Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The exigencies of the times demand that the sex prob lem be no longer withheld from general discussion. The Social Evil and the White Slave Traffic have brought the question to the front; and since it is here, why should it not be considered from a sacred and scientific standpoint, and in the same spirit of fairness and frankness with which other subjects are discussed?