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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 14, 2 July 1864, Page 3

Heeeditaet : Pectji.iaeities. — Dr. Berigny cpmmumcated '"to" the Academy of Sciences a curious instance of hereditary palmidactylism in a family, in wliich the great-great-grandmother had the third and fourth toes of her right foot webbed .together. She had seven children, four daughters and three, sons, noneof whom, presented the same, anomaly. One of these daughters, however, gave birth to a girl whose middle and third fingers of the right hand were webbecLlike her grandmother's toe's"; and one of the sisters had a boy and a girl having exactly the same pecuharity. One- only of ''• the brothers had a son,, his eldest ;6ut r of 'five, webbed like his cousins;. jHere, therefore, -.the whichhadfailed tore-appear in the^second generation, re-appeared in the third. In the-fpurth generation- -the 'son, webbed as above described; gets two twin daughters, ■ oiie of whom ; has her toes webbed hke those of her maternal ancestor, and a boy whose right hand is hke. his father's. iThus !we ; see palmida'ctylisnr descendhig .to -the WrthJ generation, always on^t&o right' foot^or \ hand, 'and always oau the Bame toes" Tor- corresppnc^-, r ing fingers, ..------■ -t--" --'-''-- ■.>±*~^ •-■■- .- - : v-