The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-14
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60 Suzanne Durand, United
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Common Abdominal Cavity

Paris. Jan "a
Two little twins with only one alb.
oomen between them are now ex-
citing the interest of doctors and
thoughtful people OF Paris.
These twins are girls. Madeleine and
suzanne Durand by name. They are
ussfsd By band OF flesh near the bottom
OF The brsst bone. The abdominal cavities
opsn into one another and are practically
one.
Tho twins were born on Nov.mber %
snd have developed satisfactorily mn 10
the present The leading French sur
eeons are now planning an operation to
separate them. because the abnormal
bond between them. rendering privacy and
an individual life impossible, must other
wise make their existence a long tragedy
Just imagine how you would feel N Won
were girl Joined TO another. 40 thar
every Illness that afflicted her must az
tack you and You could not even listen 70
your sweetheart's most imprisoned words
without the Intrusion OF third person
DR.. p. lie Filliatre, surgeon OF the Cen
ual Prison infrmary and member OF the
Academy or Medicine. has made a special
STUDY or the case and will take mt In
tne proposed operation TO separate .hs
Twins. He described the case to yopr
correspondent
Madeleine and Suzanne he said .h.
long to the xIphopagous variety OF twins
That means that they are iolnad ,o,,o,,,.-
at point above the stomach and hotou.
INC 'noraN' The connecting link is n nice.
'e'y nara mesh OF about twelve inches
- o''oun'erence and four inches in thick
ness. li0N
An A-ray examination has shown .ba,
me lungs and the hearts OF the tuy,rs o..
completely independent OF one ano,ro-
There are two oesophagi. two stomach.
ana Two intestines. but the two Abdominal
caVlues are In communication. 4 curious
iact Is that If Madeleine breathes I'm Win.
suzanne Is breathing out. MadeIeine's
smaAi intestine passes into Suzanne's All
oomen' and similarly Suzanne's small IN.
testine passes into Madeleine's abdons,
when the latter is breathing ont Rr, {,
hey both breathe I'm and out together
tnen the two intestines come into oppo-
s'uon and one cannot invade the others
territory
They are what woman would call
very nice babies, and their condition now
is satisfactory. At first they we're fed
with the bottle, but now they have a wet
nurse and are putting on a third OF an
ounce daily. their weight at present being
eleven pounds. Their physical physiolog-
tcal and psychic duality is beyond doubt.
One laughs while the other cries; su-
Sanne feeds while her sister sleeps. and
the will OF each is independent Of the
other.
hadeleine's height is 10 inches while
Suzannes IS 1914 inches. and the latter's
chest measurement Is also greater bv two
thirds Of an inch. Suzanne Is the stronger
ana the bones OF her limbs are a little
longer than Medicines The hands and
feet Of Madeleine are small, her face is
round while her sisters f. oval. and her
heart pulsates 100 times TO the minute.
against 100 per minute for suzanne. The
body temperature % the twins differs
slightly, and there Is difference IN their
cries
stranger still. there r. a difference IN
the blood % the two persons Nv micro
scopio examination OF tho blood We have
counted 6.2s0.o0O red and G.925 white gio.
bules per cubic miIlImetsr I'm the case OF
Madeleine. and $3.50 900 red and $500
white glObu.es In Suzanne's blood"
The father % the twins is thirtvJhvs
years old and T. a perfectly normal man
The mothers is f0rtyfour BY her hrst
marriage she bad a son who IL nov twenty
three years old and exhibits no physical
peculiarly. by her second marrlprc aha
also had boy who died no the age Of
seven from scarlet fever. Doctors have
been unable 90 trace any hereditary de-
fects IN the family
While tho doctors state that surann.
apd Madeleine are separate individuals
there must be many respects IN which
thcir Frn9atIons are confused or shared
There iF no fixed line upon the band ~
flesh That Uri'eg them whore ono individual
ends and the other BEGINS A pin prick "a
any spot along fhis uniting band causes
both of fhe babies ~ cry. a.fh0uzh alml
lar stimulus on the opposite side from the
band would make only one baby srs Az.
parently. there .s a. connection between
the smaller nerves OF the two bodies n
this locality
Taste. hunger. pain and most ~ the sim
pier sensations are experienced separately
BY each individual when one IlU. Is
pleased BY the taste OF food in Hs mouth
The impression i7 conveyed 90 lts brain