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Wind. — But little need be said upon the effect of this factor as 

 shown by Fig. 6. The regularity of the increase of suicide with increase 

 in movement of the wind is too marked to allow any other theory than 

 that of a causal nexus. This effect seems to be much greater upon the 

 6iiicide than upon any of the offenders mentioned in the study cited. It 

 is, however, shown to be as great or even greater for all classes of crime 

 in the Colorado climate, where wind is an important factor in the pro- 

 duction of high electrical states. The other study, however, showed 

 very slight wind effects for New York City, and their comparison with 



WIND 



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this would seem to prove that the mental states of the suicide and of the 

 street brawler are very differently influenced by it. 



It is difficult, in conclusion, to summarize the results of this study in 

 such a manner as to be of much value or to bring forward theories which 

 are certain of any long tenure of life. The whole method of the study 

 is too new and untried, and the number of data inadequate. The bare 

 facts revealed in the preceding paragraphs must prove of much more 

 value than any hypothesis drawn from them at this stage of the investi- 

 tion. Still, there are a few generalizations which seem worth noting, 

 especially as they are based in part upon findings which are entirely con- 



