36 THE FEEBLY INHIBITED. 



Mother. — A well-balanced woman who has usually enjoyed good health. 

 Sibs : 1 - 9 , no mental trouble. 2-cf , became childish before death. 3- 9 , at 

 19 spent 3 months in an asylum; after an attack of typhoid fever she was left 

 mentally disturbed and was sent to a State hospital. 4- 9 , strong and healthy. 

 5- 9 , died at 72 in California. 6- 9 , mentally and physically normal. "]-& , 

 at 15 years he ran away from home and joined the army, drank heavily, becoming 

 ugly but not intoxicated ; said to have been a very peculiar man ; never talked 

 about his family ; did not know if they were living or their whereabouts when 

 asked. 8-cT, born 1849, joined the army, was thrown from a horse, mental 

 trouble followed, and he was eventually sent to a State hospital; on admission 

 his occupation is recorded as sailor; he was imprisoned for theft; later in 

 State hospital, occupation, cigar-maker; also in work-house, and again in 

 hospital, where he died; diagnosis, dementia. 2 other sibs died in infancy. 



Mother's father. — A high-strung nature, intemperate, but not strikingly 

 abnormal mentally; no other knowledge of his behavior. 



Mother's mother. — A wild sort of nature, but not demented. (10 : 54, III 6.) 



(20) Propositus, cf, drinks to excess; is an energetic worker, but is rattled- 

 headed and does not stay long in one position; is sensitive, quick-tempered, 

 and has ugly spells after drinking; wanders from place to place, and is generally 

 known as a "ne'er-do-well." Sibs: 1- 9 , subject to bad "ugly blue spells" at 

 times; otherwise, has a good disposition. 2- 9 , in disposition irritable, domi- 

 neering, of quick temper, and inclined to scold; showed signs of delusions of 

 persecution at about 35 ; suffered from insomnia and was admitted to State 

 hospital. 3-cf , intelligent, capable business-man with quiet, kindly manner. 



Father. — Unknown. 



Mother.— Had bad "ugly blue spells;" for 20 years before her death did not 

 leave the house; had a hypochondriacal tendency. Sibs: i-9, inclined to 

 have "ugly blue spells." 2 - 9 , thought to be mentally and physically normal. 

 3-0 71 , suffers from occasional "blue spells," when he is irritable and unpleasant. 

 4- 9 , had an illegimate child; 5-d", subject to depressed periods when he is 

 irritable and unpleasant. 6-9 , divorced, subject to depressed periods, when 

 she is irritable and unpleasant. 7- 9 , always sickly. 



Mother's father. — Easy to get on with; after a shock of paralysis became 

 demented; his family "as a race are peculiar and have more or less trouble 

 with their heads." 



Mother's mother. — Domineering, irritable, disagreeable; last few years of her 

 life had delusions that men wanted to marry her. Sibs: i-o 71 died, probably 

 in Louisiana, perhaps in Texas; went South at 20 and owned a cotton farm. 

 2 to 5, 1 brother and 3 sisters unknown. 6-0" , suicide by cutting throat, 

 owned stage-routes in different parts of the State. 7-9 , irritable, not subject 

 to depression, had delusions that people wanted to get her property; at death 

 "mind all gone." 8- 9 , a twin of mother's mother, went South to live with 

 her brother (1) after having illegimate child; was domineering, quick-tempered, 

 disagreeable, and tyrannical. 9-d 1 , intelligent farmer. 



Mother's mother's father. — Little known. 



Mother's mother's f other s father. — Lived in Connecticut and removed to 

 Vermont. He was sergeant in the Revolution, then a lieutenant, and a 

 captain; was a famous hunter. 



Mother's mother's mother. — Nervous, depressed at times, finally demented. 

 (10: 130, X 29.) 



(21) Propositus, o 71 , an illegimate son, has no power of concentration. He 



wanders about a good deal from one place to another. 



