Below this point they had a common trunk and single lower extremities.

The right one, christened Ritta, was feeble and of a sad and melancholy countenance; the left, Christina, was vigorous and of a gay and happy aspect.

They suckled at different times, and sensations in the upper extremities were distinct.
They expelled urine and feces simultaneously, and had the indications in common.

Their parents, who were very poor, brought them to Paris for the purpose of public exhibition, which at first was accomplished clandestinely, but finally interdicted by the public authorities, who feared that it would open a door for psychologic discussion and speculation.

This failure of the parents to secure public patronage increased their poverty and hastened the death of the children by unavoidable exposure in a cold room.