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existence of brothers-in-law in P^, that the originally 

 lanrelated families A and B have intermarried. 

 Mode of Death. 



Mrs. A, nee ? — No. 1 . . Is known to have been 



normal. 



Mr. A No. 2 . . . . Shot himself. 



Mrs. B, nee Miss A No. 3 Drowned herself . 



Mr. B No. 4 . . . . Was still living in 1907 and 



then 80 years of age. 

 Sane throughout life. 



Mr. B No. 5 . . . . Tried three times to shoot 



himself and failed. Died 

 a normal death. In the 

 pedigree he is marked as 

 an insane member. 



Mrs. B, nee ? — No. 6 . . Is known to have been 



normal. 



P Generation. 



In this generation, a second cousin marriage, 

 resulting in a second intermarriage of the A and B 

 families, has occurred. Some individuals of this 

 generation, in addition to those who have actually 

 destroyed themselves, have been temporarily placed, 

 at one time or another, in asylums, because they 

 became intensely melancholic and it was feared they 

 too would destroy themselves. 



Mode of Death. 

 Mrs. B, nee Miss A No. 1 

 (cousin and wife of 



B No. 2) . . . . Was temporarily in an asy- 



lum. In 1907 was 40 

 years of age and alive. 



