Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 15, 2013
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Transcript:
In the early 20th century, premature babies and incubators were a popular tourist attraction at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York! Almost half of the native population in Yangsi Village, Sichuan, China, are dwarves! Alligator and crocodile blood can kill bacteria that is fatal to humans!
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Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
And what was so awe-inspiring about premature babies back then?
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
hey mack, that’s almost 5/8ths!
tedsini over 11 years ago
The doctor who invented the incubator was Arthur Couney. He began his work in Germany. He was unable to get funding from hospitals or universities so he took 10 babies for whom the diagnosis was grim – the doctors had concluded that they would all die – and he saved all ten of them. Then he went to the U.S. and could only fund his work by setting up the exhibit. It was reportedly the most popular exhibit on the boardwalk at times and there were always nurses to assist and wet nurses to feed the infants. He did this for 40 years and saved thousands of infants.
Here’s a link to a university article on the subject, complete with bibliography:http://education.mnhs.org/historyday/sites/default/files/files/Full%20Paper.pdf
DoubleM over 11 years ago
I was born in Coney Island. Glad I wasn’t born a premature a century ago.