In moral character, too, it is altogether probable that they were much higher. He describes the early history of the "Social Evil," and the various classes of prostitutes. He distinguishes between scarlet letter 1926 "jigoku" (unlicensed prostitutes), the "shogi" (licensed prostitutes), and the "geisha" (singing and dancing girls). He gives translations of the various documents in actual use at present, and finally attempts to estimate the number of women engaged scarlet letter 1926 the business. The method of reaching his conclusions does not commend itself to the present writer and his results seem absurdly wide of the mark, when compared with more carefully gathered figures. They are hardly worth quoting, yet they serve to show what exaggerated views are held by some in regard to the numbers of prostitutes in Japan. He tells us that a moderate estimate for licensed prostitutes and for geisha is 500,000 each, while the unlicensed number at least scarlet letter 1926 million, making a total of 2,000,000 or 10 per cent.