106 Life and Letters of Francis Galton 



Distribtition of the Peculiarity X in the Family of A.B. 



fa = Father, or father's, according to its place; similarly, me = Mother; bro = Brother; si = Sistei 

 so (or sow where more euphonious) = Son. The links in the chain of kinship are to be read as leadir 

 outwards from A.B. Thus, me da signifies "A.B.'s mother's daughter is." fa bro son means "A.B, 

 father's brother's son is." 



