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wish to contribute privately to the support of the insti- 

 tution any sums in addition to their ordinary monthly 

 donations, the banker of the institution, Mr. Dallarmi, 

 will receive such sums destined for that purpose as 

 may be sent to him privately under any feigned name, 

 motto, or device ; and, for the security of the donors, 

 accounts of all the sums so received, with an account 

 of the feigned name, motto, or device, under which 

 each of them was sent to the banker, will be regu- 

 larly published in the " Munich Gazette." 



The first collection will be made on the last Sunday 

 of the present month, and the following collections on 

 the last Monday of every succeeding month ; and each 

 head of a family is respectfully requested to cause the 

 contributions of his family, and of the inhabitants, of 

 his house, to be collected at the end of every month by 

 a domestic or a servant, and to keep the same in readi- 

 ness ao;ainst the time of the collection. 



All persons of both sexes, and of every age and con- 

 dition (paupers only excepted), are earnestly requested 

 to have their names inserted in these lists or family- 

 sheets; and they may rest assured that any sum, even 

 the most trifling, will be received with thankfulness, 

 and applied with care to the great object of the insti- 

 tution, — the relief and encouragement of the poor and 

 the distressed. 



And, finally, as it cannot fail to contribute very much 

 to improve the human heart if young persons at an 

 early period of life are accustomed to acts of benevo- 

 lence, it is recommended to parents to cause all their 

 children to put down their names as subscribers to this 

 undertaking ; and this even though the donations they 

 may be able to spare may be the most trifling, or even 



