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and he says that he does not know of 

 any other cases of feeblemindedness 

 in the family. He is self supporting and 

 according to his sister (the patients' 

 mother) has a normal daughter ten 

 years of age. 



Frank S. (Ill, 19), was born in New 

 York State in 1864; has not much edu- 

 cation ; married Louise W. a woman of 

 good business ability. He kept a 

 saloon and has made a great deal of 

 money, not due to his long sightedness, 

 however, except in the matter of econ- 

 omy, but to the business ability of his 

 wife. He has been described as still 

 possessing in some form or other "the 

 first nickel he ever earned." He was 

 described as being a mutton-head and 

 after meeting him I was convinced that 

 he meiited the description. The S. 

 family live with their one bright ap- 

 pearing daughter in one of the finest 

 residence sections of the city, where 

 they have built a house which is almost 

 palatial. Their money evidently hires 

 their taste, foi everything in the house 

 is in keeping with the exterior. Although 

 they posses this fine house, they spent 

 much of their time in their business 

 place. Dr. L. visited the house on four 

 different days and found no one at 

 home; the fifth time, however, was on a 

 Sunday morning and we succeeded in 

 gaining admission after ringing the bell 

 a long time. 



One can tell from the appearance of 

 Mr. S. that he is very intemperate. He 

 is the opposite of his siter in the matter 

 of patience, and is out of patience with 

 her at the present time upon that very 

 subject. 



There were a pair of twins (HI, 15 & 

 16), who died in infancy. From three 

 sources we have it that the twins were 

 all right physically and mentally, and 

 that they died of cholera infantum when 

 they were about two and four weeks of 

 age respectively. 



mother's father 



Jacobs. (11,5), was born in Germany; 

 supposed to have had a common school 

 education ; lived the greater part of his 

 life in New York State where he was 

 the proprietor of a saloon for many 



years; was a thrifty business man; had 

 no grave illness nor operations; was 

 very intemperate especially after the 

 death of his wife. He died at the age of 

 56 years. 



mother's father's fraternity 



Elizabeth S. (II, 4), married Mr. T. 

 and lived for many years in Ohio. 

 Relatives of Mrs. P.'s mother say that 

 the family are bright people as far back 

 as they know. 



mother's mother 



Adeline K. (II, 6) was born in Penn- 

 sylvania and died at the age of 44 years 

 in child-birth when the twins were 

 born. No cases of feeblemindedness in 

 the family. 



mother's mother's fraternity 



Harriet K. (II, 8), married Mr. W. 

 and had two children who, according 

 to some stories, were eyeless, and, 

 according to others, had eyes but could 

 not see, while others state that the 

 eyes of these children were not in the 

 right place. The mother herself (II, 8) 

 is described as an intelligent woman 

 with no peculiarities of mind or body. 



Mary Anne K. (II, 9), unmarried, is 

 a keen old lady. She was present at the 

 birth of the oldest Pin boy and said to 

 the doctor as soon as she saw him "that 

 child is not right," but the doctor 

 ridiculed the idea as pure imagination. 



Jacob K. (II, 10), as far as I can find 

 out, was of good mental ability. He 

 had no microcephalic tendencies; his 

 daughter says that although he is a 

 large man his head was unusually large 

 and he usually had to have his hats 

 made to order. He was married and his 

 children are as follows: 



Rose K. (HI, 23), married Mr. T.; 

 has no children. She is a pleasant and 

 intelligent woman of about 70 years of 

 age and lives with her sister (HI, 32). 



John K. (HI, 25) is a good business 

 man. He is married and has a son who 

 is a lawyer, and a daughter who is 

 married and lives in New Jersey. 



Lavina K. (HI, 28), married Geo. B.; 

 had no children; died of heart trouble. 



George K. (HI, 29) was a painter 



