Types of mental defectives . of rare intelligenceand careful education. The oldest brother is a high-grade imbecile;the other children are exceedingly bright. H. learned to wash and dress himself and to aid in the sorting ofclothing. Be was good-natured usually, but very violent when aroused,smashing furniture, china, and anything within reach. His vocabularywas limited to some 14 words with the enunciation very defective. Hewas constantly overloading his stomach and subject to attacks of acuteindigestion; of which he died in his 44th year. CASE G.—Idio-Imbecile. M. M. was 12 years old when th
Types of mental defectives . of rare intelligenceand careful education. The oldest brother is a high-grade imbecile;the other children are exceedingly bright. H. learned to wash and dress himself and to aid in the sorting ofclothing. Be was good-natured usually, but very violent when aroused,smashing furniture, china, and anything within reach. His vocabularywas limited to some 14 words with the enunciation very defective. Hewas constantly overloading his stomach and subject to attacks of acuteindigestion; of which he died in his 44th year. CASE G.—Idio-Imbecile. M. M. was 12 years old when the photo was taken. His father wasa miner, 28 years old when this boy was born; the mother 20. At theage of 14 years the mother had a severe attack of cerebro-spinal men-ingitis; and the maternal grandfather and several children, includingthis boys mother, were subject to epileptic fits. The subject had inflammation of the brain and spasms while teeth-ing. He did not walk until three years old, and then had a sHght PLATE VI. Case I. Casi^ J. Case K. Case L.
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