The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-07
DEUCE OF HEARTS.
Wan with Two Hearts and Two sets
OF Rihs-WOnderfuI Fents or
Strength

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kansas City Journal.
lhere Is at present in this city u man who
IS a living enigma which 'r, 80; -.
fra. eylichsei hon uao - sno entire me'lcal
Of the United States has been upa.
Bile to read. The man, whose namo j. Jos.
eph Thomas, has been examined By all the
prominent physicians and Psychologists OF
tho east among them being DFs, Hamilton,
Sayer, Woods, Sturgis, Pillori and Marco
OF New York, Noyes and Agnew, of Phis.
delpbls, besides many others known TO tbe
profession through the whole breadth of TIM
continent NJ practitioners and suthors of the
highest epu,e.
None Of the learned gentlemen have beam
able to offer any theory MS TO the manner Of
the mans construction, mud tho whole of
natures special plan for this particular case
Will never DO known until the time arrive.
when an autopsy may DO held. The living
puzzle was found by journal Reporter yes.
terdsy, and conveyed to the office of prom.
inent young physician of tie city, and a
thorough EXAMINATION entered into
Thomas Is a colored man; he claims I, he
from tho land OF the Zulus, but the Ordinary
observer would sci him down TO DO an E.bi.
opian. He Is short and stout, being no,
above live feet four inches in height. and
weighs about loo pounds. The principnl
peculiarly of his make up is internally. and
u was his organic development which was
lirst examined. Thomas may DO ap,ly do.
scribed MS duplex action man.
Nature was singularly bourtful in nm.
holsterirg him, and started him into tho
world with two perfectly developed hearts,
both In good working order and also a
double supply of ribs. Thomas, in the
course OF conversation, had stated that no
had two hearts, one on the right and one on
the lett side. II WAS at first thourht tbs,
what he called the second heart was An sneu.
rism, or enlargement of an artery. The
close examination disclosed the TACT that tho
mans statement was strictly true, and the
Locations OF tho two organs were distinctly
mapped out by percussion and oscultstion.
The lett heart occupied the normal posi.
ton; the right occupied an exactly similar
position on the opposite side. After those
present were fully satisfied of the existence
OF two hearts Thomas sat down in chair.
he then produced vermicular action Of
the recti muscles Of the abdomen: tho CON,
volutions were frat upward and then down.
ward. This was followed by the de.
scent OF a second set Of ribs. The ribs wor,
counted and twenty-five found on each side:
Two breast bones could also DO plainl,
ielt All the true ribs were there
fore there in duplicate; but ono sol Of
| uoattng ribs were found. Tina mul,u,, 4,
parvo then produced several cheerful expsr
men's with his pair of hearts. Tho lef
organ was brought down into the left in,
guinal region; which was followed by bring.
Ing tho right heart into a correspondin,
position on tho other side. Tho exhiara,ins
exercise was repeated several times, an,
down In the mans abdomen,
Thomss muscular development IL nearly
marvellous as bis organic structure, ri,
muscles arc - hard ~ marble, and Il was An
utter impos'ibili.y 70 indent The flssh viii