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THE FEEBLY INHIBITED. 



Table B. — Most probable distributions of temperaments in the offspring corresponding to each 

 combination of temperamental zygotic make-up of the parents. Assumed number to the 

 fraternity, 8. — Continued. 



It may be objected that any hypothesis may be proved by the fore- 

 going method, and that any parentage can be made to fit any fraternity 

 of offspring. But this is not true. For example, if either parent is 

 choleric then all of the children will be choleric or nervous. If either 

 parent is steadily ' ' cheerful, ' ' then none of the children will be depressed. 

 If both parents are steadily calm then none of the offspring will be 

 choleric or nervous. If both parents are melancholic, then none of 

 the children will be cheerful. Among the 629 progeny the unexpected 

 temperaments do, as a matter of fact, appear only exceptionally. 

 Each exception is referred to in detail. There have, indeed, been not 

 a few cases where additional details were greatly desired. In a few 

 cases it was practicable, by special inquiry, to secure additional data, 

 but the great expense of the special trips required for the purpose 

 limited such inquiries. 



