Med., iii., pp.

51 and 383, 1874) state that in the case seen by them the one infant lived ten hours after the death of the other.

It is impossible to make any statement with regard to the internal structure of the Maids or to the characters of their genital organs, for there is absolutely no information forthcoming upon these points.

It may simply be said, in conclusion, that the phenomenon of Biddenden is interesting not only on account of the curious bequest which arose out of it, but also because it was an instance of a very rare teratologic type, occurring at a very early period in our national history." Possibly the most famous example of twins of this type were Helen and Judith, the Hungarian sisters, born in 1701 at Szony, in Hungary.

They were the objects of great curiosity, and were shown successively in Holland, Germany, Italy, France, England, and Poland.