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These are brothers and sisters, all microcephalic. The paternal great-grandfather died from excessive drinking. The maternal grand- mother died of cancer of the stomach. The father and mother are both feeble-minded. The father, a baker, was born in Sweden and the mother in Germany; the children in America. The father was 29 and the mother 21 when the first child was born. The mother was always hysterical, and weakened by too many gestations; but all births were normal. The Wassermann test was positive. There were nine children in the family, all mentally defective, and eight of them microcephalic idiots. The first and second born died in early infancy. E.-L. V. The seventh-born, nine years old when photo was taken. A superficial, excitable idiot, very unclean, who spoke only a few words and died when 20 years old of pulmonary tuberculosis. F.-W. V. The third-born, fifteen years old when photo was taken. A superficial, excitable idiot, who learned only to sew carpet-rags and wind them for the carpet-loom. G.-B. V. The fourth-born, twelve years old when photo was taken. A profound, apathetic idiot, very unclean, who was epileptic, had talipes varus and walked with very great difficulty; and died of influenza when 27 years old. H.-I. V. The fifth-born, fourteen years old when photo was taken. A profound, excitable idiot, who had a violent temper, was cruel to other children, and constantly tore clothing. I and J.-R. V. and N. V. Twins, seven years old when photo was taken, and can only be distinguished by a scar on R's chin. They are the eighth and ninth born. They are superficial, excitable idiots, who can speak a few words to make their wants known. They can dance the