El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
Babyhood in
Place of Pain
Way to Conditions of New
born Babe.
FUNCTIONS RESTORED BUT
MIND is THAT OF INFANT
Who Can Explain Strange Occurrence
In State of Intense and Help
less Sufferer.

From Aberdeen Daily American
Can young woman u years old be
freed of her painracked body, be born
again and beginning life as a little
babe, grow UP into health and strength
For nine months or more Miss Gene
We've bearing, of Florence, Colo, has
made her home with DR.. F. p Beslin
307 Main street, suffering with acute
paralysis. OF late she has grown worse
and her life has been despaired of
Christmas day she felt the end near
and bidding the family farewell sank
into Inconsistencies. Since then she
has lain in a stupor unable to talk, but
occasionally, and not able to recognize
any one.
At 10 o'clock Sunday morning. ac
cording to DR.. Beslin, she suddenly
opened her eyes and was able to see
for the first time She called for Mrs
Beslin and asked her to bring the pic
lures of her parents. Kissing and fond
ling the hkenesses of her loved ones she
babe them farewell, calling each by
name The she took a parting from
the family, assuring them that she
could never get well.
Withsa sigh of weary exhaustion she
sank TO Inconsistencies, breathing
ceased and her body assumed the rigor
of death Dr. Beslin says that they
all believed her dead. Later the rigor
seemed less than that of death and eff
forts at restoration were made, with
the result that in a few minutes sud-
ha rlsc
the cry of newborn babe.
Since that time the girl has been in
the condition of baby from its birth
She is able to breathe in both lungs. to
move her head, arms and legs. someth hing
her paralyzed condition has made i'm
possible for months. She has no power
of speech or recognition or further in
telligence than has a child of a few
DAYS old.
Monday afternoon the five months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. /. Krawitz
was taken into her. and the two played
and cooed together as two happy babies
might do. Thus was she occupied when
reporter for The American visited
her. Almost Immediately she fell asleep
in doze that was broken by CRYING
spell in voice that sounded just like
the wall of a babe. Every effort of
speech or action failed to evoke an in
telligent response.
Can Won explain this? The family
where the girl lives has no theory of
what the mysterious and remarkable
transformation means. The American
offers no solution. These are the facts
as told by the intimates of the girl
and as observed by reporter. Is it
miracle? The girl seems to he gaining
upon the baby food with which she is
nourished and her recovery will be
marvel If 1t comes to pass.
Tuesday when a reporter for The
American again called upon the girl. no.
ticeable progress had been made toward
a larger intelligence. The little dauoh
ter OF the nurse had been in to see the
Young woman and she had excited The
interest of the patient until she bad
a child's first cry of .'mama. .
1t Is believed now that in a month she
will be up, for she is taking steadily |
greater quantities of nourishmen. daily |
Any physicians or scientific observer |
who desire to investigate the strange
case are invited by DR.. Beslin to call |
and see the girl