Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-14


the ordin4 W stature. have heads uncommony
large, aud foreheads higher. but less broad
than hose Of Young mn generally nj ihris
age. Their cnmplf xion, features and connte.
nance are altogether Cbinefe, aud accord with
tolerable exactness. Afer seeing them often.
however, The peculia,ilies of each broom more
evident. and they appear scarcely. It any,
more resemblsni than other twins have APPEAR.
ed when clad IN like apparel.
The skin / car tinuous iiom one boy to mo.
or aud, with the exception ia sear IN the
Lover surface. evidently oceasnnrd Ivy the re-
naval II The cord through which ,ney were
noufished in The l9t state, il presents no
maik. o. deterioration whatever This scar
benfs but little resent lance 10 That usually left
by ihr division Of he umbilicu- q fact which
may br xplsinsd Ia Two aass. II may be
owiag 10 some manner Of PERFORMING this ope.
| ration among the Siamese, d H. ieai tom thar
IN use among us or the Con tant pulling on
this connecting mas. may have drawn II out
and accustomed the long aud even surface
which II presents.
On closer examination, the true nature of
the union becomes evident lhe ensifofm
cariilages of the sterna are bent outw ards, and
united by hganents nj iheireSusmitcs. form
Ing kind uf joint v hieh admits of motion in
various directions. BY the pu ny Of thee
ligamelts, accustomed by almost every moves
nient. 'he in'ogumenis below hay, been drawn
ont, rs II were, ;" that The whole foros n
band OF union, horizontally about i've i,..hs
es broad, and in thickness, vertically, about
four inches. Its length is about hal thai re-
presented IN the plate, aud was doubtless ori.
ginally very small The whole mass Is tough.
and capable oi being ex ended very c0nsideraI
bly,. When loose. thar n, when ibe boys lAcs
each other, aud stand close together II one
hand be placed above this curvature, and the
olher below H. and the latter be lhrn pressed
forcibly up, the hands approach ea Other SO
nearly, MS 10 convey the Imp rss on (duuhflsss
n correct one, that the evening substanoe
is littr more than the ensiiDfm car lages u,ii-
ted by ligamenis. aud sorroandAd by the inie.
Gumeuts. The concave inner, bui ia this q, n
under, surface Of these carriages. is distinctly
felt but no pulsaton whatever Is dislinguisha.
BILE.
Although we cannot sag that The skin which
envelopes this projection was originally en-
howed with less scnsiblliiy than thai which CO.
vers other part, OF the body, We, Il is evident
that such deficiency exists ~ present wa
were obliged 10 press il for,ibly between ,bs
fingers before any mark Of pain was elected.
and we were informed by the attendant thai
he had often pinched II during their SAUNDERS
without disturbing them.
The precie effect Ut this phy.cal union. on
wv 'Hf inDTHi btUfiinPuf1.
and aninal propensiiies of The Sc hoys,-is in-
iluence on the funet ons OF the different or.
gans, aud how far il would comm incatc or
modify the effects Of morbid or medical agents.
are subjecs on which we shall not enter No
opportunity has yet presented of observing the
influence which disease OF medicine IN one
would exert on the other; but circumstances
do not appear To justify The least suspicion or
any mental individuality. Whispering 10 the
ear OF Que, conveyed no setp'e of sound 10 tue
other. Volatile salts applied TO tue nosirils
OF one produced IN the other only a euriosity
10 Try the same experiment on himself Pmchl
ing the arm oionc. Wa al ended by no aensts
ton IN the other.
Beng des'rons Of sc, raining If there wa,
any point whcre bonn ffll. we node an ,uprse
sioh WIN ihe point ot pin in thp exact y,,,,cle
centre Other eonas clng link bofh said IL
h'"' 49,. "vrHen ....-'fs ~.tfr imp effiona,
extending them very gradually further frodn
this point; the result was. Thai 1hm The dig.
lance ol three fourths ofan inch from the cen
tire towards each BOY, sfu alton was commnoi.
Gated 10 both Ivy a stngle prck beyond Tin.
II wal excited IN one only, the olaer per cei,iny
II IN no d"gf"e whute,er. This experiments
was rema kably sat- slfelory, ard W. sppre.
hend That Farther than here exhibited tae
two youths must b. cOnst iared, whist In a
state OF health ns free aud Independent agents
aud the functions Of all the other Organs An un.
connect ID a. those Of their brains.
Twins generally resemble each other In in.
elect aud disposition, AZ well as 10 person, and
this Is particularly The tase with he bo,s Il.
question. When 10 this natural fesembl,0e.
we add the habit they nave contracted Of ac,.
ing simultaneously and ia concert, WE shaIlus
less surprised Than W. might u, hrst be, NJ he
facility with which their various movements
are performed, aud tile quickoess with which
ore responds to the incinaions oiihe otller
In Tie course OF their voyHge. they would not
| only ran We are told, aud lean with ng;I;,.
and without interfering with each oiher ho,
climb to the masthead as fast as any s.;lor
on board the sbip.-1hey are seldom observed
to converse with each other, aud the concert
| with which they aci seems to be almost instinct
iyo' In playing the game OF drafts, e.g., wbitb
they learnt with great ease being Of peor Ia
naturally fond OF games and < ain bling. m, .
were observed to decide on their moves alma, :,
| insinnianeousy, aud to make them win
qaickncss and air OF decision siIfi cient ~ ch.r
acierstc Of vi their movements Ia the eours.
| OF tHe game, sometimes one aad some in,es
the other would make the move ; they apne,,ad
10 have the same plans, aud always acauiesc,a
10 The moves Of each other. Yet they come.
tunes ptay against each other; but so s,ron,
/ Is Their baou of co.hciing, that such games y1
on with less freedom than when opposioe N
third pcrson,--lhe alsine cyacuations gensr.
ally occur At the same time !; their apneiites
aud tastes are all very much alike and they
appear not only coDienied but happy. aei
extremely attached TO each other Captain Coffin
was i.i"rmed by their mother that she baa
borne seventeen children. 0oce she had thres
at birth, and never less than two ,bonoh
none OF her other children were in any wnv
deformed Tue question naturally arises in
the mlnh OF every o. server, could not tins
connecting subsistence he divided without ins
jury TO The boys We do not pretend TO solve
this problem which after all can only be G,llv
decided by the experiment but we hesitate
not TO say that alter several very accurate
examinations, our impression are thai sncb
division would be dptrimcni only to the y.rv
respectable aud obliging gentleman who Offers