Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George M Gould and Walter L Pyle
Original Copyright 1896 by W.B. Saunders
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George M Gould and Walter L Pyle Original Copyright 1896 by W.B. Saunders |
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| CLASS 1. Triple Monsters.--Haller and Meckel were of the opinion that no cases of triple monsters worthy of credence are on record, and since their time this has been the popular opinion. Surely none have ever lived. Licetus describes a human monster with two feet and seven heads and as many arms. Barthlinus speaks of a three-headed monster who after birth gave vent to horrible cries and expired. Borellus speaks of a three headed dog, a veritable Cerberus. Biasins published an essay on triple monsters in 1677. Bordenave is quoted as mentioning a human monster formed of three fetuses, but his description proves clearly that it was only the union of two. Probably the best example of this anomaly that we have was described by Galvagni at Cattania in 1834. This monster had two necks, on one of which was a single head normal in dimensions. On the other neck were two heads, as seen in the accompanying illustration. Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire mentions several cases, and Martin de Pedro publishes a description of a case in Madrid in 1879. There are also on record some cases of triple monster by inclusion which will be spoken of later. Instances in the lower animals have been seen, the three-headed sheep of Pare already spoken of, being one. | |||||||||
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