• You shall not exist for another day more ! L ^ f expression in figures as to the condition of population was left surmise. The inhabitants Glasgow numbered 511 520 souls. area earth's surface on which they lived extends from E. W. 5 miles and N. S. fully 3 contains 6111 acres or 9* square miles These data enable us work out most important physical fact men aggregate viz.the proportion their number extent live A man may learn exist without air for several minutes if he wishes so distinguish himself a bee days food clothing is not at all essential life but space an absolute necessity. I do wish be led into discussion rights man" citizen it well now-a-days re- member this anyrate that has any one them certainly is-the right enough afford him standing room cubic thereon least crouch in. You cal luxury give room lie down m stretch in deny crouchmg say laconic language Aytouns ballad In phrase- olocrv vital statistics called » density " population. 84 persons per acre. exact mean- inn statement is whole were dis- tributed equally over acres there would each acre person assigned his own share course 84th part about 58 (57-8) yards. significance can brought home your minds only by comparison with otnei dl*£ There city Great Britain exceeds M Liverpool where are 106 m approaches Manchester 80 LlL W ^e London - Edinburgh 55. Excepting Greenock BtaW oC town Scotland half densrty far below figure. 7 Let endeavour unfold you somewhat meaning first concerning average citizen less than save kingdom. This gives universal hounties nature enjoys. vertical general atmosphere rests upon stands. We measure sunshine rainfall area. Nor we represent state case infer inhabitant gets smaller full quantity these bounties nature. denser more befouled earth organic impurities thicker becomes canopy smoke cuts off fouler rain streams springs traverse earth. self-purifying properties soil water overpowered amount thrown them. From disadvantages therefore suffers beyond other cities have elsewhere said : Altogether shut ministry necessities ease combined aggravations human ignorance per- versity wilful self-aggrandisement place us." element calculated tlie assumption every distributed city centre her plot. On supposition another worked out is— « proximity neighbour. simply length straight line drawn plot next. Glasgow slightly 8 yards (8-12). will understand once must vary exactly density nearer Liverpool. means (hat various relations our lives apt jostle against Interfere another either good evil. As 1 confine myself present relations obvious interfere mutual disadvantage. absolutely univer- sally true regards Take infectious disease typical illustration. Throughout community whole infection passage material something person take proximity. If 10 then chances favourable infection greater Edinburgh unless indeed care treatment cases in- fectious diminish those chances. Now let turn class facts Mr. Bright touched. matter fact city. people really live— fluences health comfort even conditions moral lives— own viz house-room. size house determines local density. While densityftf acre varies 25 348 24 sanitary districts divided. apply yourselves evils classify houses find 100 30 apartment 44 two apart- ments 15 three five apartments up- wards' enormous small suffi- ciently explain low rental house. hovels East completely swamp palaces West produce £11 6s. 9d. 2'3 rooms occupied 2 (->042). highest rooms an district little 4 (4'046) lowest considerably under (1 070). inmates •> (2-94) 1J (1-25). am unable parallel statements regarding because been out. Indeed materials excepting ask note tins tint authorities minute knowledge ol no authori- ties possess ignorance cannot *ta ex enu- atioif'of backwardness improving condition. 9 however comparative position among eight chief towns propor- tion populations living sizes gave families importance estimating advantages house-room imposed popula- ascertain individuals. Of inhabi- tants (24'7) cent apartment 45 (44*7) apartments 6 three (64) four upwards. large its -room houses. above 27 (27"3) upwards 17 cent. (16-8) apartment. dreadful struggle life compared shown one-room contain fewer. But 7'8 houses— difference circumstances classes citizens alone places poles asunder w respect preservation oppor- tunity purity life. anxious emphasize difference accumulation ex- pressed cold figures. Figures bevond reapb sentiment and sensational "is then- terrible undisguised truthfulness. think ot families ordi- nary sen term No 14 one- roomed two-roome«l c lodgers— strange women mixed up hnshands W1Ve9 cM ^n within walls rooms. must permit noting ti l1y . ' ! mmafces —1' oneapartmenl remain «n foe thousands 10 5 6 inmates hundreds inhabited 13 Percentages though accurate feeble mode such ike X told 1881 populate G i soow 511520 persons III one-room ^~-d • what does mean ? It 126 000 X' «" * one-roome d 228 t ose Xb wttffi appetite passions bodih Cities tuitions feelings modesty sense propriety births sicknesses deaths Xn-n short Dm round the lat onships «ith seen unseen suddenly shrivelled ZTZni space. «vM you Jif™ '0 consider honestly confess u r „ von fain more. Generalities Ire sotble Yet how speak decently details ™ ™7 T Bud lamma«e clothe ™or peoplS li" s yet tolerable words H Tenfeldrbokh when midnight attm edging looted Weissnichtwo help me e He friend-" Oh hideous verier.' vapours putrefactions ^mable ga.es whnt J'ermenting-vat lies simmering hid! Inejojim Ild l sorrowful^ there being b orn praymg.