Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-10
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hons, relatives ought not to De too thick.
 Nevertheless it was Chang's wife, who felt that she had bitten off more than she could masticate, who induced her sister at last, while under the influence of wine jelly, to accept Eng, and for some time the four occupied the same house, ate at the same table and drank from the same canteen. But jealousy arose, and as ,. result each husband built a separate house. Chang would go over and visit Eng for week, and then Eng would come over and spend week with Chang
 They were passionately fond of horse back riding and baseball. Chang playing in the Surry team and Eng in the Mount Airy Sockless nine. This was told me by the man who claimed that Chang was married quietly, while Eng took his wife on n tour of European travel.
 As farmers they had some trouble in certain kinds of work, but NJ Dufour says that they often hood in the field. using the outside" arms to take hold of the hoe. They also enjoyed chOpping wood, using the aX in the same manner. By a signal, consisting of grunt, which seems to be necessary to the chopper anyway. the two struck simultaneously. the ax helve being Grasped by the right hand of one and the left of the other the hand nearest the aN being permitted to slip on the handle at the right moment. just as in ordinary chopping.
 Tho children and grandchildren of Chang and Eng are scattered pretty we'll over the country. The brothers married two Misses Yates. and Nancy Bunker. the eldest child. had some educational advantages. She traVelel in Europe with her father und uncle and acted as their secretary.
 M. Dufour claims that the two broth CTS did not unite with the Baptist church, but that the widows and children did. Perhaps this Is correct, for l am gradu- ally losing faith in the man who said the brothers were immersed while Chang had a Sialnrse jag on.
 Dr. JaCubi states that tine connection of the Sialuese twins took place in their epigastric regions between tho navel, which was common tu both. and the en- slform processes, which were bent out in forward direction and met very closely, held together by d ligamcntuus apparatus. The coupling itself was s inches i'll circumference and v in diam ter. It contained connection between the two liVtrs and was composed lar- tiallv of liver tissue"
 The band was very curious from uu anatomical standpoint, as the skin at the iucdian line Wa mutually sensitive and inside there was a culuhuaU"u of the peritoncum. sn that after death d hand introduced into the abdomen If Chang entered two pouches reaching into Eng, and the reverse produced @lmv~. d similar result aS tu Chang
 Separation during life was therefore impossible.
 One evening in the winter of lN,1-0 Chang went to bed feeling iudiSlo~vd. and Eng, who Was of u .,oeiahlr turn If mind, joined him. After cuuvvr~iu- for some time about their prospects, and finally getting somewhat acrimvmous regarding their luauagemcnt. thvyat last compromised. agreeing that Chang should go under one manaccmrut and Eng under another.
 Then they dropped off to sleep. In the night a wild cry from Eng pierced the darkness, and when the family came