Show WHAT THE BABY WANTED peril ap parent and city lean lesson from this childs journal dr anster ga e a german newspaper the brief but pathetic journal of a baby who after thirteen days in thie world departed leaving these reflections for our instruction first day wonderful heaven lyl at last I 1 am in this beautiful worldly who would have thought it that ne could breathe freely breathe and cry out what one thinks I 1 rejoice particularly in ho sunlight and blue sky in the fresh pure air with ita coolness if 1 could only see and feel all this balen dorl second day oh thia horrible hearl 1 have been deceived this air water thia light how entirely diffee ent have I 1 imagined it would be but patience all will come right by and by the old woman who cares for me does not seem to understand me fifth day still solution if it goes on this way I 1 cannot told out long ahr whole livelong day must I 1 lie buried ir feather cushions so that I 1 can scarcely gasp down a bit of air two linen and one flannel binders a little shirt a flannel slip a long cushion filled with feathers in which I 1 am wrapped from head to foot over this a coverlet filled with feathers the curtains of my crib drawn to the room darkened with double curtains he windows closed so must I 1 poor worm lie from morning till even my burning skin 13 worse off than the hot elove near me which can a least as I 1 feel give off its heat oh that I 1 did know what I 1 shall do if 1 cry it brings the old woman her milk which increases my misery if my hands are cold while my brain and skin are burning she brings a few more wraps I 1 turn my half closed eyes from bide to side seeking help and my tormentor says the baby shivers and really heita the horrible things at the stove one come to my relief day again a fearful nighat I 1 cry but I 1 am not understood I 1 must drink drink and again drink until the stomach overflows A half bour later they give me something with a horrible taste from a teaspoon air air pure cool air light water shall I 1 then have no help from thia world twelfth day yesterday there waa a teat council of my aunts and cousins each one advised a different remedy foi my sickness but all agree that its causa s a cold warmth was urgently recommended and I 1 received a new kind of infant food just discovered and some strengthening wine which heated my brain yet a little more so that I 1 waa deathly still my body is wrapped ss tightly with the roller that my stomach overflows every time a teaspoonful us anything ia given my feet are forcibly extended and enveloped 60 I 1 cannot bring them up to relieve tha pain but my feeling is gradually going would that all were soon over thirteenth day farewell thou beautiful horld eliy light and thine ail have been denied me but thither wharf I 1 there w oo 00 fetters y sai |