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the children of other families in the same region 

 found a way to educational advantages. Only 20 

 individuals learned a trade and 10 of these did so in 

 state's prison. 



It is estimated that up to 1877 this experiment in 

 human breeding had cost the state of New York 

 over a million and a quarter dollars, and the end is 

 by no means yet in sight. 



b. The descendants of Jonathan Edwards 



In striking contrast to the case of Max Jukes is 

 that of Jonathan Edwards, the eminent divine, 

 whose famous progeny Winship describes as follows: 

 " 1394 of his descendants were identified in 1900, of 

 whom 295 were college graduates ; 13 presidents of 

 our greatest colleges, besides many principals of 

 other important educational institutions ; 60 physi- 

 cians, many of whom were eminent; 100 and more 

 clergymen, missionaries, or theological professors; 

 75 were officers in the army and navy; 60 were 

 prominent authors and writers, by whom 135 books 

 of merit were written and published and 18 impor- 

 tant periodicals edited; 33 American States and 

 several foreign countries and 92 American cities and 

 many foreign cities have profited by the beneficent 

 influence of their eminent activity ; 100 and more 

 were lawyers, of whom one was our most eminent 

 professor of law; 30 were judges; 80 held public 

 office, of whom one was vice-president of the United 

 States; 3 were United States senators; several were 

 governors, Members of Congress, framers of state 



