Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-11-06
TIE sIAMESE TWINS.
Can Their Separation be SAFETY
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IRON me LOUISVILLE MEDICAL Journal
Our newspaper editors are again syecu-
lating and writing romantic articles Ou the
Ibuye question melted by the assertion
that Chang aud Eug are about visiting Par
is 10 aud a surgeon bold enough to under
take their separation. The whole move.
IN ut Is out another evidence of the lament
able ignorance of the public 10 medical mat.
ters, aud uC the pruIlt nj delight which the
world always takes III WRAPPING everything
C, INJECTED with the human ,ystt M IN the
groSsest mystery. There never has be, n il
question among medical men, ii her III tui,
country or IN EIropr, ia regard 10 h. teas
hiity OF the seplr=,i i tlest two ild vid
u,l. that tley are two beings having d.
ruGt =, z egatrd AID perfect organic .tlon,,
one from the other, as aay u,hrr two ind,
viduai,; hat there Is 10 physical, moral o.
mental uuity between them, the ouly con
urcIiou heiug short cartlIIgiunuS ami in.
,, gum, nfal band common TO the Two, the
81 yrrance o. winch would IA all probability,
he entirely hormiess; that no "seusatioi e,
uer vuus impressions, physical, morbid m,u
tai or u.rvo mental condition" ever ,Xhibii-
ed ",,hy seal uuity IN thrir du ! corp.ra,
e. Xi>iaucr," That they have NJ uri'v uf cor
crptiou>, impulses, thoughts, exc; thltll
never WIS the professional opinion that ur
death OF one OF tue brothers would iu-
stautly be followed by that OF the other, or
hat their separation was surrounded by
fearful difficulties, aud thai the ink row
binding them tOgef her Is not means OF
peIicCI phy steal union by which sensations
or impress iOus are conveyed nom one -
che other. Tlere is, in fact, nothing more
comm n between these Siamt Sc than VIVA
would have been acquired by any o,her
tsust Al. ltsl LII a a..
metallic cord aud subjected, As they have
ever been, to precisely similar circuusan-
ces from her birth. JUDGED, the band
uuitifg hem is almost iuseL ,ible, SO nucu
- tina, on ship. board, they were puiied
about by rope tied to il. No .sAring
vcs,el.h4S ever breu detected Ia IL, though,
undoubtedly, il is Just here and nowhere
else, in the centre OF this cord, made up of
grislle and skin and for about an irch on
either side, thai there are UesSekS and nerUeS
communicating from one 10 The other. Here,
but nulohere else a touch on he space indica
ted is teltby both Preciselu here. and here
alone IN he band unitinq them there is sensn
tj0n and nOthiug else lchdteuer co,niann to
6Oth fl they are inclined 10 sleep, cat, ETC.,
auu perform the functions ct life wlth gre &
similarity aud agree always in their tastes
and habits, We must recOhect that their sur
ruunumu~. pu-il ION. etc nave all been lrp-
cisrly aIks. Peopie forget, too. that one
OF them /, ,rratuble. the other very mild
one of them Is the larger, stronger, aud tn.
more intelligent, and be controls the other.
dis slightest movement Is followed bv the
weaker one from 1eceySitv and not. as is
generally Supposed, from uli,l Of lpiU or
Harmonious action. They play games, one
az INST the o her, and have unafreled lust
IKE other good brethren aud more tnan
ouce. Wine az sea, one wanted % take
colo bath 10 which the other objected, and
the captain had 10 Interfere 10 produce "A
How absurd. then. TO talk
OF perfect couseutaneous thought. action
etc, between themH
Tue decision given by the profession in
Elrope and America, thirty. eight wears
ago, when this case was fist put on exhibit
uun, was that tha nrameht OF union was
cattllaeipous. probably a prolopparion of
he euslform cartilage from the sterum.
aud the chief, If not the only objection o
ITS division has been that the r'ritnueun
might be- Invoked ia Clue op.rd-ou. IL Was
moreover NOT one demanded hy surg-,,
+ r the twins had lived aud m git vet lige
Tor year; the question ofsrparuiDn. there
lore. was with themselves or tHer guard
ans, aud not the profession. Thrr. y,rro
duc.ors on TINS subj Ct The case wss 10
VOWED in NJ iuyutcry and diagnosis was Ca