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has shown that a majority are in a condition of 

 impaired health, that many are in an unsound 

 mental condition and inclined to grave diseases 

 of the neurotic t>T)e which tend to modify the 

 physical, mental and moral condition from bad 

 inheritance. 



Perhaps the greatest danger exists in the case 

 of feeble-mindedness. It has been estimated 

 that there are 200,000 feeble-minded persons 

 in the United States. Of this large number 

 fully nine-tenths are under no control and thus 

 are able to produce their kind. It is from this 

 vast army that criminals, prostitutes and pau- 

 pers are recruited. These classes have an 

 imperfect development of the higher areas of 

 the brain and a moral instability that often 

 seems impossible to correct. They cannot 

 adjust themselves to proper social standards 

 and quickly become incorrigible when tempta- 

 tions or unusual demands present themselves. 

 Unfortunately, their condition does not pre- 

 clude reproduction but rather favors it from 

 lack of conscience and control. 



One of the great problems of the day is how 



