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room of which is log* and the other of boards, located on 
Chestnut Ridge. The floor of one of the rooms rests on the 
ground and it is possible to see the outdoors thru any of the 
walls. It must be impossible to keep the house warm in win- 
ter. The family often suffers for lack of proper clothing. It 
is said that the smaller children go without shoes all winter, 
remaining indoors during the coldest weather. This family 
depends for its food on the number of ties which the father 
can cut. In summer they usually raise a little garden but do 
little toward preserving the food for winter consumption. In 
spite of their poverty, this family is not receiving poor relief. 
Conclusions 
(1) Mental defectives in the country are more likely to 
own their homes than are those in town. These homes are 
for the most part inherited from their forebears who entered 
the land at an early date. 
(2) The rent paid by the poor in towns is higher in pro- 
portion to what they receive than is paid for much better 
property. 
(3) City families are more likely to live in congested quar- 
ters than are those in the country. 
(4) The average number of rooms in town homes of de- 
fectives is larger than in the country. The number per house- 
hold is greater in the country than in town. 
(5) Feeble-minded women are poor housewives even when 
they have a normal relative to supply them with all that is 
necessary for their work. Those who have had institutional 
training show the effect of that training in their work. 
(6) The feeble-minded tend to establish their homes in 
the poorest parts of the community. 
(7) Living standards do not depend on the amount of 
wealth or the lack of it in the family. 
