The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-23


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Prostitution II MsW YoRK.-A work has
juss been issued BY ~ Harper Brothers, in
their best style. The Woek il entitled " The
History Of pros;itutiea-its extent, causes and
effects throughous the vosld-bsing an oficia
report to the Board o. Almsheuss Governors Of
the City Of New York, BY WIN. W. Sanger
n. D.
The work has been gotten up u the request
Of the Governmen Mt ofthe New York Almshouse
aad 10 NEST probably the moot elaborate Of IL
kind ever produced IN the Unitsd States, OF
perhaps in Europe.
Or. Sanger's inquiries into this most revolving
subject, but one which msst yet be investigated
in eli its bearings upea society, 30 that its evils
may be arrested, IL mot checked, we're directed
through the police end ether channels, and biz
statistics are no doubt = serrect a. any Of tha
kind can be- From the soluminous returns u
these inquiries, DE-. Sanger deduces some very
important conelusiens. He sums them all il
the following rscaPitulatisa -
There are six thousand public prostitutes in
the City Of New York.
The majority Of these are from fifteen Ia
twenty-five years old.
Three-eigh,hs Of them were born in the
United States.
May Of those born abroad came here poor
to improve their condition.
Education Is a. . very low standard with
them.
One-fifth of them are married women.
One-half Of them have given birth to ohil-
dren, and moro than ons-half Of these children
ere illegitimate.
The ratio Of mortality among children Of
prostitutes is four times greater than the Or
binary ratio among children in New York.
Many OF these children are living in the
aSodss Of vice and obscenlty.
The majority Of these women have been pros.
titutss for less than four years.
The average duration of prostitutes life is
only four years.
Nearly onc-balf the prostitutes in New York
admit that they are or have been sufferers from
syphilis.
Seduction, dsstitution, i'll treatment by par
ents, husbands Or relatives, intemperance and
bad company, are the main causes Of prostitu-
ton.
Women in this city have NOT sufficient means
Of employment.
Their employment 10 inadequately remunsr-
ated.
The associations Of many employments are
prcjudeial to morality.
Six-sevenths of the prostitutes drink intoxi-
eating liquor 10 a greater or less extent.
Parental nfisRees induced the habit of intox-
isation
A profsssed respect for religion is common
among them.
A capital of nearly $4,000, 900 is invested in
the business of prostitution.
The annual expenditure on account of pros
titution is more than 81, 100000.
Prohibitory measures have signally failed to
suppress Or check prostitution.
A necessity exists for some action.
Motives OF policy require . change in the
mode Of procedure.