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ments, and the patients are made as comfortable as the aa-
ture of their affliction will possibly admit of. So thorough is
the management that hut one patient was bound, and three
had their hand confined to prevent their doing injury to them-
selves or others. There are no cells in the buildings, and all
the rooms are large and well ventilated. Each ward and
room was examined, and the Committee did not discover a
single indication of other than the most gentle and humane
treatment. In the opinion of your Committee, the Institu-
tion is a credit to the State and merits its protection and
favor.

HEBREW HOSPITAL.

The Hebrew Hospital was next visited by your Committee.
This is a hospital established by Hebrew citizens of Balti-
more, and is a full charity. While it was so established, its
doors are thrown open to people of every creed and faith, nor
is any restriction placed upon them in the selection of spir-
itual advisers. It is comfortably arranged for the care of
the sick, and your Committee found eighteen persons under
treatment. It has capacity for forty-five patients and is under
the charge of a committee of gentlemen who daily visit and
superintend its affairs, All the appliances of a first-class
hospital are there found, and no charge is made for board or
medical treatment. It is an Institution worthy of aid from
the State, for while they offer aid to all people, those of their
own race are never mendicants upon other Institutions. In
view of the great benefits which result from the work of this
hospital, the Committee feels warranted in recommending
the granting of a liberal appropriation in aid of this Institu-
tion.

HEBREW ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The Hebrew Orphan Asylum was visited by the Commit-
tee. This is a new Institution, beautifully located near the
western confines of the city, the grounds and buildings of
which were donated by a liberal gentleman of Baltimore. It
is under the charge of Rev. Dr. Hoffman, and already has
fifteen inmates, of whom nine are males and six are females.
The children are taught daily, and the indications are that it
will do a good work. Your Committee are aware, that
among the Israelites there are comparatively few orphans
who need charity, but that few are entitled to recognition,
and their claims are equally strong upon the bounty of the
State. In its infancy it requires aid, and your Committee
trusts that in the dispensation of its gifts, the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum will be remembered and sustained.

GERMAN GENERAL ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The Committee had intended to visit the German General
Orphan Asylum, but want of time precluded them from doing