, 1870-12-03

nm Chang br Severed from Eng7-
Ghnn@'s Paralysis aud Ens's Con.
f''emcnt In tkcd-Whnt shall be
bone Nheu Either 1bies1
From tie .yfw York sun.
Inc TACT that Chang, one Of the SiAmese
reported by the press; and as tho singnf.r
u1ion OF these brothers, WHO ara Joined to-
Eether ey hollow ca.si!s Eiuous baud or EgA-
tnre. has been the clus4 OF mich 81 c 11atlou
~ the orlzlnG by eminent m. dlct1 neu In this
country aLd in Europe, the following detsile,
sun !e.tc1day BY = gentleman who rec .ntly
met them u their home. will ho OF @oecial iu-
terest to those who have t1a 9 for the iQyas-
tlessiou Of p%y<ical phenomena
Chang ard Eng visited Europa IN February
lstt under an Engagement to exbitit them
about six months. retuztiug. to this c,uasrg
IN the cucard eteanocr which arrived here OF
the 18th of Augusr. While On The Hay over,
AZ they we're teatt d at i table engaged in i
Qame Of cEets with The Captain Of tbs shtp,
Chang vas et,u with parAly.i. Of the rishl
HMt. Be became utterly heIpEe-e. and wa
obliged to keep in bed the remainder Of the
voyage: Df course Eog, although rot 1t Iii
atfecled in Ills own rer.ou by tile unhappy
yisltat,ou which afflicted hit brother, WAS
obliged to keep the latter company aud also
colfine himself to mis- berth.
Oa the arr1val OF ths steamer, the tEius
spent tevttsl fAys in TAyIor's Hotel in
jeEser City. and ChArg improved TO much
that the brothors were p! le to sit up. Aai
finally 10 s, to their home in Mt. Airy, Surrey
Con II, ~ c.
Sirce tbelr return to North cazolin. Ching
hst gated Htesdity in genaral hestth, bot his
right log continues useless This, however,
docs moi prevent the twins from going about
aId Attenctrg to their ozdinarJ ATocations.
Ibose Who hAvo seen this cutioas pair viii re-
collect that Eng stands on the right or on st.s.
and Charg On the Left aud that the inside
a1m Of eaIh il usually thrown around the
othtr's b.ck O. netk. III their p1eaent condi-
tiou. the way thes manage to uove frou plics
to placo il 1Lis Chang ties up his right or in
ride leg in cling, and with tue eupprrt Hiyea
hin By crutch under the left shoulder, and
the aid of biz brothers arm, finds no diff :ulty
in n1akibg his way around the plantation ~
easily ~ ever.
The most singular thing about this OK 'r.or-
dintry case il the fxci that during the whofB
Of Chang's severe and dangerous Illness Eng
bas been in unnsuallv good health and spirits,
not excepting the Tins during which be Was
cortited 10 bis tEather's sick bod. He has no
nial t. 10 disunited from Chaag. oven il he
could be convinced that the operation would
to free ffutn Inconvenience Of dangers MI =
not believe that hls father would ever consent
10 reps,a,itn .hould Chang die frat.
Distinguished n,scical authorities have dif-
feled in regard to tito pracsic,b,slsy OF aepa-
rating tho twins by Surgical cpsrAtiou,
though tbs general opirior has seen that Ii
might be Accomplished with safety. Soue
have tuo7 7ossd that tho fact that
the brothers hass but single
u,nbilicus, which il eitua cd in the
middle OF the ligasure that uu.:es them, iudi-
Gates conversion Ia the circulation Of the
blood through the two bodies which would
rerder IN operation dangerous but tho cir.
cuustaIcas attending Chaug's innesa ECON tQ
d!E:ose OF this objection.
One peculiar iLcooyeaience has resulted
! from ChApK's misfortune. ChAuG and En1
| beth Of whom have Considerable families
| keep M distinct domestic establishments, ant
tteir houses are eeparsted b5 \ distances o
tbIee-forTths Of mile. Bet@een the t~t
| residences 1ows rapid c.eek. which the.
croestd &.y means Of foot-:ridge, canais.,nl
OF i ttrE'o log, squared and hswed. Ove
this narrow pathway tue txo could crose will
| ease uhile they ware both well, but in CHING
rre.ent rendition they find 1t impossible i
accomplish The passage. As they are msn o
no little fo1cs ot character, however, It
al;oeethsr probable that by this time the
h,sr fourd means to obyiate so ve1atiou8
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