Video: Public property, or How the fate of the fives was mutilated by placing them "behind the glass"
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Very often talk about humanity and philanthropy in fact turns out to be untrue. A clear example of this statement was the fate of fives born in the 30s of the 20th century. The whole life of the girls passed under the heightened attention of the whole country, which not only deprived them of the opportunity for a normal existence, but also earned millions of dollars on the twins.
May 28, 1934 in the family of a poor farmer Olive Dion (Oliva dionne) in northern Ontario (Canada) five girls were born at once. The birth took place at home, and the obstetrician did not even hope that at least one of the babies, whose weight barely reached 1000 grams, would survive. The mother was severely emaciated in childbirth and, moreover, she did not have milk. Therefore, the doctor gave the little ones a drink every 2 hours with a mixture of water, cow's milk, corn syrup and two drops of rum.
When Annette, Marie, Emily, Yvonne and Cecile were six months old, his father decided to take them to Chicago for the World's Fair. The Canadian authorities decided to organize the show of the fives themselves. A special pavilion with wide windows was built for the little ones so that everyone could see the miracle children.
The girls stayed in the pavilion for 8 years (from 1935 to 1943). Every day, thousands of tourists stared at the twins in the play cage. Formally, the entrance to the pavilion was free, but the Canadian government enriched itself with souvenirs, proceeds from products, the advertising face of which were fives.
The girls were provided with the best care, the best clothes, the best toys, but the twins did not know life "behind the glass" at all. When they were 9 years old, the government of Canada built a house for them and returned them to the family. However, the girls could not adapt to ordinary life, since their worldview was already disturbed. Their siblings could not find a common language with the girls and practically did not communicate with them.
Meanwhile, the media continued to exploit the image of the wonder girls. They were taken to different countries, filmed in commercials. But the Dion sisters were unable to communicate openly with those around them. At the age of 16, the parents sent the girls to a boarding school, and at 18 the twins themselves refused any communication with their family, who constantly tried to make money on them.
Unfortunately, the further independent life of the fives was not happy. Unable to withstand the increased attention of the public, Emily at the age of 20 went to the monastery. There she had one of the epileptic seizures, which became fatal for the girl. Marie died at the age of 30.
In 1998, three sisters Annette, Yvonne and Cecile sued the Canadian government for their crippled fortunes and received $ 4 million in compensation. Yvonne died of cancer in 2001, and Annette and Cecile are alive to this day.
The public has always been interested in human "wonders". Personalities known for their body defects - another confirmation of this.
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