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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

CHAPTER V
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It had two heads, two chests with arms complete, two abdominal and pelvic cavities united end to end, and four legs, placed two on either side.

It had only one anus, which was situated between the thighs.

One of the twins was dark haired and was baptized Mary, while the other was a blonde and was named Catherine.
These twins felt and acted independently of each other; they each in succession sucked from the breast or took milk from the spoon, and used their limbs vigorously.

One vomited without affecting the other, but the feces were discharged through a common opening.
Goodell speaks of Minna and Minnie Finley, who were born in Ohio and examined by him.

They were fused together in a common longitudinal axis, having one pelvis, two heads, four legs, and four arms.


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