a Child with a double Head, 29^9 
the leaft affected ; but, when fuddenly expofed to a ftrong 
light, it contracted, although not fo much as it ufually does. 
The eyes did not correfpond in their motions with thofe of the 
lower head ; but appeared often to be open when the child was 
aileep, and (hut when it was awake. 
The external ears were very imperfeCt, being only loofe folds 
of Ikin ; and one of them mutilated by having been burnt. 
There did not appear to be any paffage leading into the bone 
which contains the organ of hearing. 
The lower jaw was rather fmaller than it naturally fliould 
be, but was capable of motion. The tongue was fmall, flat, 
and adhered firmly to the lower jaw, except for about half an 
inch at the tip, which was loofe. The gums in both jaws 
had the natural appearance; but no teeth were to be feen 
either in this head or the other. 
The internal furfaces of the nofe and mouth were lubri- 
cated by the natural fecretions, a confiderable quantity of mu- 
cus and faliva being occafionally difcharged from them. 
The mufcles of the face were evidently pofleffed of powers 
of action, and the whole head had a good deal of fenfibility, 
fince violence to the fkin produced the diftortion expreffive of 
crying, and thrufting the finger into the mouth made it fhew 
ftrong marks of pain. When the mother’s nipple was applied 
to the mouth, the lips attempted to fuck. 
The natural head had nothing uncommon in its appearance \ 
the eyes were attentive to objects, and its mouth fucked the 
bread: vigoroufly. Its body was emaciated. 
The parents of the child were poor, and carried it about the 
ftreets of Calcutta as a curiofity to be feen for -money ; and to 
prevent its being expofed to the populace, they kept it con- 
stantly covered up, which was confidered as the caufe of its 
being emaciated and unhealthy. 
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