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times or in the same manner, or in the same quantity. Sometimes one, some- 

 times the other, would be most disordered at such periods ; but Judith was more 

 frequently convulsed, and was subject to various hysterical and pectoral af- 

 fections. 



6. On the 8th of Feb. 17*23, in the 22d year of their age, Judith was seized 

 with violent convulsions, succeeded by coma, w^hich terminated fatally on the 

 morning of the 23d of February. During this time Helen was affected with 

 fever, accompanied with frequent faintings, by which she was so much debilitated, 

 that although she was still sensible and could speak, she fell into an agony three 

 minutes before Judith ; after a short struggle, they both expired almost at the 

 same instant. 



7. On opening their bodies, each was found to be provided with distinct 

 viscera ; which were all in a healthy condition in Helen ; but the heart of Judith 

 was preternaturally enlarged and inclosed in a very strong pericardium ; the right 

 lobe of the lungs was in a putrid state. The descending aorta and descending 

 vena cava, before they send off the iliac arteries and iliac veins, were found co- 

 alesced together. All the viscera in the abdomen were in a sound state. Each 

 of the 2 bodies had its own liver, its own spleen, its own pancreas, its own kid- 

 neys, its own bladder, its own uterus, with the ovaria and Fallopian tubes, and 

 separate portions of vagina, terminating in one common vagina. * Partes geni- 

 talium externorum, praeter commune oridcium vaginae, cuilibet erant propriae 

 velut clitoris, nymphae, orificium urethrae ; alae seu labia utrinque ad perinaeum 

 concurrentia fossulam navicularem densiorem constituerant.' The stomach and 

 intestines were situated in the natural manner, in both ; but the 2 intestina 

 recta were united into one at the os sacrum, so as to form a sufficiently large 

 and common canal. The os sacrum was concreted together at the 2d division, 

 and forming one body, terminated in one os sacrum and one os coccygis, common 

 to both. 



Dated Presburgh, July 3dy 1757» 

 The interval between the reading of this paper befbre the r. s. and its publi- 

 cation, was occasioned by the long indisposition, and afterwards death, of their 

 President Martin Folkes, Esq. who having taken it to his house with a view of 

 collecting and adding to it some further particulars, it could not be found after 

 his decease. But Dr. Torkos, the writer, being again applied to, immediately 

 transmitted the copy of it printed above : and, in order to supply in some mea- 

 sure the want of what Mr. Folkes's extensive reading and industry might have 

 furnished the public with, in relation to so very remarkable a fact, the following 

 accounts, printed and manuscript, are subjoined as a supplement to the pre- 

 ceding article. ' , 



