278 PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL. 



SUBJECT VII. 



. October 8, 1913. 



Family history. Father and mother both American ; married 29 years. One 

 brother, 22 years. 



Neither the father nor the mother takes alcohol, nor the brother so far as 

 known. No habitual use of drugs by any member of the family. Paternal 

 grandmother had psychosis at menopause. 



Personal data. Age, 26 years; height, 177.8 cm.; weight, 67.5 kilos. Occu- 

 pation, student, medical school. Sport, tennis. 



Education. Grinnell College, 1907. Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa. Best 

 in sciences, worst in languages. 



Memory. Good " crammer." Fairly quick, more accurate than the average. 

 quick to memorize but as quickly lost, responsiveness above average. 



Non-abstainer. Drinks beer (not more than a pint at a time) irregularly; 

 acts as a "narcotic, more sedative than stimulating." Largest amount ever 

 taken, 2 quarts of beer at an evening party; "stimulation from social sugges- 

 tion." Last used, October 4, 1913, 400 c.c. of beer in the afternoon; no effects 

 observed. Intoxicated once, January 1911; took 1 quart of beer, 1| glass 

 whisky, and glass port. Can take one glass (^ pint) of beer after supper 

 without noticeable effect. 



First noticeable effects, acts as narcotic; tends to talkativeness if more is 

 taken; produces a feeling of happiness; when subject is in bed, alcohol pro- 

 duces a sensation of floating; seems to make the ideas flow more easily. He 

 becomes mellower, more affectionate, but there is no effect upon the temper. 

 Seems to help physical pain; never taken for mental pain. Feels "like 

 dancing the tango;" sense of conventionality lessened. Only physical effect is 

 that beer sometimes causes fermentation. 



Tea and coffee. Coffee every day, not too strong; seldom tea. 



Life insurance. Examined spring of 1909. Union Central Life Insurance 

 Company. Accepted. 



SUBJECT VIII. 



.Date. October 9, 1913. 



Family history. Father, American (Scotch-Irish); mother, American 

 (Pennsylvania Dutch) ; father and mother married in 1886. Two brothers, 

 26 and 13 years; one sister, 17 years. 



Father takes beer moderately, not with meals. Mellowing effect; intoxi- 

 cated twice a year. Mother abstainer. Older brother, moderate amounts; 

 younger brother and sister, abstainers. No habitual use of drugs by any 

 member of the family. No insanity in the family. 



Personal data. Age, 24 years; height, 178.4 cm.; weight, 74.8 kilos. Occu- 

 pation, student, third year medical school. Sport, walking at present, 3 miles 

 a day. 



Education. University of California. Scholarship, high honors. Best in 

 sciences, worst in mathematics and English. 



Memory. Very quick, accurate, not very long, moderately responsive. 



Total abstainer. Reasons, more particularly moral, but also scientific, 

 practical, and family (mother). 



At 10 years of age, accidental overdose of whisky. Lost equilibrium on 

 coming home, was put to bed and was sick for several days. Tried beer since, 

 but did not like the taste. 



Tea and coffee. Moderate amount of coffee about four times a week. 



Life insurance. Never examined. Medical examination, June 1913; 

 jaundice, at City Hospital.'' 



