The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-27


ehrouoh n from no cn ma ,c.o Oh sv.tac nj
the other whether n i've com n,sea of hons as well
"a or cartiia~e and whetnar - land 1p nc sarev
divdaS TSo,, "a~ mmv,"e' ~ eoum y. n"e ~
cord DR. WARREN "a s.p'ss c,n nv ha"J on IN 10
snhstancs To- o., ny n 1n WrthaT
sxams, ,oLh h extreneiy n.ra, On .ur S, 81
the INNER mart of the rnrd oniv ana to he pro-
longed into the breast or eacn bow Tracing 10 up
ton "t me ans,sor &c @ ny ny sternnm or
| extremity of the hreosthnns The cartl,aces pro
ceen,nc from ascS .,arnmn, mao, ar an angle and
then seem m hs cn1nectI nv a 1ament 50 IS 10
form iont :" rms io'nt has y m"t"n upwards and
downwards I'D aiSn a ,a1sra, wotIon-the after
oner.v,nw n gu" sa srso that when the boys
| tnro ,n ai,h.r directiop tbe edges OF the
Resdes This there 70 notb,ng remarkable elt in the
| connact,n~ smhst,nce couId distinguish no
| nu.sating vesseI TIE whole OF this cord Is GOV.
cred by the SKIN. IL Is remarkably strong and has
| no yresr Sens,h;tv Tor they allow themselves to
he nnIed Nv a r"ne nsfened TO IL without exhibit
| ing uneasiness. Ia shlpboard one OF them some
Tines cI,mneS ON the ca stan OF the vessel, the
other following i as weii as could without com.
aaa sha mil on rms cora ia inherent directions
| as their attention was attracted by different oO-
ieets soon ne iceived that tins did not ha open.
Tho sliohtest mouIse of one TO move in any drec-
ton is immediately Iollo ed by tue other, taat
| they appear to be Influenced by the same wish"
| Tnis sarmony IN their movements DR.. Warren
| thinks is a haOit rmed by necessity. His iur-
| ther account oil their habits is extremely Gu
rlous:-
They always lace in one direction, standing
nearly side by S de, and are not aoe. witGout in
n.
that one Is always at the right and the other at
the lett. Although not placed exactly IN parallel
line, they abe TO run and leap with surprising
activity. On some occasions gentleman, In
sport. pursued them roma the shio, when they
came suddenly to the hatchnay, which hal been
inadvertently left open. The least cheek would
have thrown them down the hatcnway, and prob
ably Killed one or both, but they eaped over IL
without difficulty. They diner In intellectual
vlRUr. The perceptions OF one are more acute
than those OF the other and there Is correspond
ing coincidence 10 moral Qualities. ne VINO ap,
pears most Intelligent 10 some Waat irritable III
temper. while The others disposition Is mud
The connection between these boys gnt present
in regard to physiology and path llogy. There is,
no doubt, network o. oio0i vessels anu s0me
minute nerves passins from Que 70 e.le otaer DOW
lar these parts are caploe OF transmitting Tue
action OF medicines aho VI assesses ana es
pec!aly what med cines ana diseases are pvnt s
well worthy of consideration. u. W. thiaks tnat
any indisposition OF one extehus 10 tne oter Una.
they are inclined TO sieep ~ tme SANE us eat
with great similarity. Botn he and Mr.
Hunter are OF OPINION 'Aat touchlng
one OF them wht IN u. .nes are - ,n an,eep
given to one does not IN the ieas' aHect the o'her
There Is evidently no impression received oy INN
who is not touched. But me OPINION Just men
toned IS undoubtedly erroneous Inc slghlest
movement OF one IS so speedily perceived by the
other as Co deceive those who nave not observed
closely. There is no part OF them winch mas d COM
mon perception, excepting the middle OF the con-
Meeting cord and space near 1t. Wnen pointed
instrument Is applied precisely to the middle Of
the cord 1t Is felt by both and also for about an inch
| tied TO the individual OF the side touched.
s.ln the junction the CIR cuiatiOn there ia re-
! markaDle unlform.t y 10 the Two bodies. me pull
| satons OF the hearts Of both Coincide exactly
! der Ordinary circumstances. | counted seventy
| three pulsatlons III minute while they
were sittlnV-counting first IN one boy and
| then IN the other; | then placed my fingers on an
arm OF each boy, and found the pulsatons take
den V to look at INV watch. his pulse became much
| quicker than that OF the other: out after be had
returned to his .ormer posture in about quarter
|
| other; this happened repeatedly. Their respira-
lions are, OF consequence, exactly Simultaneous ~
moral identity and sals:-''rhere is no reason to
oouDt tnat tne inteIec.uai Operations VI tue Two
div,dnaIs who might he acc,den tally confined To-.
gether. whether similarity OF education aad tden-
IVY vi pos'non as " fd ou.vo.s mase ' ~
me ntal action / am un able to say-any farther at
least than that they seem 10 agree III their habits
an IN oas SUES. .. ,ouro,,o e. m +,o;, s.no,.
ton which. we may remark, appears to lie to
them painful subject, Tor whenever 1t Is men
sr,amnt ~ cmt tpe cord cr Senarata Ihem wonId
be attender with dan .er, though not necessary
fatal anu as they are happy IN their present state
me nr hous dc ho,nr az ,ha
adds he, ''rhey should be cut apart immedlat ely'
ne, however, quotes case rom AMBROSE Pare o.
az Ten years Of ace When senarat,on was ,nade
and the wound OF the surviving girl soon proved
lataL ~,
FROM tne repoFt VI DTS ml.ch!ii anu AIuetsol
we conecC theH oPiinon ,nas 'ne oanu WHICH y,
yoins anese eoss ms oauai WIN pro.lustu -.
@ iion .nH "a eaIn ooy upcn wy
euoIc VI coue nus " otnei sAeiGase tne SENSE ~.
Ieene VI tue sAu VI siiS oour 10 EoiIoseo "t.n
eaIn poy as IA a' h e aS, =" hs " ~ oi ~
ineae e NC n ~ ,or ca n oan ~
~as ous acioss az ~ any pa ~, Opo. I'M moud
pe Inaue inIo 'he oeHy VI e"on anu 'he "ooho
| Pfove ia.at. 49,, ,n.,., .ns v.o,, xo,u,.. A.
scr,n,Ive de,as IF tSa aiamese vnntbs With the
sotIpso ue.a' VI ..e - an SOuSis VIII sne
substance OF tne reports OF tne american pnysiciau
SOME ah1iety ior Tue oPinionS VI 'ne ifoess'oha
| lnen VI Jul o"n ooun"y
|
I Twins,
| ,,o,u.r, ~ n yon q. ,...
! mo'As'iii-h NJ C.' '"n' ~ 1919
! The Siamese Twins known as Eng and Chang
| Bunker by their neiphbors died on their far m
| - -, 49,. A., c. -, ~ n ~ ~,
near Mouht Any, iii surrey COUNTY W. w. on 'he