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THE WANSTEAD INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM. 187
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Samuel standing beside him , telling " him all that the Lord had said . " The whole is surmounted by a scroU , on which is written
our Saviour ' s command , " Feed my Lambs . _" We next inspected the empty class-rooms . The walls are decorated
with texts and pictures , varying according to the age of the children occupying the rooms ; in some we noticed letters , in others animals ,
and in the senior girls' room the chronological History of England ; in the infant boys' is to be seen " The fatal effects of throwing
stones , " represented by a broken window and a small boy receiving chastisement from the enraged owner . Next this is a picture
( which might be removed to more appropriate quarters ) of a girl on fire rushing into the airof the terrible effects of which we
have lately had such frequent , and melancholy proof . A text in one of the senior schools struck us as peculiarly appropriate and
soothing to any who are sensitive or old enough to feel the bitterness , of dependence , "He that despiseth the poor , reproaeheth
his Maker . " The bed-rooms are exceedingly well arranged , the long rows of iron beds looking clean and comfortablewith their warcn grey
, cloth covering . In the middle of the rooms belonging to the younger children stands the large bath , with a basin at each end ; the
senior schools have bath-rooms opposite their respective bed-rooms , where a certain number bathe every night , and ensure the bathing
of each child twice during the week ; at the end of each bed-room a corner is curtained or panelled off for a nurse or governess ; the
same arrangement being made in the bo _}^ s' rooms for the masters . The are really worthy of notice , not an inch of space is
lostone presses shelf is devoted to each child , divided into pigeon holes for stockings , bonnetscapscloaksetc . Every child has three suits
, , , , of clothes provided for-it , the nurses are obliged to see that these are kept in good repair , the children being placed under their charge
according to age and in different numbers , some having the care of twent-twoothers of sixty . It is also their duty to attend the
children y during , their playhours , ( so that the governesses out of school are free from all _resjoonsibility , ) also to see that the children
under their care have clean hands and faces at dinner time , and to > preside over their table .
In the middle of the dining-room is a plate heated by steam , which throws a delicious warmth throughout this large room , while
it serves to keep the dishes and plates hot . Here at half-past twelve o ' clock the boys and irls dine togetherthey also meet at chapel ,
but are allowed no g other intercourse , , which we cannot help regrettingas we feel persuaded much good would accrue to both if
, properly trained together ; at any rate they might with advantage receive mutual instruction , as it has been well said , * ' the boy being
incited by the aptitude of the girl , and the girl taking example by the steady perseverance of the boy ; " but the old plan is still
pursued , and after the children are four years old they leave the nursery
The Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum. 187
THE WANSTEAD INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM . 187
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1859, page 187, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051859/page/43/
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