsed-reIn0sed 10 Hart Hin,
where che has since resided
The metamCrpbosis IN tie color Of
Aunt" James skin began 20 set Ia when
Ehe was only years of age The change
began by white spot about the size Of a
postage stamp appearing on the back Of
her Uranium. No attention was paid 20
the matter for some time. At the age OF
II this spot began 20 broaden, and In a
short while her Whole suit Of hair was as
white as cotton. IL WIS then that she was
given the sobriquet OF Aunt Jane
This change Of color Of her hair excited ]
deal Of curiosity throughout the neigbbor
hood and brought 70 mind the lines u
the immortal Byron:
his hair is gray.
IhOuSl not with years, |
Nor grew " white in a single night
As men have done from sudden fears
At tho ago OF l3 a email white spot |
made its appearance on Aunt" James l
forehead. At first il was thought she had /
been burned. as it resembled very much
scar caused by scalding or some similar
occurrence, and no attention was paid to \
This. Other spots soon became visible |
and the girl was spoken Of as the pie. |
bald" negro By this time the white peo-
Pile around Harris Hill became very much |
her case was closely watched. The other
negroes Of the neighborhOod stood in per
feet awe OF Jane None would venture
near her for several years, and her only
were her white folks, as
she termed the children Of her master
The negroes declared that she was the
devil, and that any one touched by her
would certainly DO "hoodooed. =" No
amount Of persuasion could change their
superstitious belief, and Jane was eschew-
ed by all the slaves until she was visited
by the man who subsequently became her
husband.
In those days physicians were few and
far between In sumner county. and der
was In its primitive state How
ever. all the medical men were attracted |
BY James peculiar case, but they were az
a loss TO account for the transhgurstion
Not knowing her disease, they, Of course
could prescribe nothing Of any value for |
Der. Physics Of a harmless nature were |
omisistered, but Jane continued 10 grad |
1slly grow whittier. the spots became |
more numerous. finally descending TO |
Ter body, where they coalesced Then |
he arms took on white hue, also the |
hands; next the lower limbs and feet
'hanged into plnkish white, and now
rom her bead u her feet with the excep
Ion OF the three spots, two on her face and
me on her earl AUNT" Jane is changed
rom Jet black negress TO white ON.
N, as she proudly terms herself.
There h no similar case % this on rec
rd, and this one Is attracting much az
eDtion among those who have seen the
henomenOn. There are, however, few
ases OF "piebald, according 70 the medi
al authorities. but they are endemic 20
be extreme tropical regions. The disease,
s 10 IL termed, in the few known cases 10
uoted az being characterized by only
sw scattering "spots, but James pecul-
irity lies In the fact that she is almost | ,
1tally white. Another way in which she
ifers from those similarly affected is that :
be disease Is not the result Of some acute
r chronic trouble. She was never IN q day :
I'D Is DOW enjoying perfect health. She
sys she never experienced any pain dur | :
~ her remarkable change Of color, bat | {
Juld distinguish tbs two shades by tho
ouch, the white being ths softer and :
mother. SinzGlsrlY enough, the line 3i .
IL perfectly even. neither side 4
eng eie7st>d or ceprsssed. and 10 discern. ,
Die only ~ the sys I
NO accurate proznosls 81 sts iisez,s cen | :
. given, bus Ia is gnr JAMES desire | 4
Lat shs b sIsrsd ~ see k.rsslf evolve
ITO wholly white woman The senhnieal
nm of the ciseass which stsmps Aunt"
sne as the greatest living wonder iswhas
known W the medical frsssrnisy ss leu.
1derma, or vitillso one Of the raress
nown TO the medical profession. szd 10 >
iost common In early sdBis lih IL 10
sually caused by th. disturbances OF gen
-al iBnsrvation. which follows from ,cuts
I'd chronic diseases Trsstmsst 10 Of ma
slue, tbers being no remsdiss known
hich will sitbsr remove or arrest tk.
rogress of the disease
No offers were ever made 70 this won
sr to travel or exhibit herself IN any wise
he was never outside Of she county. end
Ipresses . discrimination 10 rsmsin ct
)Ine tbe remainder OF her dsys But ell
no desire 10 see the greatest human curl.
ity Of the world may DO 40 N they will
AXE visit TO abe little village known as !
arts Hill. three miles east OF this place, /
here Aunt Jape, the white negroes,
III always be- glad TO receive thsln and
lswsr all questions regarding herself - ,
Rutlsdgs In Louisville Courier. Jour. !
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