Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . THE BETTERTNO-nOUSE. 407 mere almshouse, runs tlirough the early history of Phila-delphia. The people had no idea of maintainini,^ pau-pers, and when tiiey found it was a possibility theydetermined to make pauperism ii disgrace. In 1718 theman who chose to exist on puljlic charity had to alsoaccept a penalty, and, with each member of his family,he was obliged to w^ear on his right sleeve a badge madeof red or blue cloth, on which was a great P, andthe initial letter of the district giving him relief. Itwas not pl
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . THE BETTERTNO-nOUSE. 407 mere almshouse, runs tlirough the early history of Phila-delphia. The people had no idea of maintainini,^ pau-pers, and when tiiey found it was a possibility theydetermined to make pauperism ii disgrace. In 1718 theman who chose to exist on puljlic charity had to alsoaccept a penalty, and, with each member of his family,he was obliged to w^ear on his right sleeve a badge madeof red or blue cloth, on which was a great P, andthe initial letter of the district giving him relief. Itwas not pleasant to be a pauper in old be poor was another matter, and a man could keephis self-respect and his neighbors esteem if he earnedwhat he ate, but it required courage to take public plenty of the thriftless had this courage of theirlaziness, and there were also sick people and helplessold men and women. Still the citizen was taken careof by his neighbors, and sick strangers were lodgedin empty houses ; but as the population increased thealmshouse was
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