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A STUDY OF HEREDITY IN INSANITY 



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CHART XIII. M. H. CASE NO. 6323. 





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1. Committed suicide by han^ng'. 



2. One daughter insane, another eccentric. 

 S. One son mentally defective. 



4. Alcoholic. 



5. Eccentric, quick-tempered, " crazy John." 



6. Eccentric, traveled about alone at night, slept 



through the day. 



7. Alcoholic, left his family. 



8. Committed suicide by hangfing. 



9. Daughter committed suicide. 



10. Nervous temperament, easily upset. 



11. Nervous temperament, " fretter," son was insane and 



recovered. 



12. Nervous temperament, son nervous. 



13. Very peculiar, eccentric. 



14. Epileptic. 



15. One son mentally defective. 



16. Nervous temperament, queer in spells, eccentric. 



17. Eccentric, begs gloves, handkerchiefs, etc., without 



need. 



18. Nervous temperament. 



19. Alcoholic, nervous temperament. 



20. Nervous. 



21. Eccentric, never associated with anyone, lived year 



round in outside kitchen. 



22. Dementia praecox, paranoid, in State hospital. 



23. Nervous temperament, easily excited, easily upset; 



daughter also nervous and excitable. 



CHART XIV. J. H. CASE NO. 7055. 



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1. Senile deterioration. 



2. Very alcoholic, died at age of 40 years of " paralysis." 



3. Violent temper, ideas of persecution against friends. 



4. Was nervous following the birth of first child, recovered. 



5. Very nervous temperament. 



6. Nervous breakdown several times. 



7. Dementia praecox, catatonic, in State hospital. 



8. Nervous temperament. 



9. Nervous temperament. 



CHART XV. F. E. CASE NO. 7183. 





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1. Nervous, little things bothered her, worried a great deal; her daughter was nervous and 



melancholy. 



2. Son had convulsions in childhood. 



3. Excitable, nervous, worries. 



4. Nervous temperament; easily excited; has "weak spells." 



5. Daughter had convulsions in childhood. 



6. Dementia praecox, paranoid, in State hospital. 



7. Had " nervous hysteria " when his sister died; had hallucinations of sight and hearing; 



was disturbed and had to be restrained. 



