20 HEREDITY AND SOCIAL FITNESS 



roses mnninp ^vil(l; ])ic'tiiresqiie on the whole, rather than orderly or 

 neat. The cliildren of this eoiiple were not sent to school very regu- 

 larly, since the parents have little faith in "book-learning." They are: 



V-12, born 1879, died at 2 years, diphtheria. 



V-14, born 1880, has some mechanical ability and was able to pro- 

 gress at school ; has always been wavering and uncertain in purposes 

 and plans; he has wandered about a great deal and been slow in settling 

 to any regular occupation; married, first, V-13, and had to flee the 

 country because he forged her father's name; has been a carpenter, 

 and a fireman, and now lives with his second wife temporarily on a 

 rented farm near his parents. No children by either marriage. 



V-16, born 1882, a big, good-looking fellow with the trusting, easy 

 good nature of his grandfather, and showing only moderate judgment, 

 determination, and ambition, has several times attempted work in the 

 machine shops in G, but given it up when it was hard or when there 

 was danger of his taking cold ; is at home unmarried and .doing most 

 of the work on his father's farm. 



V-18, bom 1883; a girl, illiterate, but obliging, industrious, alert; 

 she has married Y-17, who belongs to a large, strong, fairly aggressive 

 family; he is a blacksmith, fond of fine horses, and works a small 

 piece of ground set out to small fruit and vegetables; appearance of 

 place and standards of living on a par with those of the parents. The 

 children of this couple: YI-19, born 1907, and VI-20, born 1908, 

 appear active and of average mentality. 



V-20, bom 1885; the most capable and aggressive member of this 

 fratemity; he went to school very little, "he was so anxious to get a 

 business of his own" ; has much mechanical skill and shrewd practical 

 sense, and has acquired an interest in a sawmill near J\I; his mother is 

 very proud of the fact that he has charge of the entire plant, books and 

 all, and says she would defy any of his old friends with their fine school- 

 ing to get the better of him in a business transaction. Has a daughter 

 by a former marriage and has since married V-21, belonging to an 

 intelligent, progressive family. They have two sons and a daughter 

 (YI-22, 23, 24), all reported healthy and of normal mentality. 



V-22, born 1888; of fair ability in school and always steady; he has 

 married V-23, a sister of his brother's wife (V-21), and has one son and 

 two daughters of good mentality; is described as energetic and ambi- 

 tious, having great pride in the possession of good stock and fine horses, 

 and has recently bought a farm of his own. 



V-24, a girl born 1897; pleasant, practical, and helpful, but unam- 

 bitious as far as school is concerned; still in the eighth grade. 



Let us return now to the second generation and consider the chaste 

 Sophia, elder daughter (III-5) of Isaac Rufer. She went with her 

 brother to another part of the State, and was brought up by her mother's 



