Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-07
|BORN WITHOUT LIMBS,
! BOY WINS ADORAT|ON
Life of Entire Family Centers
About Child-Mind Raises
Hope for Future.

From the New York World
His name is Alexander Alazraki.
He is three and one-half years old.
He has curly hair and a handsome
face. He lives at No. 16 East 11Sth
street, in the house where he was
born. He speaks Spanish, he speaks
English. He has a good mind. Re-
member that, above all things. He
has a good mind. Hurrah for Alex
ander Alazraki!
Hurrah for Mrs. Alazraki and Mr..
Alazraki. young, hardworking. me-
/ ticulously clean. the mother and the
| father Of Alexander AlaZraki. who
| think. when he is educated. he will
decide to become a professor or a
singer, or perhaps a man who die
! tates into a machine. so that all the
people may read and be edited
And hurrah for Albert Alazraki.
two and a half. the brother and
eternal sidekick of Alex. the brother
whose two legs and two arms are
has no arms and no legs.
| Kept Child From Mother.
When he was born" said Mr.:
Alazraki. who, like his wife is Of
|
! tell her, and for four months she
never saw her own child.
| II took the baby right out Of the
house. 1 didn't know what to do. I
took him over to the hospital for
! for four months, when the hospital
/ would not keep him any more. !
F., was then working at the Biltmore. /
| wrote to the boss. because 1 thought
maybe. 1 could find some way Of
! providing artificial legs. But I was
where they said there was no place
to take care of such a child. 1 went
! from hospital to hospital. but no
/ where was there provision for such
| a child. because he has never been
sick since he was born.
| ITO my wife I was lying all the
time. I was telling her the child
was in hospital filled with influ-
enza patients and that no one was
admitted. Finally she made me
| bring the baby home. That was the
most terrible day in my life
Smile Wins Mother.
| II hope no mother in the world
ever feels like 1 did that day" said
= Mrs. Alazraki Il wanted to kill my
! self I swore I could never see my
self making such poor child live
| in this world. But his FACET was
! like an angels. And he smiled at
me. And then it was all over"
| No" said the young father. 'if I
have to carry him around on my back
| until 1 die. he will never be any cir
| Gus freak. Why. my wife and my
, self have renowned all of our old
social friendships because we do not
: wish to irritate our friends by TAX
ing Alex into their homes. They all
say they will take care of him and
talk very nice, but we wish to be a
: burden to no one.
! Curious Cause Tears.
I'VE never go on the subway be-
cause people without much consid-
Grafton flock around Alex. and cause
my wife anguish and tears. So. when
we do go out with the children we
have to get a taxicab or hire some
( bodys Ford"
rs he bright" asked Mrs. Alaz-
raki. repeating a question. You never
saw child so young and yet so
quick and so observing. Already he
! speaks both Spanish and English. He
! loves music and knows tune after
4, he hears it once
! Albert, younger by one year, came
| crying into the fiat.
, He cannot be without Alex" the
J mother explained. Il never saw or
heard of such love between children.
! Everything that Alex wants Albert
| does for him, gets him a drink of
/ water, helps him. plays with him.
| cries even II Alex is downstairs away
, from him.
! Given Special Love.
Ambition for Alex is the ruling pas
sion of the Alazraki family. To the
father, to the mother. to Albert. Alex
! is a most extraordinary person, de-
! serving of a special love. And for the
J visitor the impression of his ire
! mendous affliction evaporates within
/ minute in the spell of his happy
! smile and the sweep of his baby in
! telligence.
His brother. Albert. born a year
after him, would seem a living proof
| that Alex is just one OF those victims
of chance that nature throws up now
and then. His body is sound and
healthy. But his legs-there are none
| below the knee. His arms. not more
+ than three inches long. come to pitt
| full points. On the little stumps of
! legs the mother puts a pair of round
shoes. specially made. And when
Alex says goodbye he offers the arm
| that never grew.