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and hearing perfect, but speech slightly defective, and vocabulary 
limited. Had spasms at one and a half years. These continued 
until he was 4 years old and then ceased. Occasionally unclean 
at night. Fond of children, music, animals, but knew nothing of 
color and form ; went regularly to school and made some little im- 
provement. Learned to read and could write a fair letter. Worked 
on the farm and was a good milker, trucker, etc. Is now making 
an honest living at good wages. 

Third child ; prolonged labor ; nourished by mother, who during 
gestation was over-worked and sustained a severe fall. Father a 
house-painter, aged 26, and mother 28, at time of child's birth.