The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-09-05
From the Boston Bulletin.

The Siame8e Prodigy.--The two Siamese Youths 50
strangely united by gambol of nature, now exhb-
| tng at the Exchange Coffee House. They have been
examined by most of the eminent surgeons of our me-
ropolis, and, though not surprising many wonderful
formations, described in books, yet living wonder.
nothing at present exists In the world far have
heard, to be at all compared with Them Irregularities
OF TINS sort are by no means commons and it is still
less common for them to survive the BIRTH 1t is there
FORE quite unusual for twins to be seen, the age OF
puberty perfect in every respect, one and that
rendering them objects of great curiosity and wonder
Not only the children lived but the mother was in good
health at the period of their departure from their ma
tive country. She a remarkable woman, having
given birth to seventeen chldren-twns every time
except once, when three healthy and now living chill
dren were born 1t would appear at the first thoughe
that these beings were objects of great commseration
but their happiness and enjoyment great not on
in each others society, but also in the visits and at
tentlon of strangers. They taught no tricks to
enhance the foolish part of exhibition, but are al
lowed to conduct as they please, naturally and easily
according to the momentay dictates of their feelings
intelligent and sensitive, all their movements are quick
and pleasing, and we have no doubt they would con-
slder misfortune to be separated, If opera
ton to that extent could be successful
The price OF admission is put high, in order that
visitors may have an opportunity to view them without
crowd; and after short and rapid tour of this cour
try they are to be conveyed to Europe.
The Stamese Yomh.--Itappears on the authority of
the following letter, which we copy from the Massa.
chusetts Journal, that similar prodigy to that present.
ed in these boys, witnessed Boston little mops
than hundred years ago.
by the following extract from MS. letter of the
celebrated DIR Cotton Maher, it will be seen that two
children were born in this city, in 1913 The letter
was addressed to member of the Royal Society In
London.
In the conversation which you allow me the honor
OF maintaining with you, you may depend ON nv en-
teraning you with nothing but what upon the strctest
nqusition will be sure, that will even challenge the
name of the late lnquisitor General of Portugal whose
name, find was Dom Verissima.
What now relate beheld We 18th of We 10th mo
1918. A woman in my next neighborhood had two
daughters which We're united to afford up shock
ing spectacle whereof myself one fthe spectators
They were in all points two lusty children, only from
near the tops of their breasts the lowest parts
Ut their abdomens, they grew together in such manner
that without destruction to both would have been inn
possible TO have parted Them Their union was for
the whole breadth of the chest, and their heads Law on
checks of each other, their in mutual embrace
oftheir bodies Had these united miserabes lived our
irst thoughts cannot but suggest variety of cases
which might have occurred in their condition not easv
% have been encountered ranswered; what must the
have done if this that which were easy to have
supposed, had befallen the other but the cases
we're all superseded at by their dying as soon as
hey We're born.''
The circumstance is also mentioned by Judge Sc,
ral in diaru