The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-02-05


terribly shocked that Da afed wildly as
= whlIe Of times exhibiting signs oG great
meaAl alteration. This .HaeA was ta'-
lowed 10y whA, seemed 90 De deadly stH-
par aud 80 twa b9ur, lrom tae saath ag
Chang, Bag brgalard lis hst
The twins were born in q amaH village
ca The coast of Siam m the year ISll.--
Their parents got their living by fishing.
aud. until 1899, when Eng ana Chang
were brought 90 tie United States, they
made their living by selling sheiI-dsh.
Their mother bore seyeateeB children.
At Que time she gave birth to three, aud
never les, than two. Eat uaau OF these
children were dciormJd. The twins were
united 81 the anterior of the chest hy a
prolongatiou uf kind Of acshy band the
size Of the hand This baud Of flesh was
about two inches broad aud fuur inches
thick. The whole mass was tough and
capable Of being considerably extended,
One could whisper in the ear of one OF
them without the other hearing, while
volatile salts applied to the nostrils of
one had 10 effect on the other; aud while
piuching the arm of one excited no scusu-
tion in the other, still If one but stick a
pin ia the exact vertical center OF thjs
connecting link both would finch from
the hurt. Tho twins were seldom obscrv-
ed 10 converse with each other. They
played good game of draughts, made
pretty much the same moves, aud at the
same time, and frequently played against
each other
After attracting q yGst amount Of At
tentiou among scientists aud phy ysioogists
IN the old world they married two sisters
and settled down near Salisbury, ~ c..
on well 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, aud lived In the same
quiet and harmony as ever, until some
few years aherward OF course no one
ever thought OF drafting them, and their
negroes pr0spered, except when ont OF
temper 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 bro
theirs probably never would have had any
difficulty, but that their wives though
sisters, turned away their hearts, and
children were the cause of this estrangc.
memt Up 10 the period that each had
five children all prospered well enough,
hat one of them had sixth, and this
awoke envy and jealousy to such degree
that the twin sisters, not bound together
like the twin brothers, would no longer
live under the same roof.
The brothers were about fllty-iour years
of age, but one, the smaller and focbler
of the two, looked about ten years older
than the other. They could turn either
back to back or face to face, but That ia
as far as the remarkable band that united
them permitted. 1t has always been
considered almost certain that, should
either die, the other could not long sur
vive, as there was an artery as large as
the femoral artery, connecting them. A
few years since, they corrcsponded with
some Of the leading surgical operators in
London, as to the possibility Of the um-
bilious being cut, SO that, in case of the
death of one, the life of the other might
be saved. AT the request Of the London
surgeon, they visited that city, and many
experiments were tried to determine the
safety OF such an operation. Among
others, Il ligature was tied fer few min
utes around the connection between then
so as to prevent the circulation Of blood
through the artery. But it seemed as II
each would expire, il this were persisted
in. The smaller of the two tainted away
aud lost all consGi0usncs. and there were
symptoms that the Same effect would fol.
low TO the other, but the proccs, could
not be continued long enough without
endangeriug the life Of him who was the
first to faint. Since the breaking out Of
the rebellion, the twins both members Of
the same church, having united with a
small Baptist church in their neighbor-
hood, Of which they were considered very
worthy members, though born Siamese.