lite- Account of the Siamese Tzoins, 



nience of pulling contrary ways would be so continually in opera- 

 tion, admonishing them by the pain they suffered not to do so, 

 that they would necessarily come to move together.' • Vii!:i vo; 



From being continually united, of course they have formeiil 

 the same habits, and the same objects strike their senses at the 

 same time. They are not, therefore, subject to many different 

 motives. Thus they always, on the principle of habit, eat and 

 drink at the same time, and they always go to sleep at the same 

 time. Indeed it is said that they are so sensible on this point 

 that one cannot be awakened without rousing the other. 



When they were conveyed through the streets in a coach, 

 their unity of action was such that they could not be prevailed 

 upon to look Out of its opposite windows. Notwithstanding 

 these facts, the independence of their volition is <^ertain, and 

 was well illustrated by a recent occurrence. After rambling 

 about the room the youths turned into the passage which leads 

 from the entrance door of the apartment ; as they approached 

 the door, which is partly of glass. Captain Coffin called Change 

 the name to which one of them answers. The youth instantly 

 turned in obedience to the call, whilst his brother eagerly bent 

 forward to gratify his curiosity by peeping through the door. 

 Hence it was obvious that they were not governed by one will, 

 as the inclination of one boy was to return in obedience to the 

 summons, but he was drawn away in the opposite direction by 

 the other in the eagerness of his curiosity. 



Attempts have been made to create jealousies between them, 

 but without the slightest effect. Any gift which they receive ca- 

 pable of division is shared between them ; and any other de- 

 scription of present passes from one to the other as a common 

 property. It would perhaps be more correct to say, that they 

 appear to recognize no differences between themselves. A very 

 attentive observer, however, will not fail to discover between 

 these two boys, who certainly bear the strongest possible resem- 

 blance to each other, a marked distinction. One seems to be 

 a little more robust than the other, and even to possess an intel- 

 lectual superiority over his brother. Perhaps this notion acquires 

 plausibility, from the circumstance that the former generally acts 

 as the organ of communication with the interpreters. It was 

 observed that the superior brother yielded on all occasions to 



