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Top. Group of idiots engaged in serious work pulling a wagon. Ob- serve poor physical tone as expressed in the round shoulders, stooped backs, bent knees, flat feet, inclined heads, shuffling gait, poor carriage, and general inferior physical development. Note also the psycho- physical inferiority expressed in the large number needed to pull the wagon, for this is not merely play or "busy work," but productive effort. The metabolism of these "children" requires a differentiated diet, and their low blood pressure makes them susceptible to even slight changes of temperature or altitude. Illustration suggested by Dr. Walter S. Cornell. Bottom. Group of idiots showing physical abnormalities and "stig- mata of degeneration." The diagnostic value of these signs is open to