The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-17
The Double Baby.

| ,.nbIe baby. The Siamcse Twins are
completely "vershadwcd by this l"i'nt
wrn'lr There il living in Peru Tpwn.
ship. VI rrnw touniy, family named
F:ry. Up t" las' Wednesday morn,
ius /, c"r>ist,% uf Mr. Jn-eph Finley.
hls vile NJ ,ry aud iwo chiIdrsa, little
girls. uged three aud FIVE years: o.,
tina, m"luiug Mrs. F,uiey Was confined
and gave birth to twins joined t''gcther
in a lnaunrr unknown to the, books
When the gus>ipS brougl, the news OF
the event to our cry, and gave desrrlp'
tr"u> 1t the child, ur alh ch.!dre:', It
wa aughr a br 'ne pro'tssIr'll, ant
T. IA. unc u .n" OAK ... flo.
A gent cuan Hvirgi the v'c:mt' o
the Finley farm called "n one Of 'ur
phy>ic ans anh a>su' ed him hat there
was II" cxsggeratio" iu tie scriptl"n,
as he hid seen the wouIcr. CunVinc-
ed that there was somer hing in the case
party of gentlemen consisting of Drs,
}. Little aud T. b Williams, w. y
Seameut, Professor Of N"tural History
and Chemistry in the Ohio We>lcya"
University. aud 5. K. Donnavin, "u
the 10Th ulr visited the family. Be
fure reaching the Finley farm, III" par.
ty called ON A. E. Wcsrbruuk Of Ash
lev, who had been called to attend the
mo,hrr, aai learnel from him 'h,t tho
half had not been told DR.. Wfstbrook
accompanied the party An hours
drive brought them to the place. o"
going to the gate leading to the yard, u
written notice was discovered anuounc-
ing hat visitors would not be ad'nittcd.
This did not deter the party They
Immediately entered the ,ar.l, and Oh
reaching the front door of the dwelling
were met by Mr. Finley ('he father)
and q gcutlemau who appeared to be
acting rs his aid e,camp, who informed
them that they could be admitted to
see the show Oh payment of twenty-five
cents each, The, professor promptly
forkcd over, aud the party stepped in.
In few minutes the nurse made her
appearance with the wonder \! double
child was exhibited. Two perfectly
formed heads. one on either end Of the
spinal column. ..
To give clear idea Of it, just sup
pose that you sever the bodies Of Two
mon at the iewer part of the vbdumer,
and then put the two upper par t.
gcthcr, and you have the trunk of this
child. At the instance Of Drs. VII
IIITT.S = II : WIS TIk CT.
FROM it, and critical examination was
made. so far as could be without dplng
injury. From the oc'.upit Of one child
to the other, there is cuntinunus
spi:e in direct line. Upon one side
aud directly in the centre Of the trank
were perfectly developed hips, thighs,
legs and feet. They are in nice pro-
portion to the body of either child
On the opposite side there is one large,
inperfcc,ly formed leg, presenting the
appearance of the consolidation of two
legs. There are eight toes IN this limb,
two Of which have the appearances Of
great toes, bein. mu III lager than ,tc
others. Each has well formed head
good features, good chest good arms and
hands, lungs. heart hvrr aud stomach.
Between the p"rftctlt larmed limbs,
aud properly situated. ar: The, s."uS an1
sexual orgau- 10 r":.inuI. The lower
portion If the buweis, the hl,d,icr.. aud
perhaps III kidn",s, are u con"s"n--
Ali tie other prgaps are separate.
There was but uue un,bilicul rurd and
one plac'nth The icn.th # the body
is tw. MY inches, aud tie umbi'icus is
central in the abdomen auu equi distant
from each head. Ii nurses we'll at both
ends; and when first exhibited % the
parry one child was. ASLEEP and The
"rhrr was cr,irg, While the physi>
clans we're 4akiag their EXAMINATIONS,
both cried hut a few minutes after the
one whicn was cryin. tr-t went 10 sleep,
while thr thrr remained awakr. When
:ifhrr he.d aid cl lir perfect cg
whrc', w. ear 10 litgH hpai kicked
aud i ~ u. $3.50 -. -@E N..ssrl ia2
9th hc. '"malnd 1u NhH- els
th"r cried e tms e.. .a lEr,:,, i""
would move, but ~, i,mb cen.","et
,tti".ary Both. h"a ; nurse welt.
aud the chIid m-r,liIci children, are
/, xr:.i.nt ncatll Tie physiciaIs
al SC -, reason Why 1t. ~ lhcy,
!, u Il u"r ll,.. ! hr n,Ihcr l. u"ins
sell Th're WIS Is" phl>'c PR senr
- - 'irr!.. AID III labor pans laste''
:. ,i.'c,u mute.
;lr Finl y Is a I've to the i'nl"'rtanc''
I'd value 1T this dditiun tu ,l> family
lie is now ch ,girg gate money, and
&c informed the writer that he had
already entered ii,to an article oi ag',e'
menr with gr,.'l,msm ior the sale -!
the bod, # 1t should di, Price ike,
SI0.GO0 N..nrat,uhs are ~ pro-
for its exhhi'lon ifu lives He Is con
vlucld thrr, is .m"n ia II, dead 81
alivc. bul thuk, there is most III th,
latter condition.. Hn says that h" II
/ c nscinus uf the i"ct that hr""is nn un
lnrned mai, bu, .hs sense cnpngh ~
10 be fooled out Of it."-Dat~, ph'"
(,or.S Hfasiiauti C0nHiei ciuf
''' 81, MS
Must ierv2 be,very romaprie to be o
| your knees. before . l;'sely.o o, Eve,