hool-mistress.

"198. This house is fairly comfortable, and there is no
evidence of drink, but the surroundings have a bad and
depressing effect on the parents. The children are sent to
school very untidy and dirty, and are certainly underfed. The
father's wages are very small, and only one boy is working;
there are six altogether. The mother chars occasionally. Food
and clothing is given to school-children. The man is in a
saving club. The eldest child fleabitten; body unwashed. The
second, glands; fleabitten and dirty; cretinoid; much
undergrown. Two have died. Housing: seven in two rooms.
Evidence from School Charity, Factor, Police and
School-mistress.

"199. The house was fairly comfortable and the man appeared to
be intelligent and the wife hard-working, but the police
reports are very bad; there are several convictions against
the former. He has consequently been idle, and the burden of
the family has rested on the wife. There are six children, two
of them are working and earning a little, but a large amount
of charity from school, church and private generosity keeps
the family going. The children are fearfully verminous. There
is a suggestion that some baby farming is done, so many are
about. Eldest child anaemic; glands; head badly crusted; lice
very bad. Second child, numerous glands; head covered with
crusts; lice very bad. Four have died. Housing: eight in two
rooms. Evidence from Police, Teacher, Church, Parish Sister
and Factor.

"200. The home is wretched and practically without furniture.
The parents were married at ages 17 and 18. One child died,
and their mode of life has been reckless, if not worse. The
present means of subsistence cannot be ascertained, as the man
is idle; however, he recently joined the Salvation Army and
signed the pledge. The child at school is helped with food and
clothes. The girl very badly bitten; lice and fleas, hair
nits. Housing: four in one room. Evidence from Church, School
Charity, Co-operative, Employer, Parish Sister, Police and
School-mistress."

Total of children still living, 39.

Total of children dead, 27.

Need I go on? They are all after this fashion, eight hundred of them.

And if you turn from the congested town to the wholesome, simple
country, here is the sort of home you have. This passage is a cutting
f