-on othex «de o ilioll cursing around ut > '. Mll Ni „. h Wretchedness cowers truckle bea. void iMg ofraw obscure nr shivers hunger-stricken Ian st aw r^v** omits — „„! hungry villains. staggers swaggets n ra kd ens „ olliel streaming ban V P _ A)) infant whose cracked hps ha "" bnt the3e Leaped ami huddled t^**^*^** Uk salted carpentry masonry between them crammea 11 fish barrel weltering shall say like Egyptian pitcher tamed vipers struggling get head others goes smoke-counter- pane high death-rate Glasgow. death- rate striking characteristics childhood diseases lungs ages. Their exhausted poor perverse feeding fill streets bandy-legged children. year after 38 1000 while larger 16 17. children who die before complete fifth year 32 die bodies laid table dresser way brothers sisters play sleep eat ghastly company. beginning rapid-ending short parts continuous tragedy. enter side-door illegitimacy. One born never see end year. prematurely third sickness doctor. tongue sucking child cleaveth roof mouth thirst young bread breaketh unto them." Every 60 70 years age classified Registrar-General due accident negligence arid wholly occur.' Half overlain drunken mothers fall windows stairs drowned tubs pails water scalded burned poisoned whisky. venture lift corner curtain veils impossible show some worst fruits house ultimate products degeneration physical proves bias 12 tendency downwards. ourselves be taken best. Return 126000 men women children whether since world began angel ever had task set creation ... elements home conduct family bare walls. mistresses houses bed- parlours dining-rooms drawing-rooms kitchens wash- ing-houses pantries sculleries could put uses cooks housemaids nurses servants act where too lying-in-room make sick-bed fathers billiard-rooms libraries jand dinner parties evening hours undisturbed washing-days amuse removed become troublesome long continue pattern husband are— nurseries nurses toys picture books trodden upon children's parties daily airings prattle disturb sick mamma special spread meal seclusion contact dead still worse familiarity living innocence preserve dew freshness infancy grown-up sons resources fathers indoor amusement cricket fields football club skating pond bed-room makes self-restraint easy decency natural wash dress spend leisure of— daughters bed-rooms bath-rooms piano drawing sisters toy almost' hecome proverb. They immediately furnished subject leaders newspapers speeches statesmen text sermons. All thoughtful startled grave plain lives. se alight flame interest social circumst land which d&* truth Lst told fed perfectly known official capacity specia philanthropic impulses keeping touch Lorer classes. Now prove? piovea cup borne parched lips Trl want sympathy w^e old story mendicant h0 Z "7e distress public eye sated undeseiwed hides real sufferings alms wnne j linrelieve Carry wayside t^rnt S ttae divine 2u heart humanity whieh rush impulse stomtie arms hlS re eonscious throb \ hold duty Christian ^d aeouire fellow-citizens hVh reasonable ground determmmg meate d' towards blessed nrero'atives childhood happy tt» Sit cares schemed -^-^ Sa£ 5T uU courts trio anybody s nci sun cheers pia). surance awaking eustonuiry repas parents sleepless thoughtless fortune. natural mto lldevc sinful woman W_ oug .something maehmery „^ snre ought lazily granted concern. preen expand virtues self-contained putting proud contrast vices who' one-roomed asking both virtue vice native circum- stances When my friend President asked address thoughts choose City live. go great clay day intelligent sympathy it. heathen poet man nothing concerns surely truly felt nearly hundred birth Christ thousand adopt fuller richer meaning. perienced change passes come know him. day taking opposite desk seat beside pew meet time tramcar pass walk business certain street. Bit bit lives does are.. ceases pale abstraction man. same build aid few figures facts notion 'f impersonal inhabitant. Rome Athens outlines home-life occupation amusements surroundings describe. whether cities country. point refer 4th April 1881 census wag taken capable mind to send troubled supplied sharing menial household work society regulated rude rabble lodgers sully surroundings