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tendency so marked in the case of ‘Cracker’ and the 
‘Pike’ here. ‘Movin’ on.’ There is scarcely a day that 
the wagons are not to be seen in our streets; cur dogs; 
tow-headed children. They camp outside the city, and 
then beg. Two families as I write have come by, mov- 
ing from north to south, and from east to west, ‘hunt- 
ing work,’ and yet we can give work to a thousand men 
on our gas trenches. 
“Next, note the general inehaseity that character- 
izes this class. The prostitution and illegitimacy are 
large; the tendency shows itself in incests and relations 
lower than the animals go. This is due to the depra- 
vation of Nature, to crowded conditions, to absence of 
decencies and cleanliness. It is an animal reversion 
which can be paralleled in lower animals. The physical 
depravity is followed by physical weakness. Out of this 
come the frequent deaths, the stillborn children, and 
the general incapacity to endure hard work or bad cli- 
mate. They can not work hard, and break down early. 
They then appear in the county asylum, the city hospi- 
tal, and the township trustee’s office. 
“ Third, note the force of heredity. Each child tends 
to the same life, reverts when taken out. 
“ And, lastly, note the influence of the great factor, 
public relief. Since 1840 relief has been given to them, 
At that time we find that ‘old E. Huggins’ applied to 
have his wife Barthemia sent to the poorhouse. A pre- 
mium was then paid for idleness and wandering. The 
amount paid by the township for public relief varies, 
tising as high as $90,000 in 1876, sinking in 1878 to 
$7,000, and ranging with the different trustees from 
$7,000 to $22,000 per year. Of this amount, fully three 
fourths has gone to this class. Public relief, then, is 
chargeable in a large degree with the perpetuation of 
this stock. The township trustee is practically unlim- 
