SHORTER ARTICLES AND DISCUSSIONS 



NOTE ON A CASE OF HUMAN INBREEDING ' 



Through the kindness of a friend the following pedigree is 

 presented. It is that of a family of English stock, which has 

 been in this country since the early eighteenth century, and 

 during that time has been one of the principal families of a 

 rural community. 



To quote from my correspondent's letter, "A was a fine 

 young girl. She had graduated from high school but did not 

 go to college as her mother had died in the summer and she 

 wished to take charge of the home. B is about 16 years old. A 

 splendid young man, bright and apparently healthy, lie is in 

 school standing about average. C is 10 years old or thereabouts. 

 An exceptionally bright child and one that is very much alive 



Assununn- that the Iiim' of (Icsccnt represented in the figure by 

 a broken Iiiic ini!ii';i! hil*- iiuit tiie number of generations is not 



H>gieile aii.l Pul.Lc Health, .lohii- Ilopkni^ Ti u ^.it} No M 

 1913-17. 



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