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IV, Account of a mcnfrous Birth. In a Letter from John 
Torlefe, Efq. Chief of Alljingo, to the Hon. William 
Hornbey, Governor of Bombay ; communicated by Dr . Lind, 
F. R. 8 . 
Read January 7, 1782. 
IT on. si R, 
Anj forgo, 
April 5, 1780.- 
A S I know you are curious with refpeCt to the productions 
of nature, I have taken the liberty to inclofe you a 
drawing of a child which a Nair woman was delivered of the 
28th of March at midnight, and which lived till the ift of 
April in the morning. In the afternoon I went to fee it in 
company with Mr. hutchenson and Dr. croziek. You will 
fee by the (ketch that it had but one body, at the extremity 
whereof were two heads, one larger than the other. It had 
four hands and arms perfect, two legs on one fide its body, 
and one on the other, which began on the middle of its back, 
and appeared by nature intended for two by its (ize and from 
the appearance of the foot, which looked as if two had been 
fqueezed or rather mafhed together. It had but one navel and 
one anus, but two genitals of the female. It was fed during 
z; its 
