CHAPTER XXXII. NEW YORK.--STATISTICS.

Schedule of Questions.--Age.--Juvenile Depravity.--Premature Old Age.--Gradual Descent.--Average Duration of a Prostitute's Life.--Nativity.--Proportion of Prostitutes from various States.--New York.--Effects of Immigration.--Foreigners.-- Proportion to Population.--Proportion to Emigration.--Dangers of Ports of Departure, Emigrant Ships, and Boarding-houses.-- Length of Residence in the United States.--Prostitution a Burden to Tax-payers.--Length of Residence in New York State.--Length of Residence in New York City.--Inducements to emigrate.--Labor and Remuneration in Europe.--Assistance to emigrate; its Amount, and from whom.--Education.--Neglect of Facilities in New York.--Social Condition.--Single Women.-- Widows.--Early and Injudicious Marriages.--Husbands.-- Children.--Illegitimate Children.--Mortality of Children.-- Infanticide.--Influences to which Children are exposed. 450