The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-02-27
The Dead Twins.

Chang and Eng, which has been pro-
ceeding very quietly in Philadelphia at
the college of physicians, has been here
tofore confined to taking casts of the
different important and curious forma-
tions of various parts of the bodies,
photographing the remains, and daily
injections of chloride of zinc, to pre-
vent the bodies from decomposing.
Yesterday the autopsy commenced.
The dreaded scalpel was first used on
the connecting band between the two
brothers. The abdominal cavities were
entered for the purpose of examining
the viscera. This investigation was at
tended with most gratifying success,
and the physicians were rewarded in
their efforts in finding that the lungs,
heart, pancreas, liver, spleen, and ali
mentary canal were excellently devel-
oped in each, and that all the parts
above-named Tesembled those of ordi-
nary mortals,
Approaching the band, the lower por-
ton of the ensiform cartilage, or breast
bones in each joins by doubling or
bending out, making almost a long
union with distinct Joint at the cen
tral point of union on which the bodies
hinge freely. This joint is somewhat
similar to, but not so complicated, as
that at the elbow. The band at the
smaller part has a circumference of nine
inches, and when the link was stretched.
and the twins were stood as far apart as
possible, there was space of eight
inches intervening. Yesterday the skin
of each body was cut through poster
iorly, and thrown back from the band
and adjacent structures, exposing super
fetal and deep facia or fatty tissues in
the rectus muscle of each. The great
question of whether they could have
been separated in life was settled in the
negative by various abdominal sections
which were made. The peritoneum or
membraneous lining of the belly in
each was founl to enter the band, and
| four pouches or c1Ls-de-Sac overlapped
each other at the centre of the band.
The most marked feature here was the
presence OF two such pouches from the
body OF the larger brother, Chang, the
upper one shorter than the lower, but
each tapping one from above and the
/ other from below the single pouch of
J Eng. An almost exact idea of the ar
Tangement of these clsEs- de sac NAV be
obtained by holding the first Joint of
| the foretinger between the thumb and
finger OF the other hand. The astound-
| pg and curious fact was developed that
line passing down the centre of the
/ band would sever all three of these pro-
/ loDgations and open the peritonital ca
/ witty of each liver. If the knife had
been used in life, death would have
therefore most probably, if not neces-
/ sarily, resulted.
/ The examination yesterday and last
night alsoSshowed that there was a por-
tai or liner circulation through the heart,
4 as was seen from the passage of the in
! iecting matter used in embalming. The
abdominal organs lie in close contact
with these pouches, but are not contin-
nous into them.
Today most important investigations
take place by making deep sections into
the band, with the view of aseertaining
the umbilic connections, bearing on
| physiological manifestations IN the foetal
life of beings. - Philadelphia TeLe
/ graph, Feb. I7th.
THOUSANDS of men who toll ten hours
a day for a dollar and half will thinl
seriously OF turning their attention tC