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rately, which was very ingcnioufly executed by Mr. 
Sherwood , and the State of the Children was as fol- 
lows : 
The Skin of Part of the Bread and Belly was 
continued to each Child, from the lower Part 
of the Sternum , down to the Infertionof a fingle 
* Funis umbilicalis , which, infix ad of one to each, 
ferves in common to both. 
Each Child had its peculiar Mufcles of the Abdo- 
men ; but the flrait Mufcles were fo divided, as that 
the ReEhis on the right Side of the one Child had 
the Line a alba between it and the Refills on the 
left Side of the other, and vice verfa ,♦ fo that the 
Line of each lying diredlly upon each other, was 
colliquated and open’d, and the Conjunction of the 
Mufculi refiij thus formed but one common ab- 
dominal Caviry up to the Diaphragms of each Child ; 
above which each had its own proper Thorax , even 
evident from their external Appearance ; whereas, 
had their Junftion been but never fo little in a la- 
teral Way, each would undoubtedly have had its 
own feparate Abdomen , flnee they would not have 
been fo clofely prefled forwards, as to occafion that 
intimate Coalefcion of Parts in the Subject before 
you; which is manifeft in the Difledtions of feveral 
of thefe kinds of Monftrofities, fome of which 
have been join’d by the Hips, fome by the Backs, 
fome partly by the Sides, and one or two Cafes men- 
tioned by Paree and Tulpius joined by the Bellies. 
None of thefe uncommon Subjects ought to be 
touch’d with a Knife, until it is well injedted, becaufe 
the vafcular Syftem, where there are any preternatural 
Adhefions 
f See a fimilar Cafe in thefe Tranf. N°, 65, p. 296, 
