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Show PtllBON FOn VOUTHO. rraiira I rorlJat jor. th. Li. of tilth Jmaalla ortniitra. t'nder the Innocent looking title, f Mlon laternclle " then- exlata In France nliat might be briefly dealt-nated dealt-nated m an authorlced, nrlatocratlr prlaon for Jurenlle offender tayi I ft aon'i Mogailne It aa founded by a legal luDilnary, M IV Meti, a man deeply Intereated In the training and clfjre of the rounc, 'nllh n view to checking the,gror.ni; eplrlt of Insubordination Insu-bordination to authority, both at home nnd at Kliool, which had become specially spe-cially marked In the hlgheet rinks of society In franco One of tho moat salutary elements In tho scheme of this Institution Is the absoluto secrecy which Is maintained In Krance, both a to tho exact locality of this house of correction and the names of those nhn am tent there On in eleiated, somewhat some-what bare, tract of country within n few tnllea of Tours sUnds a lirK' quadrangular building known as 1 Colonic Agrlcole, which Is n government govern-ment establishment, and behind tho chapel, which la sltusted In the center of tho west front, U MAlson l'ternelle Is cunnlugly concealed It Is a rectangular; rec-tangular; two-storied building, adjoining adjoin-ing tho btst end of tho chapel, and tho first thing that meets tho eye upon entering en-tering la n huge board bearing tho om-Inoua om-Inoua word ' Silence." The ground floor Is occupied by prison-like cells nnd ofllces; the upper one contains rather smaller cells and Is surrounded by a gallery, wlndi shuts off all communication communi-cation with the ground floor. When n boy or oung man under age becomes Inrctcrnlcly Idle, refractory or dissipated dissi-pated his parents or guardians can obtain ob-tain tho consent of rt magistrate, which Is sometimes seconded by that of n medical man, nnd after certain papers bato been signed a list of questions relating re-lating to tbo boy' education nnd prcs snt or past peculiarities Is Oiled up by the parents and tho culprit, who, In this country would bo licked Into shapo In a healthy, outdoor fashion. Is solemnly sol-emnly handed oicr to the paternal care of monsieur lo dlrectetir. Tho main feature In the treatment Is solitary confinement during Incarceration, be It long or shoit Three months Is the usual time. Hut cosni have been known In which It has been extended to one or even two yetrs |
