The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-11-02
4 HUMAN MoNsrRoslrY
Canada's wonierfuI Twins, Born
with Ono Body, Two Heads aud
-Four Arms.
From the Philadelphia Times.

E4S4I tEV kulIh0G1PnIR LtHSS'
Prof. William II. Pancoast, Surgeon
and Professor 10 the Jefferson Medical
College. has brought to Philadelphia
tho wonderful twins from St. Benoit,
Canada. They arrived lutc on Satur-
day, aud at once werc taken BY their
parents, escorted By DR.. J. V. Shoe
maker, of this city, to the surgical class
at tho philadelphia Hospital. Here
Prof. Paacoass was operating in the
presence of somc Eve hundred students
aud crowd Of doctors, who had gotten
wind of tho Intended examination Of tho
twins.
Prof. Paucoast put tho twin baby on
tho table. 1t appeared to be two ba-
bics joined together u. tho baso of the
trunk, with, however, but two legs,
two heads, two separate iutelligsnces
apd four arms. Tho Professor made a
few introductory remarks on teratolo-
gy, aud referred briefly to the fOrua.
ton of tho Siamoso aud the Carolina
twins. Tho parents arc French Ca.
nadians, speaking no English, aud the
mother appeared quite frightened By
tho large audience. Prof. PancOast,
however, caImcd her anxiety, and then
he went on. Flo called attention to tho
fact that, though tho children were
called a mOnstrosity. they were really
Two pretty female infants. united a.,the
hips, and that there was nothing rcpel-
lauti in their appearance. He took the
ground that they wcIo entities, two
separate brains or intclligepccs. The
ono on the left Of, tho observer, Rose,
was hearty and strong, while that on
ths right, Marie, was not quite soarO-
ous.' eu0 was 'Fs'.u. from sse'u'ns,
"n''o Aos' was DFlsh'' sm'Aog anu
happy.
Hose aud Marie are tho names OF
this wonderfully close Jolntcd pair oil,
sisters that can never know separation
Nose-Slary woall be tho name tor
them taken as one. a toy waa handed;
Mary, she smiled, took 1t, and played
with it.. ..Rose. reached out her baby
hand, got tho toy, and also smiled and
chuckIed. Professor Pancoast thea
proceeded to show that the chlIdlen Are
separate down to tho edge OF tho ribs,
with separate heads, separate aFms,tw0'
to each, aud separate hearts. At the
breast bone the bodies arc fairly united,
but the rest of tho organs arc common
to both. There is but ono navel, and
th' buttocks arc united, terminating on
each side with well-formed leg, ono
for each Of tho jointed twins. Roaes
leg is very little fattor than tho one
- r
belonging to Marie, but both are Of
equal leugth and perfectly formed.
The professor continued to explain TO
tho highly Interested elass that while
tho head, arms and thorax, with It's
contents. were sepaFa'e'l' was pF0OaO'0
mat 1ne 'n'es'loa' canal was I0'nsI ~,
gotacF' as 'nes0 was Out .0nr mus anu
'nas 10 oil pFOOaO''i'y tue O'G'0'F aDu
WOMB are more or less un'.ea' Us 'ney
naa Ous one common ssn.'4'a' IL Ea0 ~
science Of aiplo'leFa'ot0gy 'n' o''
DenO1 t"'ns wOu'u s9n' uuueF .u'
nFss oruef 0l 'eEa'a 'a''a'aSHa' ""''H
means . suoJec' WIKI motG Of 'sIs SVp'
ara'!0a, Of Tue Ota'a a1G SP'na' 'O'u'
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and as-thc body had u nnloa appaF'
nut1u,s nj TIN Cnlg 0f tho skgrltlU il