Darkest India

Darkest India

Frederick Booth-Tucker, Senior Salvation Army officer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the son in law of General William Booth, the Army's Founder (1853-1929)


This ebook presents «Darkest India», from Frederick Booth-Tucker. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- Part I. In Darkest India

- Why Darkest India

- Who Are Not The Submerged Tenth

- The Minimum Standard Of Existence

- Who Are The Submerged Tenth

- The Beggars

- The Out Of Works

- The Homeless Poor

- The Land Of Debt

- The Land Of Famine

- The Land Of Pestilences

- The White Ants Of Indian Society

- The Criminals

- On The Border Land

- Elements Of Hope

- Part Ii. The Way Out

- The Essentials To Success

- What Is General Booth's Scheme

- The City Colony

- The Labor Bureau

- Food For Allthe Food Depôts

- Work For All Or The Labour Yard

- Shelter For All Or The Housing Of The Destitute

- The Beggars Brigade

- The Prison Gate Brigade

- The Drunkard's Brigade

- The Rescue Homes For The Fallen

- The Country Colony Wasteward Ho

- The Suburban Farm

- The Industrial Village

- The Social Territory Or Poor Man's Paradise

- The Social City Of Refuge

- Supplementary Branches Of The Country Colony

- The Over-sea Colony

- Miscellaneous Agencies

- How Much Will It Cost

- A Practical Conclusion

- Appendix