[Footnote 3148: Rocquain, "État de la France au 18 brumaire," pp.33, 189, 190. (Reports of Français de Nantes and of Fourcroy.)--"Statistique elementaire de la France," by Peuchet (according to a statement published by the minister of the interior, year IX), p. 260.--"Statistiques des préfets," Aube, by Aubray, p.23; Aisne, by Dauchet, p.87; Lot-et-Garonne, by Pieyre, p. 45: "It is during the Revolution that the number of foundlings increased to this extraordinary extent by the too easy admission in the asylums of girls who had become mothers, along with their infants; through the passing sojourn of soldiers in their houses; through the subversion of every principle of religion and morality."--Gers, by Balguerie: "Many defenders of the country became fathers before their departure.... The soldiers, on their return, maintained the habits of their conquests.... Many of the girls, besides, for lack of a husband took a lover."--Moselle, by Coichen, p.91: "Morals are more lax. In 1789, at Metz, there are 524 illegitimate births; in the year IX, 646; in 1789, 70 prostitutes; in the year IX, 260. There is the same increase of kept women."--Peuchet, "Essai d'une statistique générale de la France," year IX, p.28. "The number of illegitimate births, from one forty-seventh in 1780, increased to nearly one eleventh of the total births, according to the comparative estimates of M. Necker and M. Mourgue."]
[Footnote 3149: Rocquam, ibid., p. 93. (Report of Barbé-Marbois.)]
[Footnote 3150: "The Revolution," III., p.416 (note), P.471 (note). (Laff. II. pp. 307-308, p 348.)]
[Footnote 3151: "Statistiques des préfets," Deux-Sèvres, by Dupin, p. 174: "Venereal diseases which thanks to good habits. were still unknown in the country in 1789, are now spread throughout the Bocage and in all places where the troops have sojourned."--"Dr. Delahay, at Parthenay observes that the number of maniacs increased fright fully in the Reign of Terror." (It should be remembered that the terminal stage of untreated syphilis is madness and death. SR.)]
[Footnote 3152: Decrees of March 19, 1793, and Messidor 23, year II.--Decrees of Brumaire 2, year IV, and Vendémiaire 16 year V.]
[Footnote 3153: "Statistiques des préfets," Rhône, by Verminac, year X. Income of the Lyons Asylums in 1789,1.510,827 francs; to-day, 459,371 francs.--Indre, by Dalphonse, year XII. The principal asylum of Issoudun, founded in the twelfth century, had 27,939 francs revenue, on which it loses 16,232. Another asylum, that of the Incurables, loses, on an income of 12,062 francs, 7457 francs.--Eure, by Masson Saint-Amand, year XIII: "14 asylums and 3 small charity establishments in the department, with about 100,000 francs income in 1789, have lost at least 60,000 francs of it.--Vosges, by Desgouttes, year X: "10 asylums in the department. Most of these have been stripped of nearly the whole of their property and capital on account of the law of Messidor 23, year II; on the suspension of the execution of this law, the property had been sold and the capital returned.--Cher, by Luçay: "15 asylums before the revolution; they remain almost wholly without resources through the loss of their possessions.--Lozère, by Jerphaniou, year X: "The property belonging to the asylums, either in real estate or state securities, has passed into other hands."--Doubs, analysis by Ferrieres: "Situation of the asylums much inferior to that of 1789, because they could not have property restored to them in proportion to the value of that which had been alienated. The asylum of Pontarlier lost one-half of its revenue through reimbursements in paper-money. All the property of the Ornans asylum has been sold," etc.--Rocquain, p. 187. (Report by Fourcroy.) Asylums of Orne: their revenue, instead of 123,189 francs, is no more than 68,239.--Asylums of Calvados: they have lost 173,648 francs of income, there remains of this only 85,955 francs.--Passim, heart-rending details on the destitution of the asylums and their inmates, children, the sick and the infirm.--The figures by which I have tried to show the disproportion between requirements and resources are a minimum.]