Hansford: Mental Defectives in Connty H., Indiana 67 
time but attended last year. He was in the third grade when 
he left, not because he was able to do the work but because 
he was too big to be in the first grade and could do the work 
of no other. He is now doing rough work in the neighbor- 
hood such as chopping wood, clearing ground, etc. He is a 
very quiet, unobtrusive, low-grade moron. 
Catherine, the third child of James Bird, is 13 years old 
with an I.Q. of 71. She is very quiet and bashful, is not at 
all bright, but is hardly to be considered as feeble-minded. 
Harvey, the second child of Ellen Bird, is unknown. 
Josie, the third child of Ellen Bird, married Roy Jones 
and lives in Stonetown. She appears to be a low-grade nor- 
mal. Her home is poorly kept, she can read and write and 
is fairly well informed as to what is going on. Her daughter, 
Ruth, is feeble-minded. She is 13 years old with an I.Q. of 
68. She is in the fifth grade in school and cannot do the 
work. 
Homer Bird, the fourth child of Ellen, died in infancy. 
Catherine, the fifth child of Ellen, died in infancy. 
Catherine, the fourth child of John and Bertha Keen Allen, 
married John Smith. He is dead and she lives near Ripple 
Creek in the old house built by her husband on the land given 
her by her father. She is a moron. She cannot read nor 
write, tell time, count money, can repeat only 4 digits, missed 
the absurdities of year X test, missed comprehension of year 
VIII, but knows the days of the week. She allows the chick- 
ens to winter in her combined living- and sleeping-room. 
They wander thru at will during the summer time. She al- 
lowed her cow to remain in the house during a cold week 2 
years ago. She spends most of her time sitting before the 
fire. Two boys related to her husband are living with her 
and do a little crude farming. 
John, the first child of Catherine, died in young manhood. 
During an epileptic seizure, he fell into an open fireplace and 
was so badly burned that he lived only a short time. He 
always had at least 1 convulsion each week and sometimes 
as many as 5. He never knew of their approach and was 
likely to fall at any time or place. 
Homer Smith, the second child of Catherine, is a low-grade 
normal. He married Alta Cowden, who is an epileptic. Her 
attacks are frequent and severe. Her mother died in an in- 
