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Show DIMINUTIVE BABIES. Some Who Weighed Less Than a Pound. UNACCOUNTABLE FREAKS OF NATURE. Ooe Who Tipped the Scales at litit atid Three-quarter Ounces. In tlie spring of 1880 Mrs. J. I. Marvin, Mar-vin, of Atchison, Kan., gave birth to a (JIT! lAlUy, ill II-'IR n, Dl.ufc and healthy, that weighed but 1J pounds Tho tiny skirt prepared for tho prospective prospec-tive arrival completely enveloped the tittle stranger and served well the double purpose of hkirt und gown. Tliis was, perhaps, an attempt to outdo Mrs. Sangcy, of Oakland. Cal., the mother of tho justly celebrated 12 ounce infant Albert, which is the name of the Sangoy sample package, was liorn May 28. 1870. but was not weighed until June 1, when ho weighed exactly 1 pound. The 12 ounce figures given above are only estimates esti-mates baM-d on calculation made by all tho old hidies present when it was first weighed, who unanimously concurred in the opinion thai it had gained at least four ounces during its three days' stay in the big, wicked world If it had gained more than four ounces it stands to reason that it must havo weighed less than 12 ounces when born. Tho smallest baby ever born in the United States was a littlo son born to Mrs. and Mr. D. C. Miller at Candelaria, Nev., Oct. 27, 1882. When it first saw the light of day it weighed, according to the birth certificate of the attending M. D., eight and three-quarter ounces. The father and mother were both healthy, well developed people, weighing lUOnnd 100 pounds respectively. A silver dollar laid over the face entirely hid it from view; tho mouth was not larger than the diameter of a common Fabcr lead pencil. The noso was as perfect as that S of a grown person, nnd in that particular was different from the usual little wart i worn by babies in general in place of a j nose. The linger nails were perfect, and j the grapeshot head was entirely covered I with hair. 1 have tried to get on the ! track of this remarkable baby, but have j heard nothing of it since the summer of j 1883, when it was becoming quite portly, weighing over three pounds and a half. Jan. G, 188a, there came another addition addi-tion to the world of nature's freaks. . when Mrs. Charles Tracy, of Kings-bridge, Kings-bridge, N. Y., gave birth to a son weighing weigh-ing exactly eleven ounces. The length of the child was six incheB, and the feel were so 6mall that the mother's engage-' engage-' ment ring easily slipped over them up to I tho knee of the little one. Prior to the advent of this little elf three children i had blcssetl the union of the Tracy s, all of regulation size. The head of this , little wonder was about the size of a i horse chestnut, the face about like a I quarter dollar piece, the mouth, which , was entirely loo small to grasp tlie nipple ! alter the usual fashion, was stretched to 1 its utmost capacity over a goose quill ; fastened in the neck of a two ounce bottle filled with milk. A man of ordinary ordi-nary grasp could clasp his hand around tho body of little Tracy and meet the thumb and index finger. For many days the little wonder was the pride of Kingsbridge. Tennessee also claims honor in the small baby line. The Chattanooga claimant was born in March, 1883, and weighed but one pound and eight ounces. The father, Mr. Marion Poe, was a prominent prom-inent merchant of that city at the time, and above the average in height, being over six feet. Mrs. Poe is a healthy woman, wo-man, weighing 125 pounds. The pride of the Poes, and the wonder of Tennes-eeo, Tennes-eeo, had n head aptly compared in size to a billiard ba.II, but unlike the Tracy midget provided with a mouth that was I large enough to take care of the body which enabled it to take nourishment I after the usual baby fashion. Mrs. Poe when exhibiting her treasure to admiring admir-ing friends followed the example of all mothers with diminutive offsprings and often slipped her ring to tlie little one's elbow.- John W, Wright in St, Louis Republic |