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52
Hereditary Genius
The following table comprises the whole of this notation:—
G. G. g. g.
Grandfather = Grandmother Grandfather. = Grandmother.
__________|_________________ ______________|______________
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U. U. F. f. u. u.
Uncle Aunt Father. = Mother Uncle. Aunt.
________________________|__________________________
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B. The Person b.
Brother. Described Sister.
_____|_______ ______|________ _____|____
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N. N. S. s. n. n.
Nephew Niece Son. Daughter Nephew Niece.
____|_____ ____|_____
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P. P. p. p.
Gr.-son Gr.-daughter Gr.-son Gr.-daughter
Two or more letters are employed to express relationships beyond the
compass of this table. Thus the expression for a first cousin, speaking
generally, is US., which admits of being specialized in four different forms,
namely, US., US., uS., and uS. As a matter of fact, distant relationships will
seldom be found to fall under our consideration.
The last explanation I have to make, is the meaning of brackets [] when
they enclose a letter. It implies that the person to whose name the letter in
brackets is annexed has not achieved sufficient public reputation to be
ranked, in statistical deductions, on equal terms with the rest.
For facility of reference I give lists, in alphabetical order, of all the letters,
within the limits of two letters, that I employ. Thus I always use GF. for
great-grandfather, and not FG., which means the same thing.
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