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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Entroduction.
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The prevalent opinion of the Poor is a harsh and
uncharitable one-the history and growth of
this opinion
CHAPTER II.
The Existence of Poverty.
Difficult to give a faithful picture-the existence
of poverty questioned-importance of a correct
opinion-poverty caused by riches-examples
of great distress-effects of deficiency of food
-starvation gradual-diseases caused by it—
effects similar to those of intoxication-distress
among all classes
CHAPTER III.
The Causes of Poverty.
Number of children-economy of the Poor―ill-
ness-old age, and widowhood-desertion by
husband-want of employment-loss of tools,
and clothes-coming to London-shipwreck,
and other accidents-want of settlement—
difficulty of obtaining parish-relief-insuffi-
ciency of parish-relief-vice-drunkenness.
weakness of character-seduction-prostitu-
tion
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CHAPTER IV.
The Character of the Poor.
Virtues of the Poor-contentment-religion-mu-
tual kindness and charity-liberality—honesty
-faith-self-denial-heroism.
Sect. II. Impostors-signs of imposture-fre-
quency of imposture exaggerated .
CHAPTER V.
Private Alms and Poor-Law Relief.
Private charity ought to supersede the public
provision-the public provision inadequate in
amount defective in principle-examples of
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this- -a Poor-law necessary, but subsidiary-
connexion between the Poor-law and police-
Poor-law injurious to rich and poor-relation
between public and private charity—remedy
proposed the New Poor-law-the workhouse
test-advantages of local administration and
small districts-example in Prussia-good
effects of voluntary system in foreign coun-
tries-in France-in Piedmont-in Savoy-
in Venice-the Azores-the Canaries-Greece
-Scotland-Ireland-mutual charities of the
Irish poor-conclusion-alms of the church
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CHAPTER VI.
Treatment of the Poor.
Modern maxims of charity—their failure-little
charity in England-foreign hospitals-Eng-
lish charity-its amount-its characteristics
its severity-its fallacy-its remedies
divine and human wisdom-false principles,
and consequent evils-Christian charity—the
Apostolic Fathers-John Hales-Law-Sir
Thomas Brown-the Jews-Maimonides -
charity in France-out-door relief in France-
the principle and motive chiefly important—
the Poor want attention and a friend-classes
are disunited-society disjointed-symptoms
of old age-irresponsible property-the disease
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