l88 EMINENT FAMILIES. 



that they should be, as these conditions applied to only a small 

 portion of the population during the early history of America. 



From the various families 47 groups of cousins (grandsons) 

 containing 503 persons were tabulated by groups according to the 

 order of their births. The smallest group had six individuals and 

 the largest group had twenty-six. In the 47 groups 



Of the first bom 6 were prominent. 



Of the second born 12 were prominent. 



Of the third born 12 were prominent. 



Of the third from last 19 were prominent. 



Of the next to last 22 were prominent. 



Of the last 20 were prominent. 



Of the first born half 53 were prominent. 



Of the last born half 93 were prominent. 



These results show the distinct advantage arising from a child 

 being born a long time after his grandfather was born. If we 

 should eliminate from our table all of those who were sons of col- 

 lege graduates it would show a much greater disparity between the 

 earlier born and later born portions, from which fact it must be 

 evident that a college education in a previous generation materially 

 affects the child's opportunities of becoming prominent. 



THE CONDE FAMILY. 



This is the name of a younger branch of the Bourbon family 

 and is inserted here by way of illustration and not because its mem- 

 bers were eminent for mental achievements. 



One of these is called the great Conde, but it is not number 3 

 nor number 8, as might be presumed, but number 4. A little ex- 

 planation will show the reason for this. The first Conde was the 

 youngest brother of Antoine de Bourbon, and we may assume that 



