Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-01

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49, $3.50 ofx6Oke1Ao1s
s5uk ~ tSllksslpsss Age.
~ oIanss 4vsss have been isst 'so -
pdhaae ~ fseahs lssG few year: -
~ kneWo q NO that they hsd s.,:.s'..
- r1o11ra. ~ asttlsd down near O ',isr,
~. N~1A '2lnrsliua. on . well ssocss1 ~.
SssisC rs s1adition 70 this. they ~. 49,. 4,
~ e..as i.veseed through their ss s n
6~Sss Thrsush North Carot IT," -. =.
~ .s-ss.... now within our l'nes, -.
~. 49, asv IN opportunity o. .''''
~ n .s,.;sulsrs in regard 70 them.
- s ~" she Nm begsn. thsy nsve con "i
49,, s H"s,Ss On their plantation sno
ssnsS9 - ''.. -. oeSet sad harmony ?
nve two years. or course 10
80 ens'' ~"" OF draftiag -t:s's' snu
cac ever tno, rrcspcred except thas w.."
sne's negroes Tom apy cause. i was ~. !"
cut Of temper IRON g 'tr;2ine the first one ths
wosk itself on ~ rhich the best escape
Aoe = ~ al or the way. IRE brotner'
-: g ~ 49, would have had any DIN
p'"o IN that their wives, Though sissess
sarnsl away their hearts. ana en''o'e" -"
she go u this sstrangemeII Ii,
In % ths period that each nsd nvs Gun =,
aren. IN psoepsred well enough: ou' o"s :,
shem had ssxth, and th's awoks envy ~
;sSlousv 70 such degree that two s'ste.s
ros heiae bound together Ike me WI
Ss,,her,. would no longer live under ,ne
s.me roof. though, We believe, st,il IN oil
s.r.n, houses On the same plantation. Inc
hro,hers are nov. il seems, about n'ty years
n .-e hint one. VIC believe. the smaller and
S..l,isr n the two. looks, il Is said, now iui
!, Ten ve.rs older than the other. Ihey
IN turn hack 70 back, Or face to face, but
~, 4 a lnr = the remarkable bond thas
.c;tsa Tn peemita. 1t II almost certain
shss should either die the other could rot
sr,,;v. even for more than few minutes,
q thsrs il an artery as lar a. the iemcra'
arteeS that connects them.
fee years since they ccrrespondetl
v;,h sorpe u the leading surgical opcrator'
in Londou. a. to the possibility Of the UNI
billions which unites them being cut, so that
In case Of the death Of one, the life Of thu
Other might DO saved. At the r, quest Of thu
London Surgeon. they visited that city. an
many experiments were tried to determine
the safety Of such an operation. Among
other things, ligature was tied firmly fot
q fec minutes round the connexson between
them, so ~ to prevent the circulation Of
blood through tho artery. But 1t seems d
il each would expire il this were longer per
aist9l jn.
The smsller Of the two tainted away and
lost al consciousness, and there were syinp
toms that the same effect would follow to
the other, but that the process could not b.
continued long enough without sndangsr
ing the life OF him who was Il at to faint
Should the smaller and feebler die, it might
be worth while making the experiment OF
operation. but the prospects Of prolongine
the life Of the other would be very small
Sh,uld, however. the largest and MGR
healthy u the twin brothers die, there
would Sesm absolutely no hope Of saving
tie fcebles Of the two.
From all this il is evident, that though
tho connection between these two brothers
was very remarkable and perfectly unique
il ia yet not 40 absolute rs has been usually
supposed. In the American CyclopGdia
for instance, il is said that "their respira
zion and circulation are generally synchonL'
in the calm state. and their hours Of sleep
ing and waking. their joys and sorrows. an
ger, and pain, idcds and desires, are TIL
same. They realize the idea Of perfec
friendship, tho two being one, and each on
two IN thought and sct' As TO ideas beinl
the same, his IL by no means more ne .cs
sar'ly 70 than their similar education an,
habits would occasion.
Each one can hold conversation with
different person at the same timo. tine doe
not necessarily know. thcsetore. whas "'
BE- communicated TO the other, a'thout
their feslings and passions are general
similar. owing TO the same causes opcratr'
upon both. Even this is not nccessar'
the case, VIC suppose. AS TO the degrees
feeling. Since the breaking out Of tho
bellion they have both dressed in the Co
fsdcrate gray, and they are both 'ncmbe
Of the samc churct,. having united with
small Baptist church in their neighborhoo'
Of which the, have been considered vc'
worthy me..nbcrs, though born Siamesc.