The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-04-14
The siamese Twins.

The Siamese Twins have been lost (
from public view for the last few
years 1t was well known of them
that they had married two sisters,
and settled down near Salisbury,
North Carolina, ON well stocked
plantation. In addition to this they /
have ample funds invested through |
their agent IN New York.
Through North Carolina medical
man now within our lines, we had the !
other day an opportunity of minute
and full particulars in regard to them.
Ever since the war began they have
continued to reside on their planta-
ton, and lived in the same quiet and
harmony as ever until within two
years. Ofcourse no one ever thought
of drafting them, ando their negroes
prospered, except when out of temper
! from any cause, it was apt TO work of
by striking the first one that came to
hand, from which the best escape
was 60 lseop out OF the way. The.
brothers probably never would have
had any difficulty, but that their
wives, though sisters, turned away
their hearts, and children were the
cause of this arrangement
Up to the period that each had five
children, all prospered well enough,
but one of them had sixth, and this
awolle envy and jealousy to such a
degree that the sisters not being
bound together like the twin broth
ers, would no longer live under the
same roof, though, we believe still in
different houses on the plantation--
The brothers are now, 1T seems, about
fifty years Of age; but one, we believe,
the smaller and the feebler of the
two, looks it is said now fully ten
years older than the other. They
can turn back to back and face to face,
but that is rs far as the remarkable
bond that unites them will permit
II Is almost certain that should either
die the ether could not survive even
for more than few minutes as there
is an artery, large fDmoral artery
that connects them.
} A few years since they correspond
, led with some of the leading sHrgical
, operators in London, as to the possi-
hility Of the umbilcus which unites
them being cut, so that in case Of the
death of the one the other might be
, saved At the request of the London
surgeons, they visited the city, and
.tmany experiments were tried To de-
termine the safety of such an opera
tion. Among other things, aligature
was tied firmly for few minutes
,.ound TIE connection between them
90 no to prcveut the circulation oi
blood IN ,~ough the artery. But II
. soomnd "a II each would expire if this
were longer pcrs'. .'tea H. e
The smaller Of S.he two falntee
, away. and lost all conscr.. usness' ah'
there were symptoms that the '','i'
effect would follow to the other, W
that the process could not he contin-
ned long enough without endangoring
- the lie of him who was first to faint.
! Should the smaller and feebler die,
ii would be worth while making the
| experiment of operating, but the pros
poets OF proioDging the life Of the
, other would be vel'y small. should
= however, the larger and more healthy
: of the twin brothers die, there W'uld
seem absolutely no hope Of saving the
2 feebler of the two
From all this il is evident, that
1 thought the connection between these
t two brothers is very romarkoble and
perfectly unique, it is yet not so abso
lutte as has been usually supposed
= In the American Cyclopedia, for in
stance. it is said "their respiration
: and circulation are generally syn
h chronous in the calm state, and thei
!; hours of sleeping and waking, thei
ljoys and sorrows, anger and pain
ideas and desires are the same. They
n realize the idea of perfect friendship
II the two being one, and each one two
e in thought and act " AS to ideas be
4 ing the same, this is by no mean'
G more necessarily so than their similar
u education and habits would occasion
J. Each one can hold conversation will
s different person NJ the same time
One does not necessarily know, there
IS fore, what may be communicated t
the other, although their felings anC
e passions are generally similar, OWN;
;, to the same causes operating upoi
e both Even this is not nccessaril.
the case, especially, we suppose, as &
II the degrees Of feeling Since tn
breaking ont OF the rebellion, the,
: have both dressed in the Confedcrat
gray, and they are both members o
:. the same church, having united witt
II n small Baptist church in their neigh
d borhood, of which they have bee
Il considered very worthy members
5 though born Siamese, Public LEA
2 ger,
Womanss Symuuthv for Our Soldier.