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sible. To this end every thing was done that could be 

 devised to make them really comfortable. 



Most of them had been used to living in the most 

 miserable hovels, in the midst of vermin and every kind 

 of filthiness ; or to sleep in the streets, and under the 

 hedges, half naked, and exposed to all the inclemencies 

 of the seasons. A large and commodious building, 

 fitted up in the neatest and most comfortable manner, 

 was now provided for their reception. In this agree- 

 able retreat, they found spacious and elegant apartments, 

 kept with the most scrupulous neatness, well warmed in 

 winter, and well lighted; a good warm dinner every 

 day, gratis, cooked and served up with all possible at- 

 tention to order and cleanliness ; materials and utensils 

 for those who were able to work ; masters, gratis , for 

 those who required instruction ; the most generous pay, 

 in money, for all the labour performed ; and the kindest 

 usage from every person, from the highest to the low- 

 est, belonging to the establishment. Here, in this 

 asylum for the indigent and unfortunate, no ill usage, 

 no harsh language, is permitted. During five years 

 that the establishment has existed, not a blow has been 

 given to any one, not even to a child by his instructor. 



As the rules and regulations for the preservation of 

 order are few and easy to be observed, the instances of 

 their being transgressed are rare ; and as all the labour 

 performed is paid by the piece, and not by the day, and 

 is well paid, and as those who gain the most by their 

 work in the course of the week receive proportional 

 rewards on the Saturday evening, these are most effect- 

 ual encouragements to industry. 



But, before I proceed to give an account of the internal 

 economy of this establishment, it will be necessary to 



