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SUBJECT IV. 



Date. September 25, 1913. 



Family history. Father, American (Scotch descent); mother, American; 

 father and mother married 34 or 35 years. Two brothers, 33 and 32 years 

 old. Three sisters, all younger. 



Father takes whisky to excess at the end of the week; makes him ugly. 

 Mother takes gin, rarely to excess, occasionally at period. One brother heavy 

 drinker; no special kind of liquor; drinks frequently; to excess once a week. 

 Other brother moderate drinker, but never intoxicated. Sisters abstainers. 

 No insanity in family. 



Personal data. Age, 27 years; height, 181.6 cm.; weight, 73 kilos. Occu- 

 pation, student. Sport, football coach. 



Education. Colby College. Average scholarship; best in sciences, worst 

 in languages. 



Memory. Quick and accurate when he remembers at all ; slow in response ; 

 cioes not retain for any length of time. 



Non-abstainer. Drinks beer three or four times a week at dinner. It exhila- 

 rates at first, but later makes him drowsy. Largest amount taken, 2 or 3 

 bottles of beer and fancy drinks at a banquet. Last taken September 24, 1 

 liter of beer at dinner. Never intoxicated; makes him sick first. Can take 

 1 liter of beer without noticeable effect. 



First noticeable effects aiv exhilaration, though subject is normally quiet; 

 more talkative than usual, normally moderate in speech; gives feeling of happi- 

 ness, though normally depressed. No peculiar sensations except a blurring of 

 vision. No effect on the flow of ideas; softens the temper; produces a ten- 

 dency to looseness of morals; no effect on the digestion or on the urine. 



Tea and coffee. Two cups of strong coffee a day. 



Life insurance. Examined in 1911. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com- 

 pany of New Jersejr. Accepted. 



SUBJECT VI. 



Date. October 7, 1913. 



Family history. Both father and mother American, Scotch descent; 

 married 28 years. One brother, not living, 21 years. 



None of the family take alcohol or drugs. There is no insanity in the family, 

 and no alcoholism in the collateral branches. 



Personal data. Age, 25 years; height, 164 cm.; weight, 68 kilos. Occupa- 

 tion, student, second year medical school. Sport, walking 2 miles a day. 



Education. Oklahoma Agricultural College. Average scholarship; best in 

 biology, worst in English grammar. 



Memory. Poor, verbal. Not quick, accurate, long, or responsive. 



Non-abstainer. Drinks beer, etc., at banquets; 1 or 2 glasses at a time; 

 effect, stupefying. Largest amount ever taken, 10 or 12 glasses, mixed drinks, 

 in the evening, one year previous; "attempted to get drunk"; stupefying 

 effect ; only time ever intoxicated. Last used, October 3,1913, one glass of beer. 

 Two glasses of beer can be taken on a full stomach without noticeable effect. 



First noticeable effects are drowsiness and unsteadiness. Produces no 

 excitement, though subject is normally nervous; causes talkativeness, normally 

 moderate in speech; produces a feeling of elation, normally cheerful. No 

 peculiar sensations. Seems to increase the flow of ideas. No effect on the 

 affections, but sweetens the temper. Effect on routine work not known, as he 

 never takes it when working. No effect on morals. One glass aids digestion ; 

 two glasses retard it; no effect upon the urine. 



Tea and coffee. One cup strong coffee every morning. 



Life insurance. Examined for life insurance a year previous. Northwestern 

 Mutual Life Insurance Company. Accepted. 



