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enormous. And this fact constitutes one of the strongest 

 pleas in favour of a reduction in their numbers. 



To conclude, every time any one receives his wages, or 

 buys anything whatever, or pays for any services rendered 

 to him, he comes off worse than he would have done if there 

 had been no unfit or inferior in the ranks of the nation. 

 Then again, the amount these unfortunates suffer, and the 

 amount of suffering they throw on others in many ways, 

 are truly grievous. If aU men could reaHze how much 

 better and happier all classes would become if the number 

 of these unfortunates were to be reduced, then eugenics 

 would come into its own. 



