III. THE LODGING-HOUSE: THE HOMELESS MAN AT HOME 27 IV. “GETTING BY” IN HOBOHEMIA 40 PART II. TYPES OF HOBOS CHAPTER V. WHY DO MEN LEAVE HOME? 61 VI. THE HOBO AND THE TRAMP 87 VII. THE HOME GUARD AND THE BUM 96 VIII. WORK 107 PART III. THE HOBO PROBLEM CHAPTER IX. HEALTH 125 X. SEX LIFE OF THE HOMELESS MAN 137 XI. THE HOBO AS A CITIZEN 150 PART IV. HOW THE HOBO MEETS HIS PROBLEM CHAPTER XII. PERSONALITIES OF HOBOHEMIA 171 XIII. THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE HOBO 185 XIV. HOBO SONGS AND BALLADS 194 XV. THE SOAP BOX AND THE OPEN FORUM 215 XVI. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HOBO ORGANIZATION 230 XVII. MISSIONS AND WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS 250 APPENDIXES A. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 265 B. DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS 281 C. BIBLIOGRAPHY 291 INDEX 299 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE A JUNGLE CAMP 10 SUMMER RESORTING BEHIND FIELD MUSEUM, CHICAGO 10 A DINING-ROOM ON THE “MAIN STEM” 34 EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS 34 LEADERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT 88 A POPULAR RESORT IN HOBOHEMIA 88 DR. BEN L. REITMAN 172 MEMBERS OF THE JEFFERSON PARK INTELLIGENTSIA 186 THE HOBO READS PROGRESSIVE LITERATURE 186 THE SOAP-BOX ORATOR--THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENT 216 AN OUTDOOR MISSION MEETING--THE RELIGIOUS PLEA 216 JAMES EADS HOW 236 A FREE LUNCH AT A MISSION 258 A WINTER’S NIGHT IN A MISSION 258 PART I HOBOHEMIA, THE HOME OF THE HOMELESS MAN CHAPTER I HOBOHEMIA DEFINED All that Broadway is to the actors of America, West Madison is to its habitués--and more. Every institution of the Rialto is paralleled by one in West Madison. West Madison Street is the Rialto of the hobo.