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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
John Gibson Paton
Born: May 24, 1824
Died: January 28, 1907 (aged 82)
Bio: John Gibson Paton, born in Scotland, was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. He brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. He developed small industries for them, such as hat making.
Known for:
- John G. Paton
- The Story of John G. Paton
- Thirty Years Among South Seas Cannibals