Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-12-01

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the Territory Of Michigan"
10. July 8, 1886, it was included
as a part of the newly organised
TERRITORY of Wisconsin"
IL. June II, 1888, it was inc!uded
in, and constituted a part Of the new
ly organized "Terr,toYy of Iowa"
12. December %, 1886, it was ad-
mitted into the Union as q STATE
Correspoadsaes Ciaeinnati Comusrcial.
The Siasssese Twins OuaAone.
DELAWARE, OctoLer l7.-Our com.
munity is much excited over freak
Of nature in the production OF a
double baby. The Siamese Twins arc
completely overshadowed by this in
FAINT wonder. There il living in Peru
township, Morrow county, family
pamed Finley. Up TO last Wednes-
day morning it consisted Of Mr..
Joseph Finley, his wife Mary, snd
two children, little girls, aged three
and five years. On that morning
Mrs. Finley was confined and gave
birth to twins, joined together in q
manner Unknown to the books.
When the gossips brought the news
Of The event to our city, and give
descriptions Of the child, is was laugh
ed at by the professional, and pro-
nounced good hoax. A gentleman
living in the vicinity of The Finley
home called on one Of our physicians
and assured him that there was no
exaggeration in the description, as he
had seen the wonder. Convinced
that there was something IN the case,
. party Of gentlemen, consisting oi
Drs. J. A. Little and T. 3. Williams,
w. o. Seamas,s, Professor Of Natu.
raj History and Chemistry N the
Ohio Wesleyan Uniyersity, and S. x.
Donivin, on the 10Th inst, visited TIN
family. Before reaching the Finley
farm the party calle | on DR.. A. =
Westbrook, Of Ashley, who had
been called to attesd the mother,
and learned from him that the hall
had not been told DR.. Wcstbrook
accompanied the party. An hours
drive brought them TO the place. On
going to the gate leading 70 the yard
Z written notice was discovered an
nouncing that visitors would Pot be
admitted. This did not deer the
party. They Immediately entered
the yard, and on reaching the front
door Of the dwellinn they werc met
by Mr.. Finley (ths father) and . gen.
tieman who speeared to Be acting -
his aid-de camp, who informed the
party that they could be admitted to
see the show on the payment Of
tversy five cents each. The Profes.
g. promptly forked over, and the
party stepped in. In . few minutes
the nurse made her appearance with
the wonder. A double chlld was ex-
hibited. Two perfectly formed heads,
one on either erd Of the spinal col
umn.
To give clear idea Of it, just sup.
pose that you sever the bodice of
two men at the lower part Of the
ABDOMEN and then pat the two mp
per parts together, and you have this
chill. At tho inst tance of nra Will
llams and Little, the clothing was
taken from it, and critical examina-
tion was made, 50 far as could be
without doing injury. From the oc-
ciput Of one child to the occipst Of
the other, there is continues spine,
in direct line. Upon one side and
directly in the center Of the trunk,
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, imperfectly formed leg, pre-
senting the appearance OF the con
solidation of two legs. There are
eight toes on this limb, two OF which
have the appearance OF great toes,
being much larger than the others.
Each has . we'll formed head, good
features, good chest, good arms and
hands, lungs, heart, liver and stom.
ach. Between the perfectly formed
limbs, and properly situated, are the
anus and sexual organ, in common
The lower portion Of the bowels, the
bladder, and perhaps the kidneys, arr
in common. All the other organs
are separate.
There was but ono nmbilical corr
and one placenta. The length OF th,
body 10 twenty incheA and the nm
bilious is central in the abdomen, ani
equidistant from each head. Itnursel
well At both ends, and, when first ex
hibitcd to the party, one child wai
asleep and the othcr was crying
While the physicians were making
their examination, both cried, but, {
few minutes alter, the one which waa
crying first went to eleep, while the
other remained awake. When elth'
er head would cry, the perfect leg
which was nearest to that head kicked
and drew mp, while the leg nearest
the other head remained quiet. When
either cried, the toes on the imper-
feet foot would move. but the limb
remained stationary. Both heads
nurse well, and the child, or rather
children, are in excellent health The
physicians could see no reason why
It, or they, should NIT live. The
mother is doing we'll. There was no
physicians present At the birth. and
the labor pains lasted nearly fifteen
minutes. ~.
Mr.. Finley Is alive to tho impor.
tance aud value of this addition "a
his family. He ,s now charging gate
money, and he. informed the writer
that he had already entered into an
article of agreemest with : gentle
man for the sale OF the bods, it Il
should die. Price at olO,00O. Ne
go,iat,ons are in progress for its ex
hibition ii it lives. He i convincet
that there is money in It, dead q