The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-27

Eng. died at their residence in Mount |
Airy, Surrey county, N. G.. on Saturday |
morning. Chang was partially para zcd
last fall, since which time be has been
fretiul, very much debiitated, and strong.
ly addicted to drinking liquor as a means
of alternating his suffering He had been
quite feeble for several days-indeed so
much 80 MS to con6ne both brothers to
bed, but the illness was not so severe Ms
to excite alarm. On Friday the 10Th,
they retired to bed as usual but during
the night Change became worse, and ex.
PRED suddenly about 4 O'Clock on Satur-
day morning As soon as it was discov-
cred that he was dead, Eng became so
terribly shocked that he ravej wildly for
a while, at times exhibiting signs Of great
mental alteration. This attack was iol-
lowed by what seemed to be n deadly
stupor, and in two hours from the death
OF chang, Eng brcathed his last.
The twins were born at small village
on the coast Of Siam, in the year 1Sl |.
Their parents GOT their living by fishing.
and, until 1920, when Eng aud Chang
we're brought to the United States, they
made their living by selling sheltish.
Their mother bore seventeen children. At
one Zine she gave birth to three aud new
or less than two. But none Of these
children were delormed. The twins were
united at the anterior part Of the chest
by % prolougation ofa Kind Of neshy band
the size of the hand, This band Of flesh
was about two inches broad aud four in.
ches thick. The whole mass was tough
and capable Of being considerably extend.
cd. One could whisper in the ear OF one
Of them without the other hearing while
volatile salts applied to the no>tiils OF
one had 10 effect on the other and while
pinching the arm OF one excited 10 sensa.
ton in the other, still ii one but stuck II
pin in the exact vertical center Of this
connecting link both would finch from
the hurt. The twins were seldom obeorv-
ed to converse with each other. They
played good game OF draughts, ma lie
pretty much the same moves, and at the
same time, and frequently played against
each other.
After attracting a vast amount Of ut
tenllon among scientists and Psychologists
in the old world they mari . two sisters
and settled doTn near Salisbury, n. G.,
on y wol-stocked plantation. la addition
they had at one period ample funds in-
vested through their agent in New York
During the war they continued to reside
on their plantation, and lived in the same
quiet and harmony as ever, until q few
wears aticgward. Of course, no one ever
thought Of drafting them, and their ne
grocs pro-pcrcd, except when out OF TEN.
per from any cause, il was apt to work
itself Off in striking the first one that
came to hand, from which the best es.
cape was to keep out of the way, The
brothers probably never would have hat
any diilieuity,bu that their wives, though
sisters, turned away their hearts, aus
children were the cause OF this cstrange
) mcni. Un to the period that each hat
; FIVE children all prospc,od well enough
but Que Of them had a sixth. aud th
awokc envy ana Jealousy to such de
/ gree that the twin-si,ters. not being bount
together ike the twin.brothcrs, would N
longer i've under the same root.
The brothers were about iiity.lou
year OF age, but one. the smaller an'
icebler oi the two, looked about ten year
, older than the other They could tur
:, either back to back or face to face. bu
that as far the remarkable bend tia
! united them permitted. 1t mas Away
been considered almost certain that, shout
n either die. the other could not long SUI
h vivc as there was an artery as large 9
O the fcmoral artery connecting them.
. few years since, they CORE. pouded wit
Ii SOM OF the leading surgical oPeFaal99r;s 81
: bilious being cut, SO that, in case Of tn
\ death Of one, the life of the other Nigh
be saved At the reques. Of the Londo
4 surgeon, they visited that city, aud man
. experiments were tried to determine III
h safety Of such au operation, Anon
other things, IA ligature WIS tied iirnl
. for II few minutes around the coDucctio
0 between them, SO as 10 prevent the circu
o lation of blood through the artery. Bu
;. it seemed as if each would expire If thi
Is were persisted ip. The smaller Of tn
n two tainted away and lost all consciou.
n ness. and there were symptoms that tn
same effect would follow to TIE other, bu
the process ould not be continued lon
J enough without endangering the life Q
him who was the first 10 faint. Since III
y breaking out OF toe rebellion, the twin
. both dressed in the confederate gray, an
: were both members Of the same churcl
; having united with small Baptist churc
in their neighborhood, OF which they wer
) considered very worthy members, thong
born Siaincso.
: SPEAKING OUT IN Meeting. Religio
and politics, when they come together
y are art sometimes to act a. acid an
alkili, though it woul be difficult 10 81
! which il which. Wen stirred up, how
i ever. they cause lively etferyesccnc,
G Such was the case recently in Canada
parish when the French cufate was preach
ing politics in hi, church. lie was inter
c ruptcd during biz remarks ty sturd
c yoeman, who rose in his pew and cxclain
ed, 81 beg pardon, NJ. lie Cure but wha
: you are stating j. not correct Fc
this oiieuce he was arrested and b.ougt
; into court. The curate did not appeal
| yet the case was tried by the sitting mag
istrate. 1t was proved OF course, tina
the man had interrupted the sermon
J, Whether what he had interrupted wa
true or false. did not seem to enter int
> the case atsll, and perhaps the briugin
}, up Of the question would have been use
less, as the argument Of the case as pre-
sented was sammarily ended by the mag