Types of mental defectives . ration; thehead is hydrocephalic, measuring 253-^ inches in circumference. Heis very nervous, and laughs and weeps without cause. He is slow ofspeech, vulgar, passionate, heedless of danger, and sexually is fond of music, can catch a tune easily, and has picked up yodeling,which he does exceedingly well. He recognizes color and form, canread a letter, and can count to one hundred, but he cannot learn towrite or draw. His memory is excellent, but his powers of imitation andattention are only fair. When infuriated, he is very abusive and vin-dictive, a
Types of mental defectives . ration; thehead is hydrocephalic, measuring 253-^ inches in circumference. Heis very nervous, and laughs and weeps without cause. He is slow ofspeech, vulgar, passionate, heedless of danger, and sexually is fond of music, can catch a tune easily, and has picked up yodeling,which he does exceedingly well. He recognizes color and form, canread a letter, and can count to one hundred, but he cannot learn towrite or draw. His memory is excellent, but his powers of imitation andattention are only fair. When infuriated, he is very abusive and vin-dictive, and threatens to kill. He will read the Bible and swear at thesame time. When placed in the shoe-shop, after much pains he learnedto polish the uppers of shoes, which is the limit of his abihty. CASE C.—Hydrocephalic; C. E. (Idio-Imbecile)—was 29 years old when photo was head is 273^^ inches in circumference. Mark the degenerate ear;especially the double tragus. An uncle is in an insane hospital. The PLATE XXVII.
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