60 THE FEEBLY INHIBITED. 



wayward and married young; he drank heavily, became depressed, and com- 

 mitted suicide. (21 : 570, VI 153.) 



(70) The mother's fraternity comprises 2 males and 4 females. The elder 

 brother is a wanderer who goes on sprees; his whereabouts are unknown now. 

 The other brother is also a wanderer, went to the Spanish War, deserted, lived 

 with his wife off and on for 8 years, and in the intervals with other women ; is 

 highly neurotic and suspicious and has constantly with him a bottle of whisky. 

 Of the 4 sisters one (the "mother") has migraine and lives steadily at home. 

 She married a restless man ("not a lover of work; is away from home a great 

 deal on outings of various kinds") and had 8 children. None of the 4 sons 

 show wandering tendencies, though two of them are troublesome and lazy, 

 the other two being industrious. One of the 4 daughters is only 10 years old, 

 but the other three already show grossly erotic behavior. 



The father of the above fraternity (patient's mother's father) is dirty, alco- 

 holic, feeble-minded ; he has a brother who lost his mind before his death and 

 had a paranoiac daughter. 



The mother, of illegimate origin, is feeble-minded and highly erotic. Nothing 

 is known of her father or sibs. (34 : 125.) 



(71) Propositus, c? , submental, left home when very young and has wandered 

 from place to place. In January 1914 he was in Portland, Oregon, but letters 

 addressed there in February or March 1914 were returned unclaimed, so that 

 he had probably gone to some other place since. Sibs: i-cf, born 1878, and 

 died 1907 of tuberculosis; health poor, so he shifted positions frequently; 

 drank excessively and was Sx. 2-d 1 , idle, restless disposition, quick-tempered 

 and disagreeable; drinks excessively and is more or less intoxicated half the 

 time. Has lived with 8 different women as their husband. 3 -cf , died in infancy. 



Father. — Born 1851 and died 1907; alcoholic, Sx, illiterate, intoxicated at 

 least once a week. 



Father's father. — Alcoholic, Sx, violent temper. 



Mother. — Sx and alcoholic, unambitious, bold and forward, unrefined, dis- 

 honest, untruthful. Sibs: i-cf, alcoholic, Sx, and unambitious. 2-9, Sx 

 and alcoholic. 



Mother's father and mother. — Unknown. (41 : 159, IV 43.) 



(72) Propositus, cf , came to this country from Ireland; said to have had an 

 erratic, wandering disposition; went to Montana and has not been heard from 

 since. Sibs: i-cf, died in infancy. 2-cf, died at 3 years. 3- 9, jealous, 

 quick-tempered, weak; eventually divorced and married again. 4- 9, in 

 State hospital; dull, obstinate, inclined to wander away; said she saw her 

 father and other friends and wanted to go to them. She is destructive, sus- 

 picious, periodically excited. 5 and 6, 9 9, unknown. 7 - 9 , sociable, 

 loquacious, active, high-strung, irritable. 



Father and mother of the above are unknown. (41 : 167.) 



(73) Propositus, cf, a wanderer. Sibs: i-cf, normal. 2-9, Sx. 3- 9, 

 normal. 4-cf 1 , died in infancy. 5- 9 , died at 17 of abortion. 6- 9 , a prosti- 

 tute. 7—d 1 , a wanderer and a criminal. 8-9, normal. 9- 9, Sx. 10- 9, 

 irresponsible, has a violent temper. There were also 2 sisters and 2 brothers 

 unknown. 



Father. — An industrious and amiable man, but weak morally. He has been 

 committed for larceny. Comes from a strain showing criminality and alco- 

 holism and, on his mother's side, of stock showing pathological nervous trouble. 



Mother. — Violent temper, not strong mentally; comes from a lax, easy-going 

 strain and one showing lack of judgment. (8 : 1.) 



