Types of mental defectives . nd rubbish. Yet he had a rather pleasant countenance, and a pleasing manner. CASE D.—^Middle-Grade Moral Imbecile. S. L. was 14 years old when photo was taken. The father was 27and the mother 19 at the time of S s birth. The father, a teamster, is adrunkard, as are both grandfathers. S. had convulsions followingmeningitis at the time of teething. He suffered a fractured skullwhen 10 years old. When seven years old he was in a hospital for aweek from smoking cigarettes, and consequent nicotine poisoning. Heis obstinate, disobedient, passionate, heedless of danger, a
Types of mental defectives . nd rubbish. Yet he had a rather pleasant countenance, and a pleasing manner. CASE D.—^Middle-Grade Moral Imbecile. S. L. was 14 years old when photo was taken. The father was 27and the mother 19 at the time of S s birth. The father, a teamster, is adrunkard, as are both grandfathers. S. had convulsions followingmeningitis at the time of teething. He suffered a fractured skullwhen 10 years old. When seven years old he was in a hospital for aweek from smoking cigarettes, and consequent nicotine poisoning. Heis obstinate, disobedient, passionate, heedless of danger, a liar and a never could be brought to think these were vices. His lies woulddeceive the elect, as he related all his stories with every semblance oftruth. Notice the hard expression, the asymmetry of his eyes andface, and the degenerate ear. He was taken out into the world tomake his living, but kept things stirred up by his lies and he ran away with a horse and wagon, which landed him in PLATE XV. Case A.
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