Editorial note — III THE WORKING CHILD

E. “Messenger boys” includes errand boys in stores.

F. No inquiry was made among mine workers because, on account of the large number of boys whose fathers have been killed or permanently disabled, the data would be less representative. (See Roberts’ Anthracite Coal Communities, p. 176.)

G. Mostly foreign born or the children of foreign-born parents, Slavs and Italians. The entire absence of reference to school matters is suggestive. Most of them never entered a school.