The New York herald., 1873-08-25

most nvorite or prophets. We therefore nasten
% declare that ~, the ,sn passing e. q this Nv
lament commence boldly and confidently the dis.
vote Let It inaugurate the nrst act protecting in
fancy; wash the body OF the resurrected father
land o. shameful SPOT cancel can orSs ron tns 6cton;
barbaric custom-trade In children-dry the tears
of so many innoeents, and be proud Of its work.
no % noistss aSs % to tfsmDs @ on Sis bench; but Is
CONDENSATION. it viii cause thousands Of plying
hearts and oi gentle souls TO thrill tacity In oil the
Aneies Qf the earIh. IL adds no new province I'd
az. Ehs1om; II puts no new tribute i4 oar
treasury hut, more modest and not less providenf,
In the child redeemed IL prepares the future man.
20 the iatherland. or it may be said that which
was said OF another law which gave the first blow
TO siili more neiarious servitude-At rs law IN
rnE kai6alrlos AND nox EFFECTED.
Medical statistics show that out OF 100 children
OF both sexes who quit their native villages, only
20 return home about % settle In various parts Of
the worid and 50 succumb to sickness to prvations
then In the ranks OF these little emigrants is SO
per cent The writer has often viewed these bands
The chsrs of nona"rr e ,us ,na
Italy, 10 cross the Alps at Brmncon,
SeA. along the Francs. Ssauu Sc. Cor.
u s on the frontiers OF Italy and France that the
white slave trade begins IN earnest. There experts
70 sharper at Paris or In other large cities suitable
20 be exploited IN France and other countries.
r isasn Sas a n anss the Sned
the spienfors of the same. There as everywr .s .ss
torture Torture. and torments .vaori tormenae asa,rs
toFTfse'fa<a' ~ the great Dante has IL '"'
rHRkE cLAssES
The Italian ambulating musicians
relatively respectable. consists ir ray be called
travelling companies praperi. fy,e@ v,sr,.wssi
ynsy ysrs arc e ssauo up IN Nom the
Basliicsta. TheY az, % N%sapoli'an province Of
rene,ra,e tnta ,icm time immemorial 20,
who N o,,s ,.e remotest regions, and
ens,, vaH ~ instructed In etteys ~ In music
could wri'e p.rrations OF voyages as interesting
a. s saoss ~. Livingstone or NJ Paul du Chaillu.
fhesSy ~ g category Is that Of the organ grinders:
Ip,sr name has come 10 be the synonym OF yaga-.
bonds When trade is bad these organists some
augment their daily gains One OF these resources
n TO cause their organs TO play out OF tune-st,io-
naye-to extort money nom the hearer who
could not be so easily moved By pure phil
harmonics. The throwing OF Q few coppers
soon proves that the hearer has at least some
music In his soul. la London, at one time, this
trick was so much practced that q regulation was
made expressly for iining those who INDUCED in
~ simply the Infamous trafiic In innocent little
children, torn rom their mothers ana their native
gay songs ana cut high capers in places wnere
they have greater probabilities OF success-in low
tayerns and in houses Of III fame throughout all
capital cities.
Our American cities owe IL to their own good
name and TO civilization 10 do all In their power to
discountenance and uproot this shameful evll. For
this end, what are the best steps to be taken on
this side OF the water in view OF the fact that the
people In Italy, through ignorance or long use are
quite Indifferent to the subject; that there are
other and more colossal problems 20 be solved
there, and that the expectation viii sfi.l continue
from that central pointf Clearly TO so use law and
police that wholesale raid may be made on the
institution wherever It shows itself In our cines-
and In order TO exist IL u bound To show itself pub
ltcy-and invariably 10 refuse henceorth. on prin-
cpe, to give pennies To the young Italian children
in the streets, however well they NAV pay-how-
ever persistent, tricky or even charming they may
appear, -