Your right! I found this in the "Your Guide to the Federal Census" by Kathleen W. Hinckley Schedule 1:insane inhabitants,Insane persons were described as suffering from mania(Delirium),Melancholia(Depression),paresis(General paralysis),Dementia,epilepsy, or Dipsomania(uncontrollable desire for spiritous liquors) Schedule 2:Idiots,An idiot was defined as a person with extreme mental deficiency in infancy or childhood. Causes of Idiosy could include Scarlet Fever, Measles,Meningitis, a blow to the head, a fall, or a fright.Demented persons were to be classified as insane. ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne and Sandra To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [Busbee Busby] Stephen Busby - AL You also have to be careful that they put the remarks by the right person, they put deaf and dumb on the wrong girl on one of the cencus and on the right one the next it was through research that I found which was right. Sandra > From what I remember reading about the terms for the 1860 Census, the term Idiotic means what we now call Developmentally Disabled or mentally handicapped. It was used to describe the segment of the population that appeared to not have the ability to function "normally". It did not usually mean insanity. The polite euphemisms and politically correct phrases we currently use were not used in the 19th Century. > Regards > freedom has its price > Support our Troops > http://opbrightsaber.dizdame55.net ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe: Send an email to [email protected] with ONLY the word unsubscribe in the subject and/or body of the email. Listowner: Gaila Merrington [email protected]