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*' Neatnefs univerfally prevails ; and all who are here received, are clean, 

 well-doathed, and have plenty of the beft provifions. Care, is taken, 

 to inftruft them in the Chriftian doftrine, and every fix months the 

 young people are publicly examined. Their education is, to read, 

 write, call accounts ; and fuch, as manifeft abilities, are not only in- 

 ftrufted in the principles of geometry, but, if they are fo inclined, taught 

 to draw. The boys are trained to weaving and various crafts, the girls 

 fpin flax, cotton, wool ; knit, make lace, or are employed in plain 

 work. 



" Forty-five looms, and fixteen flocking frames, for the inmates, with 

 a proportionable number of fpinning wheels, working benches, tools for 

 carpenters, turners, fhoe-makers, and taylors ; a twifling mill, and fpin- 

 ning jenny, a machine for carding cotton ; — all thefe are provided with- 

 in the walls, for the purpofe of employing the inmates. 



" To encourage induftry, an account is kept, for each individual ; 

 wherein he is made debtor to the houfe, at the rate of three reals 

 the day, or about fcven pence flerling, and has credit, given him, for 

 all the work he does ; and, fliould the balance be in his favour, as 

 often happens, it is paid to him, whenever he leaves the hofpicio, and 

 can make it appear, to the fatisfaftion of the dire£tors, that he is able 

 to maintain himfelf, without having recourfe to their future aid. ' I 

 • examined,' (fays Townjhend) ' the accounts of many, who cleared for 

 themfelves more than half-a-crown a week, and were looking for fet- 

 tlements.* 



" Adjoining to the houfe, is a fpacious fliop, for the accommodation 

 of all who arc willing to work ; wherein are provided proper imple- 

 ments, and raw materials ; and the moment any one has completed his 

 work, he receives the price of his labour ; being permitted, not only 

 to lodge where he pleafes, but to fpend his gains, according to his 

 fancy. 



" But, becaufe many who would work, are indifpenfably confined at 

 home, where, from poverty, they are unable to procure either wheels 



or, 



