united together hij a cartilaginmis hand. 127 



the impulses of the weaker, giving up his own choice, and pre- 

 ferring the course intimated by the other. The inferior brother 

 then playfully leans against the other for his support, or the 

 one pats the cheek, or presses the forehead, or adjusts the shirt- 

 collar of the other, in such a way as betrays the kindliest feelings 

 in each, and the tenderest aifection for one another. 



The following interesting report was drawn up by Dr Samuel 

 L. Mitchill, and Dr Anderson of New York, and is dated Sep- 

 tember 24, 1829 :— 



" In accordance with your request, we have the pleasure to 

 communicate the observations made at our visit this day to the 

 Siamese youths. /lii; 



" We find them connected to each other by a band extend^- 

 ing from the pit of the stomach of each, made in the following 

 m anner : — .-j v ^x> ;; nu^ui a 



" The xiphoid cartilage, proceeding from the lower pairt of 

 their two breast-bones, is continuous, and forms a hard elastic 

 upper edge to the band that joins these boys. This cartilagi- 

 nous structure is concave at its upper part, becoming the upper 

 boundary of a canal in the band that communicates with the 

 abdominal cavities of both children ; from which the canal is 

 necessarily lined by the continued membrane, and the whole 

 is covered by common integuments or skin. The band thus 

 constituted is from four to six inches in length, and about two 

 in thickness, is rounded at its upper part, and sharp at its under 

 edge, having midway at this part a cicatrix or scar, showing 

 where was connected the single navel-string, or umbiHcus, which 

 alone nourished these two children before birth. 



*' Into the canal of this almost cylindrical band, there is a 

 protrusion of viscera from the abdomen of each boy, upon every 

 effort of coughing or other exercise ; and this protrusion may 

 be of intestine, liver, stomach, or spleen, as either of these parts 

 should respectively present to the openings, jiififi gainii ^fiJ '^ 



" The sense of feeling on the skin of this bahd is conhected 

 with each boy, as far as the middle of its length from his body. 

 And their pulse at the wrists happened this day to beat in alterna- 

 tion ; one of them was under a slight catarrhal fever, with cough, 

 but it had no influence on the other. 



" There can be no doubt but that if these boys were separated 



