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Show Delicate Operation Is Success-fully Success-fully Performed in Paris on Two Hindu Children. Paris, France, March 4. The deli-cate deli-cate operation of separating the "Si-amese "Si-amese Twins," Madeline and Su-sannc. Su-sannc. who had been born united, was performed successfully here to- No such operation has taken place IH in France since Dr. Doyen in 1902 separated the two Hindu children Ra-dlca Ra-dlca and Roodica, who died of tu-berculosis tu-berculosis after the operation. The twins operated on today were born November 28, 1913. At 'birth' they weighed ten pound3. Both chil-dren chil-dren appeared perfectly healthy and jM were extremely lively. Madeline and Susanne were joined together in the region of the slom- mjM ach. The juncture was of the most superficial kind and X-ray examina- jM tions showed there was no organ of jM importance in the uniting membrane. kjM Today's operation was considered LL justified by French surgeons' in view of the tragic deaths of former pairs. jM Eng, one of the original Siamese jM twins, saw his brother Chang die by jM his side and himself died of horror jM In a delirium a few hours afterwards. -jM Millie and Christine and Helene and -jM Judith died in a similar manner. |