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none of whom were criminalistic, we find among the males 

 12 criminals, 1 licentious, 5 paupers, 1 alcohohc and 1 un- 

 known; none were normal citizens. Among the females 3 

 were harlots, 1 pauper, 1 a vagrant and 2 unknown; none 

 were known to be reputable. Thus it appears that crimi- 

 nality lies in the illegitimate line from Ada and not at all in 

 the legitimate — doubtless because of a difference in germ 

 plasm of the fathers. 



The progeny of the harlot Bell Juke is a dreary monotony 

 of harlotry and licentiousness to the fifth generation. Two 

 in the fourth generation there are and two in the fifth against 

 whom there is nothing and their progeny mostly moved to 

 another neighborhood and are lost sight of. Very likely 

 they have married into stronger strains and are founders of 

 reputable families. 



The progeny of Effie Juke and the son of Max (a thief) 

 show to the fifth generation a different aspect. Some larceny 

 and assault there is and not a little sexual immorality, but 

 pauperism is the prevailing trait. 



Thus, in the same environment, the descendants of the 

 illegitimate son of Ada are prevailingly criminal; the progeny 

 of Bell are sexually immoral; and the offspring of EflSe are 

 paupers. The difference in the germ plasm determines the 

 difference in the prevailing trait. But however varied the 

 forms of non-social behavior of the progeny of the mother 

 of the Juke girls the result was calculated to cost the State 

 of New York over a million and a quarter of dollars in 75 

 years — up to 1877, .and their protoplasm has been multiplied 

 and dispersed during the subsequent 34 years and is still 

 marching on. 



5. The Ishmaelites 



Another example of a great family tracing back to a single 

 man may be taken from "the Tribe of Ishmael" of Central 



