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and in her own household was rough in manner, profane, and, in her fits of 

 temper, cruel. Also she lacked judgment in spending money; spent much on 

 photographs, carriage-rides, and theaters for herself and skimped the family. 

 By an intelligent but Sx man she had the violent and Sx patient and another 

 daughter just like her. Also a more normal daughter of 13 and a defective 

 son. The mother had a feeble-minded brother. 



Mother's father. — ^Was in the army and deserted, changing his name; he went 

 on sprees; was strong, industrious, and could read and write; drawled his 

 words and was aphasic before his death. He first married a woman about 

 whom it is known only that she already had an illegimate child, and had 

 by her a son who was reckless, wild, and alcoholic, married, deserted his wife, 

 wandered to the Pacific Coast, and settled among some cowboys in Texas, where 

 he died. The mother's father had 2 brothers, of whom one was epileptic and 

 one feeble-minded. There were also 5 sisters, of whom one went insane after 

 her husband's death, one married a drunkard, and the others are lost sight of 

 (36 : 187.) 



(13) Propositus, cT , born 1878 ; as child was seclusive, stubborn, tmambitious, 

 very emotional, crying easily, grew more solitary. At 17 years thought some- 

 one was trying to injiu-e him. Walked from Springfield to Hartford, Connecticut, 

 in order to avoid enemies, but retiurned, as he found enemies there. Now in 

 State hospital with dementia precox. Sibs: i - 9 , born 1871, violent temper, 

 impulsive, truthful, independent. 2-0?, born 1872, quick-tempered, irritable, 

 quarrelsome, traded horses, drinks moderately. 3 - 9 , patient at State hospital, 

 stubborn, quarrelsome, acute mania. 4-9 , seclusive, quick-tempered, wilful, 

 in State hospital with dementia precox, now lives on farm in bad surround- 

 ings. 5-9, quick-tempered, moral; one of her sons is a weak character, 

 easily influenced, does not work in one position long. 6-cf , born 1879, dis- 

 honest, cunning, irritable, "a rogue." 7 - 9 , seclusive, irritable, quick-tempered, 

 a good housekeeper. 



Father. — Shiftless, irresponsible, immoral, intemperate, altogether worthless, 

 has a streak of cunning, dishonest in business, stole chickens, has a violent 

 temper. Sibs: i-9, born 1855, disagreeable, stubborn, hateful, immoral. 

 2 - 9 , died at 20 years. 3-9 , died at 20 years of tuberculosis. 4-cf,diedat 

 26 years of tuberculosis. 5-cf , died at 26 years of tuberculosis. 6, died in 

 infancy. 7-9 , died at 14 years of tuberculosis. 8-9 , seclusive, sensitive, 

 now in hospital with dementia precox. 9 - cT , furtive, temper quick and uncon- 

 trolled, immoral, excessively alcohoUc. 



Father's father. — Surgeon in the Civil War, had a disagreeable disposition, 

 and quick, fiery temper. 



Father's mother. — ^Jealous, emotionally unstable; at childbirth temporarily 

 insane. 



Mother. — ^Jealous, quick-tempered, weak, finally divorced. Sibs: i-c?, 

 died in infancy. 2-cf', died at 3 years. 3-0?, born in Ireland, came to United 

 States, said to have had an erratic, wandering disposition, went to Montana, and 

 has not been heard from since. 4-9 , bom 1833, admitted to State hospital, 

 1863, 1875, 1879, "inclined to wander away;" had hallucinations of hearing, 

 destructive, apt to be violent toward other patients; died demented, 1883. 

 5-9, unknown. 6-9, unknown. 7-9 , high-strimg, irritable, sociable, 

 loquacious, and active; married a feeble-minded man; had issue: (a) 9 , has 

 dementia precox, with hallucinations and delusions of persecution; (6) 9 , 

 unknown. 8-9 , irritable, seclusive, later became depressed and sad; by a 

 man who was seclusive, a good worker, and a drinker, she had 7 children: 

 (a) cf, irritable, alcohoKc, self -controlled, steady worker, but without interest 



