The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-11-13
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iai that 4 great many OF you were
pirticulsrly interested in the chat we
h,i last woek about the Siamese twins.
4 Gentleman writes to me asking whether
Chang and Egg were the only uonstrosi.
ties Of the kind ever born Almost any
BODY could answer that queation in the
negative. These Of you who are wicked
enough to 60 to the circns will doubtless
remember Mile Chriatinc, "thc two
headed girl" who has been exhibited in
every country in the world. 1t Is my
candid opirion that sheer they--is, or
area far more wonderfu! freak Of nature
than were the Siansse Twins, Mile
Christine has nsvsr been psrai;sled un-
les,. perhaps, we except n etrange cres.
tere born In the year lACo in Scotland.
There is q very interesting sccouns given
sy q correspondent Of She London Iaacei,
which will repeat to you.
Tho mons.ro,ity," he says. 'is de-
scribe lin the 'nistorii Il rum scoticarum'
OF George Bachaasu. IN the reign OF
King Jsmes III, Of Scotland, there vas
born in that country. about the year
l46c, a creature having the lower part OF
its b,dy like that Of human being Of
the male sex. but from the nmblilcus
upward having doutlo trunk, double
head, double arms, each limb and organ
10 duplicate, and all quite normally de.
veloped. King James wa, much inter-
astsd in this phenomenon. the more 80 as
it showed much aptitude for education.
He accordingly put IL under suitable
masters until, amoug other acquisitions
it became quits proficient in music, for
which II had all the ts,te Of born ar
tist. II also learned to- speak several
languages. and, as It bad two wills or
faculties Of volition, it would sometimes
have a quarrel witt, itself. and argue the
point in disputs pro and con. At other
times, when both itselves were in agree
mcnt, il would di cuss what was best for
the common interest. There Was this
notable circumstance about it, moreover,
that when the loins or lower limbs-any
part below the umbilicus, 10 sact-were
hurt, both upper bodies we're sensible Of
the pain. Bat II either body above the
umbilicus were piuched or o.aerwise
made to suf1er one body only fsl. the
lesion. The difference between the two
was even more marked when death over.
took one Of the bo lies. The survivor
lived after the decease OF its neighbo'
until decomposition began to shcw itsel
in the latter, and then ii also began L
dwinile away. This took place in thu
administration Of the Regent John, it
the homage Of King James Nv, about th'
year 1890. the monster having livet
rather more than twenty eight. 'hac d
re scribimus go conSientius. says Bu
clianan, 'quod adhuc superaunt hcmine
hones.i complures qui hn, viderint'
(0n this phsno nsnon we write the NOR
confidently a. there are still alive gres
many respectable individuals who &C
tually saw what I have been describing.
Buchanan himself was born in 1906, an
acted as tutor to King James " fror
1866 till within q few mouths Of hi
death In 1882. 1t was during the latts
years Of his life that he composed hi
great History Of Scotland, in Latinlty
which was the envy Of Sorbonne. '
The correspondent says further tha
from psychological point Of view, th
creature was = more interesting stud
than the two.headsd girl, Of whom t
rather slightingly speaks as q 'p'or 81
who was exhibited in England son
years ago." Ponibly be is right, but i
Just patriotic enough TO stand up &
America's g.eatsst mnstroslty. becau
shs or thew lis or area native or nativ
Of North Carolina. ] presume speaki'
Of her ~ "poor girl" did not mean in
pecuniAry sense, but rathsr 10 comriss
alton, for ahe Is worth nearly hupdr'
thousand dol.sts. M!!lie Christine,
some respects. resembles the double m
born |. the rsiga Of King James Of Sos
land. She ditfers from tbs. stran
bsing. however, In the fact that she ii
double womsn physically and mental
but y more Of singls entity than !
SiAnsss twine. She vas born in Nor
cnelina sen6whore about lsaa or ls'
o. easplsustes Ths parents we're D