[79] A remarkable instance of this simulated atavism is the uniformity with which (according to Lacassagne, Archives de l’Anthropologie Criminelle, 1886) rapes are effected by methods common among lower races, and even animals. This is not atavism, but the criminal, being a man of primitive organisation, will naturally exercise the brutality and lack of consideration which belong to a lower race.
[80] It may be noted that Rossi found the same precocity in the abuse of alcohol, in the form of wine—i.e., 11 when children, without knowing the precise age; 2 at five years, 3 at eight, 1 at nine, 6 at ten; and so on. And sexual precocity was even more notable.
[81] E. J. Kitts, Serious Crime in an Indian Province, 1889, pp. 8, 85.
[82] Mr. Horsley has compiled from the Judicial Statistics the following table of individuals committed more than ten times, with proportion to total of recommittals:—
| Year. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
| 1879 | 3706 | 5673 | 8.3 | 22.4 |
| 1880 | 3691 | 5800 | 8.3 | 23.6 |
| 1881 | 3618 | 6773 | 8.2 | 27.3 |
| 1882 | 4148 | 7496 | 8.8 | 27.4 |
| 1883 | 4391 | 8946 | 8.9 | 29.3 |
| 1884 | 4734 | 9316 | 9.4 | 30.2 |
| 1885 | 5188 | 9451 | 10.0 | 31.6 |
| 1886 | 5074 | 8981 | 10.1 | 33.2 |
| 1887 | 5686 | 9764 | 11.1 | 34.2 |
[83] While maternity has this beneficial influence, precocious and random sexual relationships have an equally grave influence in the opposite direction. This is clearly shown in the valuable details given by Marro.
[84] La Criminalité Comparée, 1886, pp. 51-53.
[85] “Criminologie,” Revue d’Anthropologie, Sept. 1888.
[86] “L’Anthropologie Criminelle,” Revue d’Anthropologie, 1887.
[87] Loc. cit., p. 686.