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CHAPTER X. 



PROSTITUTION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 



Sexual Abuses peculiar to Humanity Women driven to Prostitution 

 Corruption by Fraud or Force Seduction and Prostitution of Children 

 East End of London In the Parks Garrisons Characters of 

 Prostitutes Scenes at the West End Toleration of Prostitution 

 Demand and Supply The Evil Consequences The Plague of Syphilis 

 Extent of its Ravages Frightful Disease and Mortality Effect on 

 the Army Right and Despotism Liberty and Law. 



MAN is the only creature on this planet who buys and sells, 

 abuses and outrages, enslaves and degrades, the females of his 

 own species. The female bee is the queen as well as the 

 mother of the hive, and is served by her subjects with devoted 

 loyalty. The male bird woos the female with plumage, song, 

 and a thousand delicate attentions, and, when accepted, helps 

 to build the nest, feeds his mate, or takes her place at times 

 during the hatching process; cheers her with music, and assists 

 in feeding the young. Among the mammalia, the male may 

 fight for, but never with the female ; he is ready to serve her, 

 but never forces himself upon her ; and never makes her the 

 mere instrument of his sensual gratification. The intercourse 

 of the sexes throughout the animal creation has but one pur- 

 pose the production of offspring; and the rights of the 

 female sex, when animals are living in natural conditions, are 

 never violated. Seduction, rape, prostitution, impure diseases, 

 and sexual intercourse during pregnancy, are unknown to 

 animals. It was left to man, and in respect to some of t^ e 

 evils, to civilised man, to fall into such depravities, mis Q f 

 tunes, crimes, and abominations. ^ to 



If women were as well treated by men as female 







