66 HEREDITY AND SOCIAL FITNESS 



child before marriage. Shows herself to be alert, civil, neat, with much 

 practical sense. Children are: 



IV-96, born 1879. Rather slow at school and never finished the 

 grades. Married at 17, IV-95, born 1873, who comes from stock 

 noted not so much for their stupidity as for their cupidity. His 

 immediate family is of good repute. His four sisters were all of good 

 mentality; the 3 surviving married, begetting wide-awake children. 

 He was an only son ; progressed well at school, where he showed good 

 calculating ability; has a farm, is fairly industrious and prosperous; 

 accounted honest and a good citizen. This couple have had seven chil- 

 dren, of whom the youngest died at 3 of stomach trouble. The three 

 eldest (V-87 to 89), all girls, are rather shy and reserved, but are con- 

 sidered above the average in school ability, showing quickness and 

 great application. V-90 is able but mischievous, while the two 

 youngest (V-91, 92) are wide-awake and active. 



IV-97, the eldest son of 111^8 and 49, born 1882, was -dull and 

 backw^ard at school and has had an occasional ''fainting spell." Has 

 married IV-98, whose people w'ere of German origin, prosperous 

 farmers and of fair intelligence. She is the only surviving child, one 

 sister having died. They live on her father's farm, and work it 

 successfully. They have an only son (V-94), born 1904. Active and 

 alert. Bad growth of adenoids, but advancing w^ell at school. 



IV-99, the next daughter of III-48 and 49, born 1884, died 1906, 

 childbirth; was always small and delicate, and troubled with fits, 

 making little progress in school. Her child lived and is being brought up 

 by his maternal grandparents. Very slow in speech and movements. 



Another daughter (IV-101), born 1887, was the only one of this 

 family who finished the grades. Very slow and stupid in school at 

 first, but in her teens appeared to improve. Has had very bad epilep- 

 tic attacks all her life, when her teeth would lock and she would lie 

 unconscious for hours. She married a year ago. She is a pretty, pleas- 

 ant-mannered, lively young w'oman of average intelligence, whose 

 sexual morality is in question, but who in her person and the appoint- 

 ments of her home has plainly profited by her association with people 

 of greater refinement. 



IV-103, the younger brother of IV-101, born 1889, is strong physi- 

 cally, but was also slow and stupid in school, never advancing beyond 

 the third grade. He is now a brakeman. Married, but has no children. 



IV-105, the next in this fraternity, born 1892, is also strong physi- 

 cally, but so slow and backward in school he could not advance 

 beyond the first grade. Helps his father on the farm, where he appears 

 to show average practical sense. 



IV-106, younger sister, born 1895, is a tall, dark-eyed girl, rather 

 silent and slow. Stopped school at 16 when in the eighth grade, say- 

 ing she had gone long enough. 



