Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1879 — Five Children at One Birth. [ARTICLE]

Five Children at One Birth.

One of the most extraordinary natural events on record has occurred recently in South Australia, where five children have entered the world at one birth, and bid fair to remain, as all are strong and healthy. The father is a German settler named Jacob Schuler, and the mother weighs 244 pounds and is six feet four inches "high, and has before given birth to twins and triplets. The consternation of the father at seeing the last wholesale addition to his family was most ridiculous to witness. He sat stupidly down and gazed mechanically from one child to the other, ejaculating at intervals, “Mein Gott! Mein Gott! ” as expressive of his emotions. A contribution for the family has been started in the colony, and has already assumed generous proportions. A showman has offered $250 a month and expenses to travel with his family, but he has declined to accept.