She was almost entirely mute, but a few times she returned a greeting quite promptly, or on another occasion (September 23) she said quite promptly, when asked how she felt, “I feel better. I took off my clothes” (correct--she had been up and put to bed again). Again she sometimes answered simple questions by “yes” or “no,” though sometimes in a contradictory and rather aimless manner, but promptly enough. Once she said to her mother, “I can’t, I have to remain here.” There were some other replies which we shall presently take up. Several times it was possible to make her write. On these occasions she wrote her name promptly, or might write only after much delay or stopping in the middle of a word. This leads us to her capacity to think, the defect of which was perhaps most clear in her writing. Thus, though having been told to write her name, and having written it quickly enough, when, immediately after it, she was asked to write her address or the name of the hospital, she had to be urged much, and then wrote each time merely a repetition of her name, this time much more slowly. On October 13, when she was asked to write her name, she wrote it correctly; then for the address she wrote the house number correctly, but for 90th street she wrote “90theath”; and, urged again for the address, she added “Dr. Wyeth.” Again when asked to write the word “watch” she was slow, and finally put down “10.” When on October 23 she was asked to write “Manhattan State Hospital,” she wrote “Manhatt Hhospshosh,” and for “Ward’s Island” (which she was told), “Ww Iland.” Then she was asked to write “I wish to go home.” She wrote “I wish to go home, go West.” Here again the first part was written promptly. We now can add some of the other replies which she gave. Once she was asked “Do you know where you are?” She promptly said, “Yes.” (Where?) No reply. On another occasion, at the initial examination, she said she was home or “in papa’s house.” Once when asked “Do you know me?” she said “Yes.” (What is my name?) “Miss D.” (her name). On the occasion on which she had stated that she had taken off her clothes, she was asked “Where have you taken off your clothes?” She made the irrelevant reply, “That was the girl the one I had.”