Philadelphia Eye and Ear Infirmary.

INCORPORATED JAN. 1869.

Open daily (Sundays excepted) at 12 M.

The infirmary is open for the reception and gratuitous treatment of all respectable persons in indigent circumstances of every country and denomination, suffering from diseases or injuries of the eye and ear.

Every person contributing five dollars ($5) or upwards annually to the Infirmary, becomes a contributing member. Any person contributing fifty dollars ($50) or upwards at one time becomes a life member.

The daily clinics and operations in the Institution are open to graduates and students of medicine.

Patients from the country, requiring indoor treatment, should apply first by letter to either of the Surgeons, or to the House Surgeon, in order to insure admission on their arrival.

This Institution is supported by voluntary contributions.

Contributions and donations respectfully solicited, and will be thankfully received by the Treasurer, or by any of the Trustees.

Ophthalmic Surgeon: Dr. P. D. Keyser.

Aural Surgeon: Dr. James Collins.

Assistant Surgeons: Drs. J. W. Millick, Jr., D. C. Lloyd, and

F. B. Hazel.

Matron: Mrs. Frederick.

Philadelphia Society for the Employment and Instruction of the Poor.

(Corporate Title.)

CATHARINE STREET ABOVE SEVENTH. FOUNDED 1848.

The Dispensary connected with this Institution, which is perhaps more commonly known as the "Moyamensing House of Industry," is very active. It is intended especially for the relief of the worthy poor living on the south side of South Street, and in the district below this line.

Lodging is furnished to such as apply for it. It is part of the plan to receive persons discharged from the Moyamensing Prison, thus allowing them a little time to examine and decide upon the course of their future lives before encountering the suspicion and sometimes the unnecessarily harsh treatment of the world.

All lodgers are at liberty to spend three days at the

House; this limit has been judiciously established to prevent the charity of the Institution from being abused by healthy persons who should rely upon themselves for support.

A daily clinic is held by the physicians in rotation, at 12 o'clock. Patients are also attended at their own houses, on application at the Dispensary, and medicines furnished free of charge.

The Obstetric Department was instituted in 1866, for the benefit of the deserving poor in the lower part of the city. A clinic for the diseases of women is held at the Dispensary on Tuesdays and Fridays, from eleven to twelve o'clock.

Councillors: William S. Peirce and Albert S. Letchworth.

Matron: Mary A. Walter.

Committee on the Dispensary: James T. Shinn, Chn., John C. Savery, James L. Bispham, Joseph P. Remington, and Dr. Thomas Wistar.

Physicians: Drs. Herbert Norris, Elliott Richardson, Charles B. Nancrede, and J. Enue Loughlin.

Obstetric Physician: Dr. F. H. Getchell.
Resident Apothecary: George C. Holden.

The Howard Hospital and Infirmary for
Incurables.

Nos. 1518 AND 1520 LOMBARD STREET. FOUNDED MAY 1, 1853.

This Institution is supported altogether by voluntary contributions. It is under the control of a Board of twenty-four Managers, elected annually by the contributors. As the name indicates, the original plan calls

for a Hospital, a Home for Incurables, and a Dispensary for gratuitously supplying the deserving poor with medical advice and medicines. The last mentioned is the only part now in efficient operation. A corps of ten physicians and surgeons, with a resident physician, are in attendance at stated hours.

The distinctive feature of the charity is that each. physician confines his attention to a specific class of affections. So far as known, this was the first successful effort of the kind in the country.

The physicians are directed not to interfere with the operations of the Guardians of the Poor, but to limit their efforts, as much as possible, to the wants of the "needy and industrious poor." None are refused assistance, but the class mentioned is to be especially encouraged.

The Hospital and Infirmary for Incurables was begun and successfully carried on during the early years of the establishment of the Institution, but the want of suitable buildings necessary for properly embracing the idea of its projectors, led the Board of Managers to devote the entire resources of the charity to the Dispensary Department. Contributions are now solicited for the purchase of necessary ground and the erection of a hospital building.

Application should be made in person on the days and at the hours specified below. Medical men, students of medicine, or any other persons interested in public charities, are always welcome to see the workings of the Institution.