“The Handy Man."
TWINS AT SEA. A singular instance of the adaptability of the sailor has just occurred in Norway. A young married woman gave birth to twins on board a steamer going to Troudhjem. She was taken ill about midnight, and as there was no doctor on board and the female members of the crew were afraid to act, the mate, a bachelor, was compelled, after a hasty perusal ‘of “a chapter of the ship’s medical book, to perform the duties of accoucheur. Everything was done so skilfully that, although a doctor was fetched when the ship arrived at Christiansund, he declared that his services were unnecessary and the mother and her babies were able tc proceed to their destination.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XV, Issue 230, 22 November 1912, Page 1
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121“The Handy Man." Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XV, Issue 230, 22 November 1912, Page 1
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