The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-08-04
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
What tho Investigations In 81.
Louis Have Developed,

Louis Have Developed,
From the st. Louis Republican, 2lth u!t'J
Two facts have been ascertainfd
from the social evil statistics compiled
by the police, whirh we're not generally
known before. The lists OF depraved
women have been completed SO far as
to include all those who reside In the
city north of Chouleau Avenue, and
from them it is gathered that the num-
Der Of these women in st. Louis is
small as compared with other cities,
and that the majority Of them com
menced and followed their career OF
shame of their own free will, or ''by
choice in the words used OF tue list.
The number residing within the boun.
dairy mentioned, which Includes all The
most prominent hauuGs Of vice in the
city, is about 672 or this number,
81 have written opposite their names
10 the column beaded, Reasons for
becoming &C., TIE words, - BY
choice" Here is something for our
moral rcrolmels to mediate over. II
is very common for people, particular
" Of her own sex, TO view each fallen
woman as the victim Of some villain $
arts, whereas, in s.. Louis, very nearly
hair Of thet total number. so fur as ascer,
tanned, declare their course OF lie dc.
|liberAtclv CHOSEN by themselves.
Besides the one mentioned, the lists
show variety OF other reasons al,
lc.cd. Seduction is against ei9hty-one
names. and this is the next largest To
those who only accuse themselves 70,
Lheir fall. Among the other reasons
TO be seen there are some as suggestive
Of human weakness a5 Of human sor
row and temptation. Here are some
wre;ched girls who assert tia. they owe
their miserable career merely TO c dis
inclination TO work, or in their own
words. "don't ike TO labor" Then
we hayean array who lay tde blame Oh
..bad associations and love Of dress. y
We find. also, womcu who were once
honorrd wives, boldly pvoclaim'Oa
lhejv downfall WIS caused by "ncglcct
of husband ill treatment Of hus
baud,' "domc,iic trouble. and sui
like. Some are also 10 be ionJd VII,
seem 10 have been unable ~ an,wp
the question of the pc c srocj,'cJ'''
except TO say, no one 10 c.,e 10! TT,
But q glance over thee H. sn". vo,
darker tLou2h;s OF human hi"Hl'd's
than anything yet ment,co"d. H. no
few cases the unfortunate crnrIsn:
answered the officers with horrible
candor, Tiey implicated ia the course
of their downfall not only nemOrrs o
their own sex who tempted them on tC
RIM, but even ,heir parents and othe'
near relatives. Revolving as the $50
.ial evif' is in the aggregate, il is no
possible to look into the workings ant
collect statistics Of It's causes withou
revealing details even more ua,i9htl.
and disci cdi.able 10 humanity. Ano
; ther question addressed 10 these wome
in the preparation OF the lists is, VIII
they continue lie OF vice? The al
swers arc various, but The one cOnveye
in The word, "by cho.vc" is altogetilt
The most frequent. Among Other rea'
ons given are, "no where 70 go" II
other means Of living, hamed
20 home" &c. The cases ia which
desire is indicated TO get away from
life of shame are not manv. One fe:
ture in the new system will be, that
such cases measures will be taken b
which The unfortunate will be enable
to separate herself from q course
vice if sincerely anxious so TO do.
The lists, so far as prepared, are no
,, in possession Of the Board of Health
. aud together with the record viii! /
kept strictly for the private inspectio
of tue Board and the few Others auIho
, lied TO have access 10 them by ordI
, nance. They have been drawn vii
GREAT care and neatness by The pole
, authorities. and in their SYSTEMATIC q
lanocmcnt indicate that the matter
, being proceeded with judiciou,iy on
ia q business like manner
. A hidcous romance occurred sho
= lime ago il Union City, n. G. A q
of thirteen murdered her child, rut I'll
throat of her step-f:,iher with raz'