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West 4 years; of an easygoing temperament; handy with tools; went on hard 

 sprees occasionally; at the age of 32 was found dead. Sibs: i -cf, born 1871 ; 

 taught school ; went West 10 years ago ; farming and lumbering ; had a youthful 

 injury, and thereafter he would occasionally stand motionless, apparently 

 wrapped in deep thought, and his attention could be gained only by calling 

 loudly. 2-cf , 1872, of average intelligence as a boy; at 25 "had a fever" and 

 was sick for weeks; did not seem to recover, but became melancholy and 

 deranged mentally; had fits of crying and spells of self-accusation; asked his 

 uncle to burn some hay and put him in the blaze; admitted to the State 

 hospital; his behavior characterized by restlessness, excitement, and a disposi- 

 tion to wander; for 4 months he was noisy, excited, destructive, at times ugly 

 and filthy; addicted to masturbation; discharged; married a lazy, unwilling 

 woman, who left him to take care of their little son; now works on his father's 

 farm. 3-9, born 1874; taught school; died 1894. 4-cf, born 1876; natu- 

 rally of a quiet, even disposition, at 30 years became hypochondriacal, consumed 

 great quantities of a patent medicine that is thought to have been largely 

 strong whisky, became melancholy, and had fits of crying; [had fits of roving, 

 for] "he went out hunting a good deal;" often heard voices up in the woods 

 calling him and he would go up on the hills, sometimes remaining away over 

 night; later became more restless and violent; got up and jumped out of the 

 window; when brought back struggled to get loose; now in State hospital; 

 has mania, fear of drowning and self-destruction. 5-?, bom 1878, light- 

 headed, silly, and of inferior intelligence; married in 1895; admitted to State 

 hospital 1899; removed clothing, tried to run away, and fought all who 

 restrained her; discharged 1900; at times would be unusually restless and 

 sometimes flighty; her husband was unfaithful and she separated from him 

 February 191 1 ; worked for various families, staying with each but a short time; 

 visited her father, September 191 1; was nervous, uneasy, restless; admitted 

 to State Hospital November 191 1; violent at times; removed clothing; men- 

 tally distressed; confused mentally. 6-0^, born 1882 and died 1898 of t5^hoid 

 fever. 7-cf, born 1883; irresponsible, simple-minded, unreliable; a glass or 

 two of liquor makes him noisy and hilarious. 8-9, born 1884; decidedly 

 feeble-minded; does not know right from wrong; has had 4 children illegiti- 

 mately. 



Father. — Bom 1840; a kind-hearted, genial old German farmer; has been 

 well all his life, but can not work as hard at 72 as he used to ; drinks moderately ; 

 well thought of by the people in the village. Sibs, father's father and father's 

 mother unknown. 



Mother. — Born 1853 and died 1885, at State hospital; always showed mental 

 inferiority; neglected home and children; admitted to State hospital 1885; 

 acute mania; tears clothing, is sometimes comatose, talks and eats little; she 

 was always domestic. Sibs: i-cf , died in infancy. 2-cf , born 1855; had a 

 hot temper; about 6 weeks before his death (in 1875) he had a slight injury; 

 became restless and uneasy at night, e. g., went to his brother's in the middle 

 of the night, roused him, and said he wanted to talk to him about business; 

 2 weeks later had an attack called brain fever; died 3 weeks later. 3- 9 ,born 

 1857; little schooling; exceedingly hot-tempered; about 1897 became unusu- 

 ally irritable and unstable ; went ' ' crazy on religion ; went from house to house 

 distributing tracts; developed delusions; hypochondriacal;" had taken about 

 a barrel of "Peruna;" had flight of ideas; admitted to State hospital, suicidal, 

 confused, restless, apprehensive — an involutional melancholia; her only son, 

 born 1893, is conceited and boastful; left high school at 15 years; went to Cin- 

 cinnati shortly after this, working his way there and back, and has since worked 

 in various places; is an operator with the railroad and wants a position as 



