OCR Text |
Show Twin Hebit b tn Expensive One. . The twin and triplet habit is rapidly, becoming so expensive , that the man in moderate circumstances circum-stances must protect himself. . In England Lloyd's is issuing policies against the birth of twins and tliey find ready sale. In the event of twins or higher the afflicted parents receive 1000. The proposition is a serious one. New York furnishes a recent, striking example. Isaac Wine-berger, Wine-berger, a paper-hanger of that city, has been reduced to poverty by the multitude of his children. He is the father of three sets of twins and one set of trip-' lets. Wineberger's wife was taken to a hospital two weeks ago and there gave birth to twins on February Febru-ary 19th. The husband was left at home to care for the three little girls who were born July 23, 1901. Wineberger was born in Bavaria, and came to this country thirty-one years ago, and to Washington Washing-ton fourteen years ago. He has been married twice, his wives being sisters. By his first wife hd had two sets of twins, all boys; the eldest pair are now twelve years old and the second pair eight. They are g61ng to school, and are supported by his brother-in-law. . By his second wife he has one pair ot twins, and the triplets are all girls but one. Wineberger is a small man weighing about one hundred and fifteen pounds, and his wives weighed less than ninety pounds each. Let Mr. Wineberger take out an anti-twin policy. His record so far make the future look dark for him. - The twin-triplet habit is too expensive for the man who is not a nabob. |