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ciles, the congenitally defective, which she now so sedulously 
cares for, is that the unfit should be kept under kindly but 
strict supervision ; the sexes strictly separated, and a life long 
surveillance kept up. And for practical purposes no cognizance 
can be taken of the Unfit till they are or become chargeable 
to the State. An expensive and troublesome course, it may be 
said, but what is the expense of the life-long care and surveil- 
lance of the present generation of the Unfit, compared to the 
incaleulable expense and mischief of allowing them to propa- 
gate their species without check ? 
For conclnsion I hope any readers who may be interested in 
the subject of this paper, will read an article in the Arena for 
November 1894, entitled “The Relation of Imbecility to 
Crime,” by Martha Louise Clerk. This lady speaks from a. 
wide practical experience of the care of imbeciles, and she 
eloquently expresses opinions, much like those I have arrived. 
at, upon more theoretical grounds. 
