QUESTIONS 225 



description what final fact does Dr. Jordan bring out ? What did 

 he say was the only way to get rid of a next generation of cretins ? 

 Describe the young man at the piano, whom Dr. Hurty watched. 

 From what kind of insanity did the superintendent say he suffered ? 

 Repeat the question which Dr. Hurty asked about the young 

 man. What did the superintendent answer ? How many feeble- 

 minded persons are there in the United States alone ? What are 

 the three terms which are applied to feeble-minded persons ? Are 

 there clearly marked distinctions between different kinds of feeble- 

 minded persons or do they grade into each other ? How old are 

 some patients in the Vineland institution ? What is the condition of 

 their bodies ? What is the condition of their minds ? Tell a little 

 of what is done for these mentally weak children. Years ago, when 

 scientists looked into the stupid faces of feeble-minded persons, what 

 question did they naturally ask themselves ? When they looked up 

 family records, what kind of ancestors did they find in each family ? 

 How far back does the history of the Kallikak family go ? Why 

 is the real name of the family not given to the public ? Who 

 was the first Kallikak described ? In what war was he a sol- 

 dier ? What sort of woman, mentally, was the mother of his 

 first son ? What was the mental condition of that son ? When this 

 boy had grown to manhood, what kind of descendants did he 

 himself have ? Up to the present time how many descendants has 

 he had ? Of these how many have been normal, healthy people ? 

 How many have been or are now feeble-minded ? Describe the 

 woman whom the first Kallikak married after the war of the Revolu- 

 tion was over. What is the total number of their descendants ? Men- 

 tion some of the noble characteristics of these descendants. How 

 many of them have been feeble-minded ? In view of the double 

 record of the descendants of the same man and the two different 

 women, what do we learn about feeble-mindedness and inheritance ? 

 Give the laws that govern the inheritance of feeble-mindedness. 

 How careful are the Vineland people to keep their feeble-minded 

 men and women separated from each other? When a feeble- 

 minded person has received some training, why is it unwise to send 

 him out into the world to shift for himself ? If the Vineland plan 

 were carried out all over the world, what would be the result ? 



