ABSTRACT
The influence of the wage-earning habit is by no means as generally beneficial as it is physically. There are many dangers connected with it from an ethical standpoint, and the welfare of the community may be gravely affected thereby. On arrival at the place of employment, the recruit will have to face a formidable array of regulations and formalities. African adaptability will probably enable him to settle down in the new surroundings without too much discomfort, and intercourse with strangers will give him a broader outlook. A primitive and self-contained community will be exposed to an influx of returning travellers who have experienced entirely novel methods of life. The position of the women will also be affected, for, apart from the possibility of actual infection, disputes are sure to arise as a result of the long absence of the husbands, while the laxer morals of the returned workers will tend to corrupt their families.
