The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Moral Statistics

"Moral Statistics." New-York Saturday Press. (1859-1-29).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

Opinion that statistics often create a dire, moral look at life by stating that a given percentage of men will be criminals or a certain amount will die young, etc.