Tried To Drink Carbolic Acid

Two Year Old Baby Has Narrow Escape

Baby Sister Took Bottle

From a Shelf to Which She Climbed and Gave It to Little Fellow

Carbolic acid came near causing the death of the two year old son of Gottlieb Hartman of W. Liberty street, last week. Georgie, the little boy was laying with his little sister only about year older. The children were alone for a short time and finally wanted something to drink. The little sister climbed up to some shelves on which were a number of bottles and picking out the one which looked the most like water, she handed it down to the baby boy, telling him to drink it. The little boy started to do so but spilled it over his face and neck. Of course he instant the carbolic acid, for the little girl had handed down the carbolic acid bottle, touched the little boy's face, he began to scream, which quickly brought his mother to the rescue.

Dr. Blair was summoned at once but found that the child had not swallowed more than two or three drops. A half spoonful of the acid would have proven fatal.

The child is resting quite comfortably this morning.