Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10

operating in such way, tina, when the boys turn
"a either direction the edges ot the Carriages
are found to open and hut rhe lower face Of
rs cartilage Is concave; and under Il IS felt a
rounded ecrd. which may be rem. ans Of the
.ume,ioAi cord. Besides this there is nothing
"a msfkabie islt IN the connecting Substance. 1
could distinguish TO pulsstlnE vessel
The whole q this cord is covered BY the skin.
az Is remarkably strong, and has no great
.se0Nbilty; tor they allow themselves 10 he
pulled by a rope fastened TO il. without exhibit.
ING uneasiness. On ship board, one Of them
.sometiaes ehmbedon the cspstsin Of the vessel.
ane other following ss we'll as he could without
. omp aiming.
When hrs, visited the bsys, I expected to
zee them pull on thIs cord in d fFeren, directions,
a. their stteotion Wa attracted by different
.abJ CTS. soon perceived that this did not
The slightea impulse Of one to m lave
"a any direction ~ Immediately followed by The
.othef, 20 that they would appear 10 be irfu-
.encsd by The tame wish. Thas asfmeas in
beu mesefenis' IS Dst the result, 81 volltion
excited al TIE same mOment IL a habit.
. n'ed ~ Necessity. A. an early period OF
iv It's probable they sometimes differed. AT
pfesen' this IS so rarely the case, that the
entiemen who hrsughi them have noticed
90 a single instance. Having been sccussom-
- 60 use the cold bath, one Of them wished il
when the We amer wss cool, to which he other
objected. They were soon reconciled by the
OF the commander Of the ship
they never hold = consultation IS 60 their
ln truth. ! have never seen them
peak o cseh other, although they converse
onst an,ly WI . Sismese lad, who /. their com
psaisa. They always face in one d,resiion,
standing nearly side by side, and are not able,
without Inconvenience. TO fsce 10 the opposite
dHeetien, 81 that one 10 always 81 the right. The
other al The eft. Although not placed exactly
n . parallel Inc, they are able TO run and leae
WIN surprising %scfivity. On one occasion
sen iemar, IA sport, pursued them round the
sup, when they came suddenly to the hatch
Esf, which had been ina q vertsntIy left omen.
ibe least check wsuid have thrown then down
the baiohway and probably killed one or both,
out they Ieapt over il wihout d ~fioul,y.
They arc quite cheerful; appear intelligent;
lieod'ng to whatever IS presented to Them, and
readily acknowledging any ciVility. Asa proof
% their ,hts ~lisence. ~ is stated, that in . few
iays, iheJ learned to play at drafts well /
10 become antagonists of those who
long been veFsed in the game.
The connexion between these boys migh,
an opportunity tor some Interesting
observations in regard to physiology and pa.
There IS, NO doubt, a network of
blood vessels and some minute nerves passing f,
rem one TO another How far these paris are
apsbie of tfsnsmI ting the action of mee.ciaes
'nd OF diseases, and especially OF what psrticu
.sr medicines and what diseases, are points uelI
worthy OF investigation. Capt. Cofin informed
ne they had never taken medicinr since they
'sd been under his care. oace they werr IN
rom eating too heartily, but we're relieved bv
he efforts o. nature. He thinks tf>t sny ind.s
OF one extends to the other; sbst they
re inclined to sleep a, the same time; eat about
ne same quantity, and perform other acts with
treat similarity. Both he and Mr.. Hunter,
he gentleman who united with him in bringing
hem mere, are OF opinion that touching one Of
hem when they are asleep, awskens both.
The pniss'isns OF the heart are exact, alike
y both boys. | counted seventy three pa lsa-
'ons IN q minute. While they were sitting;
ounting hrst IN one boy. then in the Other.
hen placed my tngess on an arm OF each oey,
nd found the pulsations take place exactly
One OF them stopping suddenly to
ok al my watch, his pulse became much
tucker than that of the Others; but after he had
to hs former posture, in about a quar-.
sr ct a minute his pulse was precisely like that
f the other boy. This happened repeatedly.
heir respiratssns are Ut consequence, exactly
sBeous.
This harmony Of action in primary functions
hows $ reciprocal influence, which may lead to
urIous observations and important deductisn..
neither II Will be in my power to obtain any
irthcr information in regard to them, 10 uncer.
in II oct, some one else can better accom-.
ths task.
lei me add that there is nothing unpleasant
4 the sspect of these boys. On the contrary.
hey must he viewed as presenting one Of The
iost interesting objects of natural history.
Inch have ever been known 10 scientific men.
You srs at liberty to employ the above state.
lent IN such wsJ a. you think likely to be
seiui. have the hsnor to be-, yours Sc.
JOHN &. WARREN.
Wa. sqgacrs, Esq.