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 THE FIRST GERMAN MUNICIPAL EXPOSITION 621

the asylums for the insane. Berlin exhibited her newest asylum, built for 1,500 patients, at a cost of 9,800,000 marks. Hamburg showed plans and drawings of her newly enlarged insane asylum, built partly on the corridor system and partly in the pavilion system thirty-six buildings in all (including houses of the attendants, stables, etc.), of which thirteen are hospitals with 500 beds. Dresden, Frankfurt a. M., and Breslau also presented plans or photographs; and Bremen exhibited her new asylum, built (1900-1903) upon the newest system, with twenty-six separate buildings, at a cost of about 2,000,000 marks.

Bequests. Many of the institutions already mentioned, and of those hereafter to be mentioned, owe their existence to foun- dations and endowments ; but in the exposition there was a special small section devoted to certain endowments in the hands of the municipal authorities. Among others, the following deserve special mention: In Breslau is a convalescent hospital occupying a castle and its grounds: also a municipal eating house, opened in 1895. Dinner is served from 11:30 A. M. to 2:30 P.M., and warm supper at 6 P.M. Cold meals may be obtained at any time from 6 A. M. to 9 p. M. The food is simple, and the prices very low. The Dresdner Anzeiger is a newspaper owned and published by Dresden. It was bequeathed to the municipality by Dr. J. F. Giintz, who died in 1875. The profits are used for increasing the endowment of the city hospital; for providing an asylum for those persons who, because of lack of place of abode, of citizenship, or for some other reason, may not be admitted to other institutions; and for beautifying the city, especially by the planting of trees along city streets.

D. EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

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