MONG the many questions which, in this eager
A age, press for solution, there is none of deeper
interest to the thoughtful and philanthropic mind than that which pertains to the treatment of our "defectives" and criminals. If we view broadly the evil which these individuals engender, we find not only that it thwarts the best purposes of men but that it lies at the very root of all human misery. When we have conceived and put into application a wise solution of this problem, we shall have begun a true rejuvenation of the race.
It is a saddening fact that, although the most highly developed of all animals, we men appear to be the least in harmony with our environment, to fall farthest short of our possibilities. As we observe the inferior animals, we cannot but be impressed by