A Brief Note From 1856 About A Native-American Chief With Two Mouths

From a ridiculous story that never, ever happened, which actually ran in the March 24, 1856 Sentinel of Napoleon, Arkansas: 

“We were shown by Dr. Legrader, a few days since, a most singular and remarkable head–that of Fouchee, a celebrated chief of the Creeks. The singularity of the head consists in two perfect mouths–a front and rear mouth, with a double set of masticators to each. It is a remarkable fact that it made no difference in his eating or feeding operations which mouth he used, as either answered the same purpose, but whenever he imbibed from the rear mouth, drunkenness ensued much sooner than if he had taken it by the front. Such a head is worthy of the study of anatomy of the medical faculty.”

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