How successful will be public measures leading to the prevention of offspring in the obviously unfit by sterilization of both males and females is uncertain.

It is doubtful whether public sentiment at the present time will allow the measure to be thoroughly carried out.

Some results in preventing unfit heredity may be attained by the greater extension of asylum life, but the additional burden of this upon the labor of the people would be difficult to bear.

At best such measures would only be carried out in the lower class of society..