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normally nervous, irritable, stuttering, and peculiar; originally a tailor, he 

 took to house removing; was a steady worker; at times showed a manic 

 tendency; was for a time fond of horses, but dropped this interest; having 

 quarreled with a neighbor, he built a high fence against this neighbor's lot; 

 married a highly neurotic, unrefined woman, who deteriorated mentally, and 

 they had one daughter (who was a self-willed child, committed to a State 

 hospital on account of dementia precox), and another daughter who is irritable, 

 unsocial, and stutters ; also 2 sons, of whom one has defective speech and the 

 other died at 4 years. 3 - cT 1 , a farmer, not nomadic. 4 - cf , became depressed. 

 5-cf, little known. 6-cT, kind and lovable, died at 20 years, y-cf , died 

 unmarried. 8-cf, was unsocial and disliked. 



Father's father. Always restless, trying new schemes; started up silkworm 

 industry only to let it fail when he lost interest. 



Father s mother. Normal. 



Mother. Traveled with her husband like gypsies. 



Mother's father and mother. Unknown. (21 : 29.) 



(45) Propositus, 9 , is a wanderer and has been traveling abroad for a number 

 of years; she conies back to this country, but after being here a while becomes 

 restless and has to move on. Sibs: i, died in infancy. 2-cf , born in Phila- 

 delphia, lieutenant of revenue-cutter in California, married and divorced twice. 

 3~cf , died in infancy. 4-9 , married her music-teacher and lived in United 

 States and abroad. 5~cf, at 16 ran away from home (father had threatened to 

 whip him if he attacked his sister), and nothing was heard of him for several 

 months ; placed in State hospital, he eloped 7 times; has been in the army 3 

 times and in the navy (surreptitiously) ; while out of hospital he keeps a job but 

 a month or two and then wanders off to another place; is restless, will not stick 

 to anything; went to western Canada to begin life anew, but came back in 2 

 months. 



Father. Formerly was an army officer; now retired; formerly took some 

 trips abroad; largely "to gratify his wife." Sibs: i-d", died in infancy. 



Father's father. An eminent New York surgeon and physician. 



Father's mother. A patient woman. 



Mother. Always wanted to be on the go and went away to visit, leaving her 

 babies with the father and a nurse-girl; became insane. Sibs: i-d", very 

 nervous. 2 -cf , mildly insane. 3 -c? , always caused his family much trouble 

 and expense by his wandering over the country. 4- 9 , frenzied, suicidal, 

 epipeltic. 5-0?, normal. 



Mother's father. Left England at 12 years of age, went to Spain, Africa, 

 South America, and Australia; landed at New York about 1840 with $800 

 savings; went near South Bend and started a foundry; 10 years later sold out 

 and went to Cleveland. 



Mother's mother. A woman of excellent connections. (25 : 108, III 7.) 



(46) E's father and mother wander about the country, the mother with a 

 peddler's basket and the father with an umbrella-maker's outfit. E has 

 violent outbursts of temper. At Christian Home she ran away and when 

 placed by them in private families she ran away. Sometimes she would only 

 run a short distance, be satisfied, and return. When locked in her room she 

 would climb out of her window, run a short distance and come back. She is the 

 only child of her parents. (34 : 100.) 



(47) Propositus: "At times she has an irresistible inclination to run away." 

 She has no full sibs. 



