conduct, and quite unable to take care of himself_. 7. _Here state the information,_ 2. Other facts (if any) _and from whom._ indicating insanity communicated to me by others (⁷)-- _His son, James Thompson, jun_., _informs me that he has_ _threatened to commit suicide_, _and has twice attempted it_ _with a razor._ (Signed) Name--_JOHN MILLAR_. Place of abode--_Bethnal House_, _Bethnal Green_. Dated this _third_ day of _November_, _One thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight_. Table relating to “Facts” of Insanity, (compiled from Millar.) +----------------------------------------------+ | Facts offering no Evidence of Insanity. | +----------------------------------------------+ | 1. Refuses to take her medicine and resists | | in every way; closes her teeth; threatens | | to strike every one near her; obliged to | | use the strait-waistcoat. | | | | 2. Violent in her temper, and very abusive. | | | | 3. Moody and irritable temperament, and of | | weak memory in many particulars. | | | | 4. General restlessness of manner; considers | | himself heavily involved in debt to many | | thousand pounds; says he has been ruined | | by the Government, and that he intends | | prosecuting the Admiralty for £5000 damages. | +----------------------------------------------+ | Vague and Irrelevant Facts. | +----------------------------------------------+ | 1. She is suspicious of her husband; says he | | keeps bad company; she is most irritable and | | jealous, and takes stimulating drinks to a | | dangerous and exciting extent. | | | | 2. Obstinate; has the manner and appearance | | of an insane person; complained of her head; | | refused her food, and would not go | | downstairs; melancholy. | | | | 3. He has imperfect sight; good hearing and | | taste; he is unable to speak; his gait is | | ape-like, and the skull-bones seem to have | | fallen together from the want of cerebral | | development. He will occasionally slap his | | face and strike his hands; sometimes makes |