The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-10-03

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New YoRK, September %.
The Siamese boys-We went yesterday TO the Masonic
Hail. look this extraordinary lusus nature. The
the Boston Medical Journal and in the letter
from DIR Warren, of Boston, which published time
since, full and accurate, that add nothing to
them the result of observation The topics for
specuations moral and metaphysical suggested by the
don of these boys, manold but all such specuaons
must end in doubt and ebscurity Though each perfectly
formed and far enabled to Judge possessed of
the ordinary intelligence of boys in the condition of e
they constitutes by their anomalous union, what the natural
lists term Monsters and their exception TO all rules
To the Anaomt indeed they offer subject for experiment.
which might result certain conclusons but ndepen
dent of the great hazard which must attend attempt
herl has right to such responsibility,
to grant permission for that purpose.
Button, in his History of Man. under the head of Mon
Of which he makes three classes mentions but
ample of the fret kind that of Excess This the
of two female children born than hundred years ago.
who united behind They not perfectly distinct
from each other; of the animal functions being
They lived TO the age of 81 years. when of them
died. and the death the other speedily ensued This
is authenticated Whether there has been similar snce
sufficiently aested to be entitled to credit, do not know
But that of these boys is entirely different.
As objects for the qualification of simple curiosity there
nothing dsagreable in the exhibition. They cheerful and
rather olcksome, when excited by any amusement We
them playing baedore and shuttlecock with Capt Coffin
who treats them with the greatest Kindness and to whom they
be much attached They began to play for the first
time, the Masonic Hail. and already very expert They
have, indeed, advantage single player the right
activity and they together apparently with perfect free
DOM and with pain arising from the tension of the connect
ing igament.
This prodigy well worth visiting; description, how
accurae convey perfect idea of the effect produ-
ced by seeing it. Though that effect may be somewhat pain
full to the feelings, it not much might be imagined
We understand that great many ladies both in Boston
this city have been these boys and there hing
in the exhibition revolving disgusting, prevent them from
SO doing. Com. .adU.
The Siamese 6oys-We disposed pay the utmost
Difference the and skill of the gentlemen signing the
annexed letter But learned Doctors do differ the subject
1t which purely for speculation; because have
observed BEFORE there authority for making the expert
ment; and the responsibility would be awful TO assun
ed, even if the boys could legally give their consent.
NJ Y Com. Adu.
The following report from DR. SAMUEL L. MITCHELL
and DR. WILLIAM ANDERSON, of this city, gentlemen dsti
guhed for scientific research in Natural History Human
Anatomy upon the subject the Siamese children present
exhibited at the Masonic HAIL.
New YoRK, Bath September, 1929
TO Captain Coffin.
DEAR SIRIn accordance with your request have the
pleasure to communicate the observations made visit
this day to the Samese youths.
We find them connected to each other by band extending