Types of mental defectives . but could copy in an exceedingly legible, vertical learned to dance; her plain sewing was very good, and in hand-work she did well. She is neither truthful nor trustworthy, and has tobe watched closely on account of her predilection for men and boys. ILLUSTRATIVE CASESMoral Imbeciles of Middle-grade CASE A.—Middle-Grade Moral Imbecile. A. C. Was 9 years old when photo was taken. Both grand-mothers were excessive drunkards, and the paternal grandmother wasalso insane. The maternal grandmother died of pulmonary tubercu-losis and a maternal aunt committed sui
Types of mental defectives . but could copy in an exceedingly legible, vertical learned to dance; her plain sewing was very good, and in hand-work she did well. She is neither truthful nor trustworthy, and has tobe watched closely on account of her predilection for men and boys. ILLUSTRATIVE CASESMoral Imbeciles of Middle-grade CASE A.—Middle-Grade Moral Imbecile. A. C. Was 9 years old when photo was taken. Both grand-mothers were excessive drunkards, and the paternal grandmother wasalso insane. The maternal grandmother died of pulmonary tubercu-losis and a maternal aunt committed suicide. The boys father anduncle are insane. A. has six feeble-minded cousins, one insane and oneepileptic. The father, a twister in a woolen mill, was 31 and themother 28 at the time of this, the fifth childs birth. A. is indolent, untruthful, and a moral pervert, with vile languageand actions. He is wild on the subject of women and girls and spendsmuch time discussing them in an obscene manner. Dehghts in expos- PLATE XIV. CaseH.
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