Types of mental defectives . pileptic cousin. The fathers aunt was insane. B. has sucked her thumb from infancy, and is very nervous. Whena year old, she continually scratched her parents. Her face is veryasymmetrical, she has defective enunciation, degenerate ears, and aprognathous jaw. She is lazy and affectionate, with an engagingmanner, but untruthful, a nymphomaniac, and very dishonest, profane,and vulgar. She is wild on the subject of dress. She will steal mostadroitly to accomphsh her purpose. She borrows money she has nomeans or intention of repaying. She will go to shops and have thin
Types of mental defectives . pileptic cousin. The fathers aunt was insane. B. has sucked her thumb from infancy, and is very nervous. Whena year old, she continually scratched her parents. Her face is veryasymmetrical, she has defective enunciation, degenerate ears, and aprognathous jaw. She is lazy and affectionate, with an engagingmanner, but untruthful, a nymphomaniac, and very dishonest, profane,and vulgar. She is wild on the subject of dress. She will steal mostadroitly to accomphsh her purpose. She borrows money she has nomeans or intention of repaying. She will go to shops and have thingscharged, never intending to pay for them. She learned to play on theviolin, to read, and to write a very good letter. She can sew, do fancywork, make dresses, cook, and play on the piano very well; but isabsolutely unreliable and irresponsible. CASE J.—High-Grade Moral Imbecile. M. L. A waif and stray, supposed to be 15 years old when photowas taken. Nothing is known of the family history. She is cruel to all PLATE XVIII.
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