Types of mental defectives . Case C. Case F. Case E.—i. Various Types: Echolalia; Stigmata of Degeneration; American Indian; Precocious Physical Development; Sphenocephalus; Castrate. 159 VAEIOUS TYPES l6l carpenter. He is an omnivorous reader, digesting what he reads,and writes an excellent letter. CASE D.—Precocious Physical Development. S. F. (Low-Grade Imbecile) was seven years old when photowas taken. He is interesting as a case of precocious physical develop-ment, which was that of a boy of twelve years, except the externalgenitals, which resembled those of a man of twenty-one. His heigh
Types of mental defectives . Case C. Case F. Case E.—i. Various Types: Echolalia; Stigmata of Degeneration; American Indian; Precocious Physical Development; Sphenocephalus; Castrate. 159 VAEIOUS TYPES l6l carpenter. He is an omnivorous reader, digesting what he reads,and writes an excellent letter. CASE D.—Precocious Physical Development. S. F. (Low-Grade Imbecile) was seven years old when photowas taken. He is interesting as a case of precocious physical develop-ment, which was that of a boy of twelve years, except the externalgenitals, which resembled those of a man of twenty-one. His heightis four feet nine inches; his weight 89 pounds. His penis when flaccidmeasured four and one-half inches in length and four inches in circum-ference. Pilosity was marked, especially in the public region. The paternal grandmother died of pulmonary tuberculosis at theage of 41. An aunt on each side of the family also died of the samedisease. Several cousins on the paternal side died of paralysis. Thefather and mother were
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