The Detroit times., 1911-01-18

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18.-Lucio
and Simplico Goldino are the most re-
markable babies in the world.
They are twins, not quite three
years old, and are our little brown
brothers of the Philippine islands.
or course, there's nothing SO re-
markable about that, but listen:
Nature has so joined the flesh Of
these little fellows that even the great
est human surgeons dare not part
them.
Back to back they will have to
go throughout their whole lives. When
one dies the other must OF necessity
follow him into eternity. Nature has
no decreed.
A compact but somewhat elastic
mass of tissues joins them together
at the base Of the spine.
Just like our everyday" twins, the
kind more or less common throughout
the whole country, Lucio and Simplico
play with jumping jacks, blow horns,
hug their dollies, and pound on toy
drums. They have learned to like
American toys.
They usually play sitting on the
floor, as under the circumstances they
cannot use chairs. Loosely fitting
dresses make them look much like
one baby with two heads. But in
doors they discard most OF their
clothing, and romp about with much
of their bodies exposed.
And Just like ordinary twins, they
QUARREL, fight, and go after each 9TH
er with little fists and finger nails.
They both speak English as well
as American children of. thar age, Be
sides that they speak little Spanish
and German. But Of course they know
Filipino best.
1t Is nothing unusual for Lucio to
be talking English while at the same
time Simplico will be speaking In an
other language. .#--at..
At times when they are not both
wanting to play with the same toy at
the same time, Lucio and SimpicoI
are very fond Of each other and are
good playmates. .-..
OF course, the one always follows
the other about. When Lucio wants
to go anywhere he starts, and Sim
plico is dragged along behind. The
feet Of the one in the rear barely
touch the floor. The one who get on
first is master Of the situation. They
never consult each other about walk
ing.
Simplico IL rather quiet and some
what reserved, while Lucio 10 erratic
and quick tempered. When Lucio be-
gins to get "het up" about a little dtf-
ference of opinion and shows dispo-
sition to start something, Simpnco
lust gets up and walks away; that
keeps Lucio busy trailing along be-
hind and backwards.
One of them had the measles about
four months ago, but the other es-
caped. Sometimes while one Is asleep
the other is wide awake, playing with
his toes. Naturally they sleep on
their sides.
Both were vaccinated. 1t took" on
one only.
They were brought to America In
the vain hope that they might be cut
apart by skilled surgeons. A clinic
was held in this city few days ago
with q number of Americas best ply
sicians in attendance. After most
thorough examination II was the unan-
imous decision that an operation
which would separate the babies
would be fatal to both.
The twins were born in Samar isl
and, in the Philippine archipelago, OF
native parents. They were found by
J. r. Louis and M. A. Clark, wealthy
Americans living in the islands. Clark
ia the president Of the merchants as
sociation OF Manila, and Is said to be
the richest man in the Philippines.
The American protectors say they
will take the boys around the world
In the interest. Of SCIENCE that they
will be exhibited before medical
clinics in the great hospitals OF Amer
lea and Europe, and that under no
circumstances will they be exhibited
in public.
The parents Of the twins, who are
also in America now, were at first
Immensely proud Of their curious
twins. and took great pleasure In
showing them to strangers who hap
pened to visit the little Filipino vii.
lage. Later on. as the parents be-
came more civilized and American
ICED, they looked forward with great
10y to the separation Of the children,
but now that the surgeons have rem
dered their verdict against attempting
an operation, both mother and father
are disappointed