A little over three inches from the anus
was a rudimentary limb with a movable articulation; it measured
five inches in length and tapered to a fine point, being
furnished with a distinct nail, and it contracted strongly to
irritation. Marie, the left child, was of fair complexion and
more strongly developed than Rosa. The sensations of hunger and
thirst were not experienced at the same time, and one might be
asleep while the other was crying. The pulsations and the
respiratory movements were not synchronous. They were the
products of the second gestation of a mother aged twenty-six,
whose abdomen was of such preternatural size during pregnancy
that she was ashamed to appear in public. The order of birth was
as follows: one head and body, the lower extremity, and the
second body and head.
CLASS VII.--There are many instances of bicephalic monsters on
record. Pare mentions and gives an illustration of a female
apparently single in conformation, with the exception of having
two heads and two necks. The Ephemerides, Haller, Schenck, and
Archenholz cite examples, and there is an old account of a
double-headed child, each of whose heads were baptized, one
called Martha and the other Mary.
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