Chapter 20

Jake--The harvest of the thieves and beggars--Inconsiderate charity--Beggary a vice--“The deserving poor are never common beggars”--“To help the evil is to hurt the good” The malignant ulcer in the body politic of our city--The breeding-places of epidemics and malignant diseases--Little Italian street musicians--The existence of slavery in our midst--Facts in regard to it