Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1904 — FREAK CHILD BORN IN MILROY TOWNSHIP. [ARTICLE]

FREAK CHILD BORN IN MILROY TOWNSHIP.

\Our “South America” correspondent mentions a freak child born on Thursday of last week to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boone of Milroy township. The freak is a boy, or two boys, rather, with one head, but from the breast down has two complete bodies, with three arms and hands and four perfect legs and feet. We are told that it has but one set of lungs, and that one of the bodies ca. larger than the other. The second and smaller body starts in near the chest, and has the appearance of the head and one shoulder being buried in the body of the larger one, which accounts for there being but three It was still living yesterday morn-; ing, takes nourishment, and Dr. Stewart of Monon, who was in attendance, thinks it has about one chance in a thousand to survive. The parents have other children of normal development.