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taken. Speaking only a few words, but understanding simple lan- 
guage ; was self-willed, obstinate, very abusive, quarreling and 
fighting with other children, and in violent temper would attack 
anyone. Improved in self-help and cleanliness, and in use of hands; 
learning to knit, became a dependable aid in keeping up the supply 
of children's caps. Is the one alluded to in the chapter on training, 
as learning first to tear strips, then to draw threads and finally to 
knit. 

Second child, labor ordinary ; nourished by mother. Father 35, 
mother 18 at the time of birth. Father smoked and drank moder- 
ately. Condition attributed to a fall and concussion of brain when