oil Cooking for the Poor. 549 



Military Workhouse at Munich, namely, that it did not 

 amount to so much as Af\d. a day, when 1000 persons 

 were fed, will no longer appear quite so incredible, — 

 as it certainly must appear to those who are not aware 

 of the enormous waste which is made of fuel in the 

 various processes in which it is employed. 



I shall think myself very fortunate, if what I have 

 done in the prosecution of these my favourite studies 

 should induce ingenious men to turn their attention to 

 the investigation of a science hitherto much neglected, 

 and where every new improvement must tend directly 

 and powerfully to increase the comforts and enjoyments 

 of mankind. 



[The "Account of Several Public Institutions," and the Appendixes to 

 the Papers on Establishments for the Poor and on Food, are printed from 

 .the English edition of Rumford's works, Vol. I., pp. 389-464.] 



ADDITIONAL APPENDIXES. 



The German edition contains the following additional matter with 

 reference to the management of the poor. The " Remarks " are 

 those of the German editor. 



INSTRUCTIONS. 



[Remark. — In order to make those who have voluntarily undertaken the 

 care of the poor thoroughly acquainted with their duties, and to inform the 

 public what service is expected from each one, the following instructions were 

 published, and up to the present time they have been followed without deviation.] 



I. Instructions to those selected as Cojnmissaries of Districts to assist 

 the Poor in this City and Suburbs. 



The person who is designated as Commissary of a District is 

 requested : — 



ist. With co-operation of the district secretarj-or of an assistant, 

 to collect from the subscribers in his district, on the appointed day, 



