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Editorial
September 24, 1859
The Mountaineer
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
What is this article about?
An editorial warns parents against letting young girls sell fruit on streets, exposing them to abuses and moral temptations by counter boys, urging to keep them home or in school to preserve virtue.
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FRUIT FOR SALE.
Among our friends we regret to learn that some forget their best interests occasionally, and for the sake of a few despicable dimes, expose their children to the worst of temptations. We see girls from ten years old and upwards, with baskets on their arms, and, while vending their fruit, they are exposed to the most scandalous abuses, sometimes in open daylight. The puppies that stand behind counters abuse them. They never think that themselves had mothers or sisters. Oaths are the lessons taught to youthful fruit-venders. Where dom will prove, too often, the payment for the products of orchards. Keep, oh, keep the little ones at home, or send them to school; but send them not to sell their virtue and honor with apples and peaches.
Among our friends we regret to learn that some forget their best interests occasionally, and for the sake of a few despicable dimes, expose their children to the worst of temptations. We see girls from ten years old and upwards, with baskets on their arms, and, while vending their fruit, they are exposed to the most scandalous abuses, sometimes in open daylight. The puppies that stand behind counters abuse them. They never think that themselves had mothers or sisters. Oaths are the lessons taught to youthful fruit-venders. Where dom will prove, too often, the payment for the products of orchards. Keep, oh, keep the little ones at home, or send them to school; but send them not to sell their virtue and honor with apples and peaches.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Child Vending
Street Temptations
Moral Protection
Youth Abuse
Fruit Sellers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Warning Against Exposing Young Girls To Street Vending Temptations
Stance / Tone
Moral Exhortation
Key Arguments
Parents Forget Children's Best Interests For Money
Young Girls Exposed To Scandalous Abuses While Selling Fruit
Counter Boys Abuse Vendors With Oaths
Payment Often In Vice Rather Than Money
Keep Children At Home Or Send To School Instead Of Vending