FACTS ABOUT THE KALLIKAK FAMILY 89 



of Martin Kallikak who could be found in the schools. 

 The request for this had been made in a way to give 

 no clew to the particular purpose underlying the search. 

 By selecting from every class one or two bright pupils 

 to take the tests along with the dull ones, all personal 

 element was eliminated. As children everywhere are 

 found to delight in the tests, only those who were not 

 called out were disappointed. 



A morning was spent in a schoolhouse situated on the 

 top of a bold, rocky ledge that went by the picturesque 

 name of Hard Scrabble. It was within a quarter of a 

 mile of the ruins of Martin Kallikak's hut, and a num- 

 ber of his descendants were enrolled among its pupils. 



One of the grandsons of "Old Sal" lived on a farm 

 near Cedarhill, several miles farther up the ridge. This 

 man, Guss Saunders by name, had been reported to be 

 the father of a large family. Nothing, however, had 

 been learned of him beyond the facts stated, and there- 

 fore the inference was that he had turned out better 

 than the rest of his brothers. It had been to determine 

 this matter that the long ride was undertaken. 



Arrived at the farm, the question of the mentality of 

 this family was quickly answered. Desolation and 

 ruin became more apparent at every step. The front 

 of the large farmhouse was quite deserted, but follow- 



