. Christian herald and signs of our times . s is-sued regulatingthe admissionof children andappointing aRegent to gov-e rn them. Afew years laterthe govern-ment of theasylum wasplaced incharge of aboard of sixmale and fourfemale by-voluntary con-tributions, byspecial taxa-tion and otherwise, the asylum continued tothrive, and in 1573 it moved into its presentquarters. In 1632. the establishment re-ceived the further addition of an adjoiningbuilding devoted tothe care of old peo-ple, which now con-stitutes the boysdepartment. B e -sides this valuablereal estate, the asy-lum al
. Christian herald and signs of our times . s is-sued regulatingthe admissionof children andappointing aRegent to gov-e rn them. Afew years laterthe govern-ment of theasylum wasplaced incharge of aboard of sixmale and fourfemale by-voluntary con-tributions, byspecial taxa-tion and otherwise, the asylum continued tothrive, and in 1573 it moved into its presentquarters. In 1632. the establishment re-ceived the further addition of an adjoiningbuilding devoted tothe care of old peo-ple, which now con-stitutes the boysdepartment. B e -sides this valuablereal estate, the asy-lum also acquired,in course of time, agreat deal of land-ed property in thenorth o t Holland,the ren tals fromwhich are one of itsprinciple sources ofrevenue at the pres-ent day. Primarilyeligible for admis-sion to the orphan-gae are the childrenof citizens who are painter: Anthony Kombouts. Latin schol-ar: Germ Kombouts. engraver: Jan With-ers, composer: Gerrit Hendrik Wemeijer,terror of Barbary pirates : Meyndert Nant- BOYS AND GIRLS SKIPPING-RCPE PLAY. repay a visit. said a Dutch friend to meWe are very proud of it. even thoughAmsterdam is full of charitable institu-tions. This particular one has grown up ings. an attendant ap-peared and directed meto the entrance on steeg. aroundthe corner, anothermost picturesque gate-way dating from inside, one mightimagine ones self at acountry seat a hundredmiles away from themetropolis. To theright a spacious gardenovershadowed by anenormous chestnut treeand hedged in by four TH(sides of an im-posing struc-ture that would compare favora-bly with some of the palaces Ihad already visited in the Nether-lands : on the left another elabor-ate gateway, leading, as 1 after-wards learned, to the boys de-partment. It was nearly noon andthe garden was alive with rosy-cheeked girls of different ageswearing the picturesque orphan-age costume. Contentment andindeed happiness were depictedon every face. The younger oneswer
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