[page number] 7. [end page number] Martin Kallikak was a young soldier of the Revolutionary war. His ancestry was excellent. But one wild night up the Hudson River Martin forgot his noble blood. In this night of dissipation he met a physically attractive, feeble-minded girl. The result of that meeting was a feeble-minded boy. This boy grew up and married a woman who was evidently of the same class. They produced a numerous progeny with a large percentage of feeble-mindedness. These grow up lazy, thriftless, shiftless, trifling, thieving people. Marrying into their own kind, another generation of the same general character came upon the scene. This has gone on now for six generations. This line of Martin's blood started nearly 150 years ago has never created anything, never produced any substantial wealth, never invented anything, never dreamed any dreams nor added to human worth or happiness. This line has given 480 descendants. Among them have been 143 known feeble-minded, 36 illegitimates, 33 sexually immoral, 24 confirmed drunkards, 3 epileptics, 3 criminals, 8 keepers of brothels, and 83 children so feeble that they died in infancy. Blood tells. Blood has painted another story - a wonderful story on the other side of the canvas. Later in his life Martin married a young Quaker woman of splendid talents and heroic ancestry. This line has given 496 descendants. All have been NORMAL PEOPLE. Included in this line has been doctors, lawyers, judges, educators, landholders, traders, and men and women prominent in every phase of social life. The last one on the chart is now a man of wealth and influence. The last one in the other line is now a young feeble-minded woman being cared for in the School for Feeble-minded at Vineland, New Jersey.