, 1875-12-04
TIYIN!S.
An inquiry Into thc Cnuse nud r.,
tcni fk 81 m lnrtfx f1nfaraas, .n.a -'

An Enquiry Into thu Gnuse mud r..
tent df similarity F1ut,euen Yhrr1
Alr. FranciS aalsou lna in tho Noye,nbe, pur,,
bct Of fFdssr very Interesting article onInias
,he History Of Twins, AZ Ctirerlon 'Ia of .ia
lsoiasiv9 rowess e q n Natu.o aud Nurture Tas
obtained BY sending circulars oohtatnlup tttr'
tean gtoupB OF Questions to tw1s1a Or pcrs m, w.
t!mntaly acquainted With twins. Mr. GajJoo
distinguished throo classes, thoso ettnngly aIks
model Ately alike. aud extremely ditptmlir a,it.
Ing that whon the swins arc Of different so|o.
they Rro noyor closoly aiilke. S'1os
In eighty reported cassa OF close suiIp,ttv
thlrty.ivo entering very fully into do,Nl. tief,,
ence could bo specfAed In tho romeinaer 11a, tns
Lair aud eycs wo,e hlnos, hlwayB Identical sni 'pi
tho hoight, weight, nnh strength GENERALLY yoTv
nearly co. The manner And address ara ussslI,
very hmiar tho lhtonation. nhen ypeaLna
commonly, tho same though ii frequently n "
peuB tlht tho twins Sing in different hcys, Anp.
ilarlty y very rare III tlo Handwriting,
air. 4dltnn cites tnauv tniRtakeB mhdo br mas
relatives Notwithstanding ttlo tying VI distiI,
gn[aing ribbond 10 tina ono IL oiten leo. uhys.
ickol, or wI.iprclb by .ako for tho o,l.ets n
opo case doubt tclnI.u, whetlor tin cliiaras
wore not chauncd III their bath; In nnptl,er sn
artiat engaged to paint tho portrait of tNlns
ia aa ros,no 70 NY ca;a as'ao NJ, MS "4r and Slen
respective llkcucsses belonged. 1u many in.
htnticeB tutors coa!tl rot distinguish botvsrn
thelr pnpl!e; a twin niaior would tate two m,lts
,sssooa @ on 'mo nao gay 20 give tho other hoil
uas. twG t"lns were 1oha Of playing tricks
boys would mover own Which waa tho guilty ono.
ana a tao eompanants were sscr ccftsia which oj
tho two 10 "aa. DUO head massar used to sai
@ ~ "pu.a nosos s noa dao lnoeont for the guilty
fisted anothor at college. and tho porter refused
to let him cut becanso lie did not know which
was entitled 10 depart. Otbor brosho:s cons:ant.
X II tcnasEeu taEtno,h NJ nA!la "itnout discovery.
s,.Ia,, .e, IaS uauny ln'eA ~ astsnsa's1ig boz
=" ."'h o"t . ~. ealton found two casei
% mo contrary. lse Knows foar q
hyo instances q, oL aoubt during On onxapen1eni
.,L o. ma.Ilase. iIie a married. ilrht, but both
aaa Iell N lovs With her thera and then. a
inhnaEea 70 see ler homo cnd to gain htr alTec-
lion, tloash y went SOMETHING'S counting III h!a
pmeo @ ana helthhr tue iady nor her parents cou'd
G Izsn mi har va ,.1 ono ioaY tonatk4 that
an.ao'l, a.o ~ nos nano' M' aad not like kissing an
other po'sou Tho author suQsests nh expert.
,,sy Try ho" "a. doga cold d!stlngush eo
wns ns pds sS s 1 o sf'ass sas. ssss sd b.
Que whore an officer returned irom India sitter
tonf seafs 40 tanco VIA ntl'essa1 by btu father,
- taoaght you ,Eeto III London;" auoihor,
" unote an aeed mothGr hsti Hervonsly expected
.no return oi h9r HonIrcs India his sl!p being
4 -. n!
! saA4hs H,M loF anotnes brothor who lived wlth
aof; NO. no; 1eH hnl Joke; you know how
aoxloas an" Aa eulIous feature Mr; Gallon
ooIea tIe appnront intetrhangenolouesa, both Of
~ seven o. tne th!fty-!iTe eaBaa OF ooso stml-
lafsty Doth twlus suffered from aone Rpccla! all.
ueht or hatl aofne oxccptlonal raculia.sly. Tso
,'ateIb nad INC detect OF not nenK abba 10 como
'hein. put canie Gu at the nEo OF 20. Another
atr OF Twins haye sght rongenital fe1uro of
Que Ok tina 1o!utB OF tho lItlo inger; It WAS ia-
hsrIted ffom grandmother, but uasther raraota,
1ro:lefa. nor HlsteFB show tlo least tlsco OF Il.
~ u, another case QUO waa born ruptured. and tho
'tllsr became 80 ct SIX months old. Two twina 1t
ne age OF ~ Were attached by tootBache, md
he samo tooth had 10 be- oxtlaeteu In each caso.
mentioned in tho faitng-or Of tho bae. TTo
aaos arc mentioned OF t1oath from The sans dis
'aso; In ono bruthcr diod of Btisht's discaso,
md tho survivor died Of the same complaint
even months afterwards. In niuo out Of tho
hi1ty-tlve casos It appears that both twins are
Ipt to sicken at tho sane time. There are also
ted rho recorded instance Of pathological
eBamblaaco in twin brotber3 st,lioled
sIth aathna aud ,heumatio opthaI.
mia (Irousaeau's ""Cliuiquo b{*dlyais,a
quoted In Datwln'a "yagatIon under Do
nestlcntlou"), aud In two Insane brothers fDr.
1ureau's "PsyclIo|ogie Morbido"). In tha 1as.
er case both hrothoss considered themselves
ub1eot to persecution bY the eame sten,ios.
tho adopted tho same means, and syen when
onfned In separate asyluus they would, 1T ir.
eeular lntcryala OF lime, but uaualy On tho
Atno dnS, rouse themaolsca from their prossrA-
osirs iloorasion. IT,. oaiton - seat ,ao f.cts IL
bis cass to tho prominent physicians to the in1
ano Ia England, ASKING II they had ever Wit
essed anything almiaf. and received ia roply
aougn nosG F.ses ~ s5
ase OF insanity 10 twins is desstibsd bY Daums
tho ''Annales Modioo- -psyehologlques, fourth