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have had chorea and her mother's brother is an epileptic ; her 

 daughter stanmers. This family history shows plainly the 

 heritability of lervous instability and argues for the prevention 

 of the propagatio 1 of a tainted stock. 



Alma R. was operated on for goitre and afterward suffered 

 mental manifestations. She developed mania for medical atten- 

 tion and dwelt cons'^antly on her symptoms. She lost weight 

 and physical vigor ai^d was easily exhausted. She became a 

 great care to a widowexl sister. This patient had formerly had 

 sufficient money to live comfortably, was well educated, and had 

 traveled in Europe. Financial reverses reduced her to poverty 

 and dependence on relative;?, 



Jane R., age thirty year; , began the use of morphia twelve 

 years ago. It was prescribed following a pelvic operation and 

 the habit thus formed. She wis sent to the hospital for cure 

 and at that time had been taking Ipq to twelve grains a day. Her 

 mind was greatly disordered. Her family is mentally subnormal 

 and her father is a heavy drinker. 



William D., age forty-two years, jamped off a train and suf- 

 fered head injury. Partial paralysis md mental derangement 

 resulted. He was brought to the hospital and surgical care con- 

 sidered but deemed inadvisable. His ondition is considered 

 hopeless. 



Sallie C. is a sexual pervert, irresponsible and immoral. She 

 has nervous spells during which her right side iwitches and jerks. 

 Her brother with whom she lives is unable to co.^trol her and she 

 is given to lying and stealing. She is intelligent, having reached 

 the third year of high school, and very shrewd. 



Clara P., a colored woman of forty-eight years, vas married 

 at sixteen and had 12 children. At twenty-eight she had spinal 

 meningitis and was ill for three months. Six years ago she was 

 stricken blind for three days and lost the use of her linbs. She 

 suffered severe pain in her back. At her death, autopsy dsclosed ^ 

 tumor on the spinal cord. 



Gail H., a child of eight years, has a vaso-motor disturbance 

 which extends to the brain. She is stupid, but not defective and 

 should be gently dealt with. She is extremely nervous and diffi- 

 cult to handle. Gail's sister is insane. 



Table XXIV shows the heredity of this group. 



