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SUBJECT IX. 

 . October 10, 1913. 



Family history. Father, South German; mother, South German. Father 

 and mother married in 1890. One brother, 20 years old. 



Father takes wine and beer, 1 bottle at a time in the evening; no effects 

 observed. Brother takes beer, 2 or 3 bottles at a time. No habitual use of 

 drugs, no nervous or mental disease, and so far as known, no excessive use of 

 alcohol in family history. 



Personal data. Age, 22 years; height, 174 cm.; weight, 63.5 kilos, in July 

 1913, after losing 10 kilos. Occupation, student, dental school. Sport, foot- 

 ball ; tennis previously. 



Education. Gymnasium, Wiesbaden. Scholarship, average. Best in gym- 

 nastics and languages, worst in mathematics. 



Memory. Rather quick, usually accurate, forgets quickly, no special diffi- 

 culties in response. 



Non-abstainer. Drinks | to 1 bottle of wine or beer a day now, but pre- 

 viously 3 bottles a day, in the evening; no general effects. Largest amount 

 taken, 4 bottles beer in the evening; did not feel intoxicated, but vomited. 

 Last use, previous evening 1 bottle of beer; no effects. Never intoxicated. 

 2 or 3 liters of beer could be taken in the evening without noticeable effects. 

 Sometimes produced vomiting next day. In excess of 2 or 3 liters it acted as a 

 diuretic. 



Tea and coffee. One or the other taken at every meal; amount, one cup. 



Life insurance. Examined. July 1913. Stuttgarter Lebensversicherung. 

 Accepted. 



SUBJECT x. 



February 10, 1914. 



Family history. Father and mother, American, married in 1868. Two 

 brothers, 41 and 39 years. 



Not known as to whether father took alcohol ; probably took small amounts 

 rarely. Mother, abstainer. One brother, abstainer; other probably does not 

 take alcohol. No knowledge of habitual use of drugs by any member of the 

 family. No nervous or mental disease or excessive use of alcohol in the family 

 history. 



Personal data. Age, 43 years; height, 182.9 cm.; weight, 85 kilos. Occu- 

 pation, scientist. Sport, no systematic exercise. 



Education. Harvard University. Scholarship, A. Best in sciences, worst 

 in languages. 



Memory. Verbal, good. Memory for poetry poor; memory for figures 

 phenomenal. 



Abstainer, but not total. Reasons, moral, scientific, practical, social. 

 Occasionally takes small amount of wine at dinners. Effects rarely noticeable ; 

 has produced flushing, with a distinct desire for fresh air; is not loquacious 

 by design ; never appears to affect reasoning. Largest amount ever taken and 

 last time used, December 15, 1913, 2 glasses of champagne at dinner. Never 

 intoxicated. 



First noticeable effects: No noticeable excitement or increased flow of ideas; 

 so far as known, does not cause talkativeness or feeling of happiness, or affect 

 routine work, the sense of propriety, the affections, or the urine. No effect on 

 the digestion has been observed. Only peculiar sensation observed was (once) 

 the flushing referred to. 



Tea and coffee. A moderate use of coffee; two cups a day. 



Life insurance. Last examined, 1907. Provident Life and Trust Company. 

 Accepted for two policies. 



