Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-06 | Page 1 | Strange Malady Slowly Turns Third Little Child into Stone

STRANGE MALADY SLOWLY TURNS THIRD LITTLECHILD LITTLE CHILD INTO STONE I GOLDSBORO N. N C. C April 6 The JP-The The name of ot old year Levi Levic c Thompson was added today to toS S the rolls of those medical sc science science is b attempting to save from an unnatural death for death for Levi Is slow slow- c l ly turning to stone d 1 His Hs CO case physicians said pual- pual it 1 leis that of Benny Hendricks Hendrick of Pa who Is 13 gradual gradual- ly becoming ossified the victim of a disease that causes the muscles of the body to assimilate calcium which should go only Into into in In- to strengthening the body's bones The Tho Thompson child lives with his parents parent Mr Ir and Mrs Brutus Thompson in Mt Olive c near here Already some sorpe of or his muscles have almost ce ceased ed to lo function un and l he can turn his head only slightly The Infant recently was returned returned re re- re turned to Q his home after five live weeks treatment at the Duke University university uni Uni- hospital at Durham but buthe buthe buthe he is taken back to the hospital from time to time for further observation Physicians say that if the disease disease dis dis- dis ea ease e does not halt death will follow follow fol 01 fol- fol low when vital organs enough calcium to harden them and halt hall their functioning I