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years. Small for age ; pleasing features, clear complexion, brown 
hair and eyes. Choreic movements of face. Cleanly in habits. 
Powers of attention poor, but memory and imitation good. Given to mimicry. Can read, write, draw, sing, and dance. Is affec- 
tionate. When coming to school at 8 years, was well up in pri- 
mary work, except numbers and hand-training. Given special drill 
in these, improved for 2 years when, mental limit being reached, 
became erratic, peculiar, irritable and impatient with other children, 
making grimaces and disturbing classes. This condition rapidly 
increasing, soon merged into periods of violence, and she became 
uncontrollable and cruel. During lucid intervals was quiet and 
obedient. 

Second born ; labor difficult, but without instruments. Fed arti- 
ficially. Father 32 and mother, who is very deaf, was 31, at time of 
child's birth. Peculiarity first manifested in great excitability when