SOME RECORDS
BABIES AND THEIR WEIGHT. The average weight of a baby at birth is Sib. Recently a girl babe—one of twins—born in England weighed only 11b. Even this does not constitute a record for smallness. The world’s record in this respect was achieved by a baby born in 1882, which weighed only B|oz. Its tiny feet were kept warm in woollen socks taken from a doll, six inches high belonging to an elder sister. This record was run fairly close by that of a boy babe born* in Kingsbridge. He weighed exactly lOoz. His head was no bigger than a horse-chestnut. His mouth was too small to admit an ordinary lead-pencil, while his mother ’s wedding ring slipped easily up his legs and thighs. A 15oz baby was born to a couple named Poe. Its head was not so big as a billiard ball. Going to the other extreme, babies weighing 201 b at birth are by no means uncommon.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19443, 31 October 1925, Page 17 (Supplement)
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161SOME RECORDS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19443, 31 October 1925, Page 17 (Supplement)
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