. Smith's hand-book and guide in Philadelphia : containing a general view of the city, its government, public buildings, educational, literary, ecclesiastical, scientific, and benevolent institutions, places of public amusements, railroads, and routes from, and in the city, hotels, public parks, and cemeteries, and a new map . ured to them. The attention of thebenevolent is called to this part of the Institu-tion. By their aid, its usefulness can be largelyextended. The Pennsylvania Institution for theDeaf and Dumb, * located on the N. W. corner of Broad and Pinestreets, was incorporated in 18
. Smith's hand-book and guide in Philadelphia : containing a general view of the city, its government, public buildings, educational, literary, ecclesiastical, scientific, and benevolent institutions, places of public amusements, railroads, and routes from, and in the city, hotels, public parks, and cemeteries, and a new map . ured to them. The attention of thebenevolent is called to this part of the Institu-tion. By their aid, its usefulness can be largelyextended. The Pennsylvania Institution for theDeaf and Dumb, * located on the N. W. corner of Broad and Pinestreets, was incorporated in 1821, when theLegislature endowed it with a grant of eightthousand dollars, and also provided for thepayment of a stipulated sum per annum, for the HAND-BOOK IN PHILADELPHIA. 77 support and education of every indigent childof suitable age in the State of Pennsylvania,which should be admitted to the institution,provided the annual payment should not exceedeight thousand dollars. The States of Maryland, New Jersey, andDelaware, have also made provision for theeducation of deaf mutes, native of their respec-tive states, in this Institution. By the rules of the Institution, deaf and dumbchildren are not admitted under ten years ofage. No stranger should leave the city withoutpaying a visit to the two last named THE BLINJ> ASYLUM. 78 HAND-BOOK IN PHILADELPHIA. LITERARY MQ SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS. The Amekican Philosophical Society—situated on Fifth street, below Chestnut, sprangfrom the famous Junto, a club organized in1727, and composed of a limited number ofardent and enterprising young men, of whomBenjamin Franklin was the leading and activespirit. This club appears to have been a conversational society,at whose meetings, public events, measures and projectsfor the improvement of themselves or the city, werefreely debated. They seem to have been very active andsuccessful in establishing various social reforms, promi-nent among which were several associations for
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