The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
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: S'"' 'Ha'toI Gis4p'Hs VI Use buusn SptCleS
ever heard OF III uRy age or country. The
acccuchcnsent took place ut the home OF
he mother. and owing to its suddenne>s
not more than half IN hour being oc-
copied-oaiJ in the presence Of a female
Attendant, BY whose rare discretion tie
siugnlari:5 Of the being just brought into
the world wa. concealed from it's mater
uul parent. The mother was not allowed
sigh. Of her offspring until after the
physician who had been summoned 81.
rived, when it wps exhibited to her, and,
as We are told, caused her to suoon. And
no wonder, for human eyes pvobsSl,
never looked upon such an anomalous
development of the human form
One Of our prominent physicians. who
las seen and examined this strange freak
Of nature, farors US with the following
and accurate description:
This wonderful thing CAP &c truly
q led aoutc.ch There i bu. one
piue, a, each extremity of which there is
perfectly forurd shoulders. nru, and
hands, and good chest, containing lungs
and heart. rs any othr. bumsn being.
Each has alss stomach and liver. There
is tu, one navel, which is 10 the centre
Of the abodomcp. eguidis,unt from the
two heads. Itnu: the middla OF the
body tina. the two are grown ,oge:he:.
The abdomen appears to &c bu. one,
ADD the organs contained ia Il. below the
stomach and small iu.cs,inc,, ar, yrobs-
bly, common to tho two. us .hsre is bu,
one external ea!.es.
Upon one side, a, right angles to the
body. there IN well formed pair Of hips,
legs aud feet. Upon the opposite eide.
'hers is one large leg. (possibly the con.
sOlida'iOn Of The two legs.) upon the w
'remi,y Of which sLerc arc eigh, tees
Most nloustrosi,ies are repusuan. to lonk
upon. This ono is not in any respect,
excepting this leg.
This child. or those children. .re now
ten days ole. and doirg rs we'll as CHI
drsH mostly DO a: that period ofs1is,-
ence. It uursss at both heads. Oae
will be asleep while the other is crying.
and sometimes both viii sleep or cry at
tho same time. Tho natural outlets
frOu the body are il their natural posi-
ton, between the pcrfec. p.ir oflegs,
aud are conImon to the Two. there being
no outlet on the opposite side. In sex il
is fsmaie. The length fgoa the top Of
the head to to the top Of the other. is
twenty inches. The weight, at birth. Was
ten pounds"
Here, eerssialy, is problem for psy.
colOgiss, a, well as Psychologists. In shis
one being With one will add sentence,
or two beings. each having independent,
will and Consciousness aud different do.
.ire', impaIses. anu feelings. or is it
';sa ,ouls With bat single thought
spiritually Welded aud sran,fu.ed ~ is.y
sss physically uDiies! asiap, eircun.
''ahee. g9fs establish the theory of TWO
indiyidyal existepces. notwithstanding
tho identity Of sex and the intimacy OF
physical union. Persons who have seen
This inc1plieabls phenomenon inform US
that while one half ofi.-or perhaps We
should ,ay, one Of these blended e1isscn-
ses--has been crying and in the active
use Of its limbs. the other waS at the
fars time calmly asleep, and Whiio the
two legs on the other side. appsrsntiy IN.
der the control Of different will, would
bs undisturbed. AT the same hour one
Of these strange beiugs--if. indeed, Their.
are two-will be sick. while the other
seems to be enjoying perfect health one
may weep and the other appear to oe 81
the rama time perfectly uason,c Gus u
distress.
There are no terms III sar language
applicable to such q phenomenon; it is
something for which the dictionary mn.
kers have made no provision whstere.,
and which utterly sOufounds all gram.
matisal rule, az 10 gender. number and
person. Let any one undertake. TO write
abou, it. being precise As to the meaning
aud application Of terms. and he will At
once recognize tbs poverty Of language.
"a might he expected. the house of
Mr. Finley has during the past ten Gay,
besT oyorruD With visitors sonc TO wiz
ness this wonderful curiosity. So grea,
is the press that it has been found aeee,-
sary to charge an admission fee, which is
nov xv.i at ,,ns dull,r W. und, rAt.nd