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dren to those who intrusted them to their care. These 

 unfortunate little beings are condemned to perish from 

 inanition and bad treatment. 



"The number of these innocent victims is greater 

 than would be imagined, and very certainly exceeds 

 that of the marked infanticides sent by the public pros- 

 ecutor to the court of the assizes." 



