| Show t HAVE OVERCOME HANDICAP OF Ol O PREMATURE BIRT 14 Inches IO g were the five baby da gh- gh m m corn born 10 to o Oliva and ana nu Elzire tue Dionne in ij n a Canadian bacI backwoods village on May 28 1934 Their combined weight was only a little over 13 pounds pound and that shrank to 10 pounds during the first few days Yet th they y lived thrived and now are re four years old They are healthy happy youngsters perfectly proportioned with sound t teeth eth and bones and minds which function with v- v speed and clarity somewhat in advance of their age All AH in all they are Ire daughters of whom any mother might well be proud The accompanying layout of pictures portrays graphically the growth ct of the five sisters from the time of their birth through their fourth birthday The photos pled with weight and measurement statistics I give ve i ve pr proof of that the Quintuplets who started life under a terrible handicap of underweight now ha have ve not only overcome th their ir early disadvantages y but have even surpassed the normal size standards standards standards stand stand- ards for or cl children of their age Standing very 4 Jf 2 straight and tall Annette Di Dionne in the picture t I at extreme right exemplifies the Dionne Quintuplets Quintuplets Quin Quin- r as they appear today 38 today 38 inches tall and four years old I 1 m n l k I t f K f r J i Ii J k Lk j jYvonne i S vico Inc Yvonne at birth birti 14 in long Ion weight 2 Z Ibs lbs 6 oz i ir t tb r i b q S j k b. b W l w 1 m S S 55 L f S 4 4 Copyright 1938 NEA Service Inc Marie 1 year 27 In tall weight 15 lbs Ibs 2 Z oz oi ANY DAY IN IN IS WELL REGULATED This is the second of three thee stories in inv v Dr Allan R. R Dafoe the quintuplets' quintuplets physician discusses his five little charges on the eve of their fourth birthday May 28 By DR ALLAN R. R RD DAFOE F E CALLANDER Ont May ay 27 How 27 How would you like to spend a day with the Dionne quintuplets Happy and jolly after a night of refreshing sleep the scamper out of their cribs with a cheery Good morning Little I Jesus toward the Vi little altar alfar fl in ii in tV their bedroom The girls help the nurse raise the Venetian blinds and move the cribs back against the wall waIL Clad in pajamas pajamas pa pa- jamas janas and bedroom slippers they sc scamper into the bathroom and wash at two little basins Then pajamas are are removed and hung in th the individual cl i clos-i s. s ets ets after which comes the daily debate debate debate de de- de- de bate over the clothes problem Each girl is allowed to wear any dress she desires unless the nurse feels she should put on something cooler or warmer Sometimes they v take a long time to make their decision for the day Then comes breakfast in the sunny little dining room The nurses s sit with the and on one 4 I sister hands the food to the others If a child passes up any dish there is no att attempt to force her to eat She understands of course course t that at aton on once e. e a dish is p passed she wo wont won't t get g t it agai again v Next comes the play period at during which the learn to play collectively This is followed by the period I i I I r Y A f f c j 1 S 2 i I j tk- tk v f tt t m J. J S 1 W-W W M I j 1 4 iJ 4 WI Service Yvonne Sand Annette 2 years height 31 i in r g S 7 I ii wi 7 1 I g I S K 4 i I l e 4 4 I ViL I w S 'S d W S Copyright 1938 INEA LA SerIce In Inc 4 Yvonne yonne 3 Years tears ears Jn In tall weight weight SJ Ibs x dx d. d 38 INCHES x S S 3 YEAR 34 INCHES 2 y INCHES 5 1 t I 11 x 51 5 1 I I 5 E r 1938 Service u. u Annette at 4 with chart showing heights on previous bin bill |
