Evening Bulletin in Honolulu, Hawaii

Morals and Health in Italian Rural Labourers

An 1890s report describes Italian country laborers as simple, orderly, and hardworking dawn till dusk, with music-like singing during work. It notes strong family bonds, moral character, and limited contact with the wider world, while detailing health issues, venereal disease rates in cities versus the countryside, illegitimacy trends, and nutrition gaps.