Bisbee daily review., 1911-01-18
SEEK SURGEONS ID SEPARATE
 TWINS
Children Now in New Orleans in Quest of Medical
 Miracle

Nature occasionally plays strange freaks. one of the strangest Of these is an example of anterior duplicity7 which was perhaps best demonstrat- ed in the case of the Siamese twins in the last century. These children were of Chinese extraction were known as Chang and Eng. born iD 1SIl and were exhibited in this country first iu 1928. They were bound together by ligature of flesh but could walk, run and swim. It was decided that it was impos- sible to separate them and they liy- ed together bound in the flesh until 1874 when they died in North Caro- lima where they had for many years pracuced the occupation of farming.
 A similar case to that Of the Sla- mese twins is now reported in a recent issue of the New Orleans Picaynue which shows a picture Of the latest freak and says:
 Two of the most interesting babies ever seen in New Orleans outside Of a circus are now housed at l15 South Rampant street. These chil- dren are 2 1-2 years old. They are twins, and by a freak of nature are bound together by tissues at the back. making them the equal of the Siamesa twins.
 These children are named Simplico and Lucio Codino. They are the children of Leo Godino, a native of the Island of Samar, in the Philip pines.
 They were brought 10 this city Sunday with their father by Dr. J. H DuElaTey. of Los Angeles, Cal, and j. R. Louis, of Manila The chil- dren are being taken to the eminent specialists and surgeons Of the world to see if the membrane which holds them fast may be cut without injury to the children. So far the physi- cians of the world have said no. The great specialists of New Orleans will be consulted.
 The fight for a separation of the children is being conducted mainly by M A. Clarks, of Manila. one of the foremost Americans in the Phil ipp inc Islands. As the youngsters are bright and thoroughly formed in all ways, he has given Mir. Louis authority to circle the globe with the tots in search of a physician who will stake his reputation on performing an operation which will make them two human beings in reality.
 The tots understand a few words in English, Spanish and Filipino Last night. in the presence of a re presentatiye of the Picayune. Mir Louis asked one of the youngsters iu English if he wanted water. The child replied in the affirmative. The other child was peevish at the time and with an exclamation in Filipino pushed the glass of water from him
 The membrane holding them is elastic, though quite thick, and the children can play with each other They twist around in all sorts oi shapes and positions. They are ab sOlutely independent of each other as far as feelings are concerned.
 The children came to the United States in April on the steamship Manchuria On the way over meas les broke out Simplico, according to Dr. Dunlavey and Mir. Louis, took the measles and was quite iii. Lueic was not even sick. Both children were vaccinated at the same time and by the same physician and with the same virus. The vaccination took" on Lucio and did not on Simpiico
 Mir. Louis and Dr. Dunlayey are hopeful that a surgeon may be found who can separate the children with out killing them, but both are afraid the operation cannot be successfully performed