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Show MARVELOUS FRKAK OF NATl'KE. The Child That Was Horn to L. W. Hat-Hvld's Hat-Hvld's Wire. Wis amac, Ind., July 1(5. Four weeks ago tonight Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hatfield Hat-field had born unto them a pair of twins, or a double child that presents a freak in nature moio peculiar than Jones' babies. Mr. Hatfield is a hardware merchant of this place, and he and his wife are prominent members of society. With the permission of Mr. Hatfield the attending physician, Mr. George W. Thompson, of this place was seen, when it was found that tho child is a human monstrosity. It is a pair of boy babies whose aggregate weight at the time of birth was seven pounds. One child is perfect in every respect, while tho second is without a head ami without an arm. His lower limbs, body and left arm are perfect, but tho left hand is without a little finger. Its right arm is merely a rudimentary rudi-mentary growth about three inches in length, with a nail on the end of it. and resembles in appearauee an index finger. Both childreu aro well and hearty and seem to be growing and developing de-veloping as naturally as if but oue chilli. . They are attached to each other by a fleshy union aliout three inches iu length on" the left side. Probably the greatest peculiarity is the fact that each child is dependent upou aud subsists from nourishment taken by the perfect child. ,At the preseut time Itie parents absolutely refuse to allow any person to see the babies. ' j |