FACTS ABOUT THE KALLIKAK FAMILY 93 



ceeded in persuading Guss to allow her to be removed 

 to the hospital. Their efforts, however, were unavail- 

 ing ; she died under the operation. 



On the outskirts of B lived the owner of the Cedar- 

 hill farm worked by Guss Saunders. He proved to be 

 an intelligent man, with an admirably appointed home. 

 He was keenly alive to the needs of the family, about 

 which the field worker came to inquire. "The pity 

 about Guss, " he began, " is that he can never let drink 

 alone. Why, do you know, if I paid that man wages, 

 he'd use every cent for rum. I ceased giving him money 

 long ago, for if I had, the town would have had to look 

 after his children. I give him credit at the store, and 

 they supply him with what he needs." 



The foregoing glimpses of the defective branch of the 

 Kallikak family must suffice, though the field worker's 

 memory and notebook contain many similar instances. 



In turning to describe the other branch of the family, 

 two difficulties confront the writer. 



First, the question of identification. The persons 

 already described are either gone and have left nothing 

 behind them by which they can be identified, or, if 

 living, will never recognize themselves in this book. 



The opposite is true of the good family. Some of 



