Evening star., 1924-01-27
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Chang and Eng, the famous "Sia-
mese twins" died at their home q
Mount Airy. y
Death of the G. January It.
Siamese Twins. - .,
for some months. following stroko
of paralysis, died first, and was fol
lowed two hours afterward by his
brother Eng. The Star of January -,
1874, said
1T is to be hoped that science will
have the benefit of a post mortem
examination in the case of the STA
mese twins. While the twins were
living some of the ablest medical and
surgical talent in the world made an
examination of the ligature which
united them. and although divided III
opinion. a majority of the savants
expressed their opinion that a sever
ance of the fleshy bond OF union
would prove fatal to the life of both.
We believe. however. that several
surgeons were found who were will
ing TO try the experiment, but that
when the time came for the operation
the twins themselves interposed. as
well they might, in view Of possibly
if not probably fatal results. While
it was generally agreed that the liga-
ture did not serve as a sheath or
covering for anything like an intes-
tine passing from one to the other,
an experiment was tried, we believe
in Paris, which demonstrated the fact
that It was medium of circulation,
and that 1t contained one or more
arteries. A compress was placed
IN dIx.a hot -
In short time one of them tainted
and the compress was quickly re-
moved to prevent more serious re
suits. This was sufficient evidence
to those who witnessed the expafr-
ment that the feshy band was a me-
dunn of circulation. and that to se7af
1t would be to destroy the lives of
both Chang and Eng
In The Star of January "a, 1SJ4sis
given an account of an experiment
in the intreduc-
Planting Salmon ton of salmon
in the Potomac. river hv snepaas
F.. Baird, commissioner of fisheries
The Star said: a.
THE first experiments were made
in the vicinity of Chambersburg, =Pss;
where are situated the headwaters- ~
the Conecocheague creek, a, fine
stream which empties into the ,Pu-.
tomac at Williamsport. The locality
selected was such as would, be suit.
able for young trout, where the water
is cool. clear and shallow. with Il
gravelly bottom and free from. any
especially destructive fishes, espe-
cially the voracious black bass. The
total number OF black salmon which
il is proposed to plant in the Potomac
is 100000, and 1t is hoped that very
positive results from these expert
ments will be appreciable before long.
These fish will probably remain
in the waters where they have beeN
planted for one or perhaps even two
years, by which time they VIII prob
ably have attained a weight of half
pound. They will then go down to,
the sea and return again IN abouf
two years more. making an interval
of about four years from their" BIRTH
and weighing from ten to hftee1
pounds. They may, therefore, be eX-
pected during the winter of 1S77-tS.
and if their course is not obstructed
they will proceed as directly as pos
sible to the place where they were
first planted. AS. however, there are
numerous dams in the way, they will
be arrested at the first impossible
barrier, which is at present the Great
Falls of the Potomac, where they can
probably be captured by the various
devices used for the purpose of TAX
ing salmon. BY the time of their res
turn ii is hoped that provision will
be made for their ascent above tbs,
falls and to the upper, portions OF
the river, SO as to give as great
an extent as possible to their range"