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is indeed too true with many of them that their conscience consists 

 merely in the humiliation of being caught. Dwell as they may upon 

 past deeds, the great fault of their own, as far as they view it, is in the 

 fact that they were caught in the act and apprehended and punished. 

 This moral insensibility is found in all grades and degrees, from that 

 of a complete lack of moral symptoms to those of a highly sensitive 

 moral nature. 



Of the 4,000 criminals who have been through the reformatory at 

 Elmira, 36.2 per cent showed on admission positively no susceptibility 

 to moral impressions; only 23.4 per cent were ordinarily susceptible.* 



The following tables, taken from the report of the general superin- 

 tendent of the Elmira reformatory for 1S89, may be found interesting. 

 It must be observed that the majority of these prisoners are young 

 and all of them under the age of 30. 



CONDITION AS OBSERVED ON ADMISSION. 



PHYSICAL. 



(a) As to health: 



Debilitated or diseased 200 or 5.5 per cent. 



Somewhat impaired 501 or 8.3 



Good health 3, 135 or 86. 2 



{d) As to quality: 



Low or coarse , 916 or 25.2 per cent. 



Medium Ij354 or 37-2 



Good Ij366 or 37.6 



MENTAL. 



(a) Natural capacity: 



Deficient 73 or 2.0 per cent. 



Fair (only) 789 or 21.7 



Good 2,300 or 63. 2 



Excellent 474 or 13. i 



(^) Culture: 



None , 1)572 or 43.2 per cent. 



Very slight 1,040 or 28.6 



Ordinary 916 or 25.2 



Much 108 or 3.0 



MORAL. 



(a) Susceptibility to moral impressions now (estimated): 



Positively none Ij3i8 or 36.2 per cent. 



Possibly some i>3io or 36. i 



Ordinarily susceptible 851 or 23.4 



Specially susceptible 157 or 4.3 



♦The Criminal, p. 1^. 



