The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-11-19
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Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial, Oct. 24.l
There is living in Peru township, Nor
row county, family named Finley. Up
to last Wednesday morning it consisted
of Mr.. Joseph Finley, his wife Mary, and
two children, little girls, aged three and
five years. On that morning Mrs. Fin
ley was confined and gave birth to twins,
joined together in manner unknown to
books To give clear idea Of it, juss
suppose that you sever the bodies OF two
men at the lower part of the abdomen
and then put the two upper parts togeth-
cr, and you have the trunk of this child.
At the instance of Drs. Williams and Liz
tie, the clothing was taken from it, and a
critical examination was made SO far 40
could be, without doing injury. From
the the occiput of one child to the occi-
put of the other, there is a continuous
spine in direct line. Upon one side,
and directly in the center of the trunk,
were perfectly developed hips, thighs,
legs aud feet. They are in nice proper
ton to the body of either child. On tho
opposite side there is one large, impcr-
fectly formed leg, presenting the appear
ance of the consolidation 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 WELL FORMED uEAD,
Good features, good chest, good arms
and hands, lungs, heart, liver and stou-
ach. Between the perfectly formed limbs,
and properly situated, are the anus aud
sexual organ, in common. The lower
portion Of the bowels, the bladder, aud
perhaps the kidneys, are in common. AL
the other organs are separate. There was
but one umbilical cord and one placenta-
The length of the body is twenty inches,
and the umbilious is central in the abb
domcn, and cqui-distaut from each head.
1t nurses well at botE ends, and, when
first exhibited to the party,
ONE CHILD WAS ASLEEP AND THE OTHER
CRYING.
/ While the physicians were making
their examination, both cried, but, few
minutes after, the one which was crying
first went to sleep, while tho other re-
mained awake. When either head would
cry, the perfect leg which was nearest to
that head, kicked and drew up, while the
leg nearest the other head remained quiet.
When either cried, the toes on the i'm
perfect foot would move, but the limb
remained stationary. Both heads nurse
!. Il
dlen, are in excellent health. The ply
sicians could see no reason why it, or
they, should not live The mother IS
doing WE'LL There was no physicians
7 present at the birth, and the labor pains
lasted only fifteen minutes. Mr.. Finley
is alive to the Importance and
, VALUE OF THIS ADDITION TO HIS FAMILY.
, He is now charging gaze money, aud
he informed the writer that he had al
ready entered into articles of agreemers
with gentleman for the sale of the
body. if it should die. Price fixed is S10,-
600. Negotiations are in progress if 1t
lives. He is convinced that there is
money in it, dead Or alive, but thinks
that there is most in the latter condition
: He says that he is conscious of the fact
i, that he sis an unlarned man, but has
sense enough not to be fooled out Of it.
SUBrERRANEAN EGREss FROM PARIS
"A Paris correspondent writes: "a
: story which is afioat in Paris is that oi
! the existence Of a subterrancan passage
a with one entrance beyond the fortiica
: tions and another in Paris itself l have
: seen the letter conveying the information
G to the authorities. The writer says he ha:
: II from one of the masons employed il
# the work, who offers to come to Paris
y with a safe conduct.-hc being a German
c The letter seems quite honest, and some
o of the details are curiously minute.
fancy the writer isOn good faith, bu
that he has been hoaxed by some Ger
man workmen. The subterrancan pass
!. age is said to have been the work of sis
e years, and to have been dug by German
V workmen, on high pay, who wtrc always
q taken 10 and from their work blindfoldcd
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1t is said that heads of lettuce can bt
! produced in winter in from "A 10 AZ
! hours by taking box filed with ricl
: earth, in which one third OF Stacked
: lime has been mixed, and wa ering thu
! earth with lukewarin water, then taxing
a seed which has been previously softcnet
\ by soaking in strong brandy twenty fou
hours, and sowing in the usual way. w
- = are assured, but will not vouch for th'
n !, fact, that a good sized head OF lettuc'
- can be obtained in the time metioned.
a. The daughters of the late John Bus
~ sing, of Yonkers, having been only DC
9. queathed 100000 each, while thei
y, brother received farm worth SIz,ou'
=, and $50, 900 in cash, are now endeasof
"a ing to prove the insanity OF the testa,oE
Id in order that there may be an equal DIS
ar tribution of the property.
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