44 THE FEEBLY INHIBITED. 



was found dead on the river-bank in the morning; had been depressed for 

 some time. 8-d", storekeeper, normal. 9-9, never bright; queer, impul- 

 sive; a drug fiend. 



Mother's father. — A tailor by trade; said to be normal mentally; had a sib 

 who was called insane. (14 : 3849, III 34.) 



(33) The principal fraternity consists of 2 boys; the elder (15) is well- 

 developed; he joined the navy last Spring, lying about his age; the younger (13) 

 also well-developed; has been restless since his birth; has frequently run away, 

 is a truant from school, and was finally expelled for "bumming;" he selects bad 

 companions and he lies so as to be quite undependable. 



Father. — Had low instincts; gambled, was dishonest, drank, staid away 

 much from home, and acquired venereal disease after the birth of his younger 

 son; the father's father was good but peculiar; had a great gift for mathe- 

 matics, but could not read nor write; was eccentric and very religious; the 

 father's mother was fast and left her husband to go with another man. 



Mother. — An intelligent, strong, fine woman, who, since her divorce, keeps 

 a rooming-house ; one of her brothers is in the automobile business, the other 

 is a lieutenant in the Philippines; one sister was unruly for a time, but made 

 good. 



Mother' s father. — We have only the record "good man, dead," and know 

 nothing about the mother's mother's characteristics. (3 : 152.) 



(34) Propositus, born 1878; of roving disposition; now in the navy; un- 

 married. Sibs: i-o 71 , born 1884, died in Philippine war. 2- 9 , unknown. 



Father.—' 'An oddity." 



Mother. — Born 1852; very bright; has a pleasing personality and a keen 

 sense of humor. Sibs: 1 d 1 , born 1836; strong, healthy, energetic, conceited, 

 arbitrary, separated from wife. . 2 -d", born 1838; a hand-carver. 3- 9, born 

 1840, was like her father's people. 4-9, born 1842, unknown. 5-9, had 

 puerperal mania after birth of sixth child. 6-9 , well and strong. 7-9 , a 

 teacher, pleasing personality. 8- 9 , unknown. 9- 9 , unknown. 



Mother's father. — Was a dyspeptic and nervous; he became restless and 

 unsettled, went from one child to another, and a few days before his death (of 

 heart failure) he insisted on taking the journey from Pittsburgh to Doe Run, 

 Chester County (about 275 miles). Sibs: i-9, unknown. 2-9, had good 

 health. 3-9 , unknown. 4-9 , clear-minded. 5-cf 1 , a man of prominence 

 and wealth, not nomadic. 6 - o 71 , a blacksmith of fine character. 7 - c? , honor- 

 able and straightforward; lost his mind at the last. 8- 9 , nervous, whimsical, 

 complaining. 9-0 71 , respected Quaker physician; lost his memory toward the 

 last. 10- d 1 , an opium-fiend, indolent, egotistical; memory failing. 



Mother's father's father. — Born 1784, was a heavy drinker on sprees; went 

 around the country among the distilleries. (7 : 283, IV 61.) 



(35) Propositus, d, was wild, wandering; brilliant but unbalanced; died 

 insane in San Francisco. Sibs : 1 - 9 , a philanthropic woman ; calm, brilliant ; 

 had imaginary ailments and nervous prostration ; went insane ; died of a clot 

 on the brain. 



Father. — Of a brilliant family with some insanity. 



Mother. — Little known. Sibs: i-d, bright, lived in China for years; a 

 drinker. 2-9 , mentally well. 3-cf, editor in San Francisco. Others, little 

 known. 



Mother's father. — Died of paralysis; nothing known of his traits. 



Mother's mother. — Unknown. (7 : 332, V 19.) 



