Excerpt from The Almshouse Construction and Management While parsimony is always to be deplored, the importance of true economy in almshouse manage ment can hardly be overestimated. But while con sidering economy in our methods for the relief of poverty in one department, we must not overlook its bearing upon others; we must consider the problem as a whole; hence it by no means follows that the almshouse with the lowest per capita cost is the most economical for the community. In many instances the alternative of almshouse care is outdoor relief. Now, of all forms of public charity, outdoor relief, except under the most careful supervision, is the most liable to abuse, the most certain to grow to an inordinate amount. An almshouse which is so conducted as to be repellent may be a cause of unnecessary increase of outdoor relief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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