, 1865-03-22
THE 8IANlESE TWINS.
From the Philadelphia Ledecr.l

From the Ph,lndetnhla Ledecr.l
The 2iamese Twins huye bern lost from
public view for tie last few years. It mas
we'll known Of them that they had married.
two sisters, and settled down near Salisbury,
North Carolina. on d we'll stocked plantation.
In addition to this, they hare ample funds In
vested through their agent in New York
Through North Carolina medical gentleman
now within our lines, we had the other day an
opportunity of minute and full particulars
III regard to them.
Ever since tie war began, they have cou.
i'll the came 4ntet and harmony Us ever until
within two years. OF course no onc ever
thought Of drafting them, and their negroes
prospercd, except that when out Of temper
from any cause, it Nas apt to work itself of
in st,iklDg the first one that came to hand,
from Which the best escape was TO Keep out
Of the TRy. The brothers probably never
would have had any difficulty, hut that their
wives, though sisters, turned away their
hearts, md children we're tie cause OF this
estranGement.
Up to the period that each hnd five chit
drcn, I'LL prospsied well enough, but one of
them bad sixth, and this awokc envy and
Jealousy TO such degree that two sisters, not
beng bound together like the twin brothers,
wouid no longer live under the same roof,
though, we believe, still in different houses on
the tnme Plantation. Ihs biothers nrc now,
no t us, aoon1 y 'ents nd e. e aS o9t e one We
1e1;e'e, tle enual1el aIa ieeo1eE u tne t"o,
1ome, t%o +b ~ - a' ha uu" ,as eGn o.asF
c..In ,1,a "a. ~ deao i,,. t,a4 ~ - p~ " oacA'
mn1 kable bond that nnite6 them permits. It
is almost certain that should either die the
other could not survive even for more than 4
few minutes, as there Is an artery Us large rs
inc 1eRelal attefy 1nat connects thsm.
a 1eM years s'net lhey cofsesponaea Eitn
1on99p, as 70 1ne PoSao'llty OF ~ unb'licus
WHICH un:tes tnem benE cut: II 30 that IN case
Of tne death OF one, me nc Of ne other
.migh1 nc eaeeo. AT Inc fequeet ol Inc Lon.
don surgeon, they visited that clty. and
many experiments were tried TO determine
dnS s1e Si1e o fen an opeIa.aon . hmons
otuer tnipss' n,c WIS t1ea u1miy lof u
!e" minutes round lne eonnexlon between
I1eni, SO IS 70 -pfevtnt INC circulation or
y, oioou tntouS9 tae al1sry: but II seemed as
Il eacn WOULD expire Il 1nls were longer per-
s1StSu y i ~. At.
~, ne ~ snaa'lsr Q. tnc t"o msnIea away ana
lost LOST n!l conScioufness; and there were symp-
to,ns ffat ths same effect would follow to the
oiael, ont mat ne pr. cess could not DC con
II 1nled long enough without endangering the
ile OF MN VINO WIS lifst 70 1aint. Should
,t:a laG snaleI ana leeolsr aie, II n17ht oe worth
WINE making INC experiment ot operating,
other would be very small. Should, how
ever, the iarScr and more healthy Of the twin
brothers die, there would seem absolutely no
hope Of saving the feeblef Of the two.
Ficm al thus It Is evident, that though the
connection between these Two btothers Is very
remarkable and perfectly unique, 1t Is yet not 90
absolute as mas been usually supposed. IN
the American C5clopndia, lor instance, IT is
sa'd: thas 1nelr 1espl!anon N anu cremation
aIe Eeuetau3 s'neIunos ~ t4e cai4 sIats,
auu the,r hours VI slceplng nna waxing, tnelr
1oSs ano soIIo", apeeI anu pam, tdeas ana oc
slies, are tue same. lney realize tae 1dea Q!
perfect h!endsh'p, the TWO being one, aud
e5en Ecu tns two N lnouskt ano act As TO
toeas ne1nE Tue sa1he, tas ls 9y no meaas more
neGessaiay 80 lhan lacr Similar eoucation
ana n1pl1s WOULD occasion.
.,!:a Gacn one ean no,u contslsato9 ss VIII
o4AeIeut Pt1eoA ~ tAe sAtuo LINE. CAe uots
aot necessatuy 5noW, tnele1ore, Wnat may
oe communicalea 10 tne o1ncr, M1nougn tneF
1ee!1nes ano passions arc eeaelal'y slmuar,
Owing 70 Tug same causes opeIaung upon
DOLL. Even LUIS Is hot necessarily tae Csc,
re suppose, as 10 me degfees % lsenng,
oince 1n9 o!eaAluR out u t1e Ie1el'lon tnt5
%a 6oe n Inc ~ te gsa
church, having united with d small Baptist
hoye hern cnnst5e1ed yery worthy member;.
1honrh born Sjamesc.
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