criminal psychology-第91节

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tieth　year。　The　periods　are　normally　a　solar　monthfrom　twenty…seven　to　twenty…eight　days；　and　the　menstruation　lasts　from　three　to　five　days。　After　its　conclusion　the　sexual　impulse；　even　in　otherwise　frigid　women；　is　in　most　cases　intensified。　It　is　important；　moreover；　to　note　the　fact　that　most　women；　during　their　periods；　show　a　not　insignificant　alteration　of　their　mental　lives；　often　exhibiting　states　of　mind　that　are　otherwise　foreign　to　them。

As　in　many　cases　it　is　impossible　without　other　justification　to　ask　whether　menses　have　begun；　it　is　worth　while　knowing　that　most　women　menstruate；　according　to　some　authorities；　during　the　first　quarter　of　the　moon；　and　that　only　a　few　menstruate　during　the　new　or　full　moon。　The　facts　are　very　questionable；　but　we　have　no　other　cues　for　determining　that　menstruation　is　taking　place。　Either　the　popularly　credited　signs　of　it　（e。　g。；　a　particular　appearance；　a　significant　shining　of　the　eyes；　bad　odor　from　the　mouth；　or　susceptibility　to　perspiration）　are　unreliable；　or　there　are　such　signs　as　feeling　unwell；　tension　in　the　back；　fatigue　in　the　bones；　etc。；　which　are　much　more　simply　and　better　discovered　by　direct　interrogation；　or　examination　by　a　physician。

If　there　is　any　suspicion　that　menstruation　has　influenced　testimony　or　a　crime；　and　if　the　other；　especially　the　above…mentioned　facts；　are　not　against　it；　we　are　called　upon　to　decide　whether　we　are　considering　a　mental　event；　due　to　the　influence　of　menstruation。　Icard＇1＇　has　written　the　best　monograph　on　this　subject。


＇1＇　Icard：　La　Femme　dans　la　Periode　Menstruelle。　Paris　1890。


Considering　the　matter　in　detail；　our　attention　is　first　called　to　the　importance　of　the　beginning　of　menstruation。　Never　is　a　girl　　more　tender　or　quiet；　never　more　spiritual　and　attractive；　nor　more　inclined　to　good　sense；　than　in　the　beginning　of　puberty；　generally　a　little　before　the　menstrual　periods　have　begun；　or　have　become　properly　ordered。　At　this　time；　then；　the　danger　that　the　young　girl　may　commit　a　crime　is　very　small；　perhaps　smaller　then　at　any　other　time。　And　hence；　it　is　the　more　to　be　feared　that　such　a　creature　may　become　the　victim　of　the　passions　of　a　rou