Daily Republican., 1883-06-20
OW TO SPEND A DAY.
PLACES OF INTEREST IN PHILA
DELPHIA, AND THE WAY TO
OBTAIN ADMISSION.

Many persons visit Philadelphia and
scarcely know how TO pass "A day they
do not know of its many institutions
that are open to visitors, or the hundred
objects of interest that can be seen, and
the design of this article is 10 give some
information that may be OF use to such
persons who may wish to pass a pleas
ant day.
The Academy of Fine Arts, on Broad
street above Arch, is open to visitors
every day in the week. The admission
is 25 cents every day, except Sunday,
when its dOo"s are open free Of charge
to all who come. Some Of the finest
paintings in this country are on exhibit
ton in this building, and visit will
well repay any lover of art.
The Academy of Natural Sciences, at
Nineteenth and Race streets, is open on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons, at an
admission of 10 cents. This building is
completely filed with one Of the grand
est collections of curinsities in the
world. One case Of stuffed birds Of
Paradise is alone worth the expense of
a trip to Philadelphia to see, and yet
this is but one of the many hundreds
of rare and beautiful things with which
every corner of the immense building
| is flied. No one need expect to be
able to take more than glance around
| in one afternoon.
The Bird Asylum is al object Of in
tertst that no one sh"uld fail to visit
1t is situated at Twentieth and Race
Streets and concerts are given every
Wednesday afternoon by the inmates,
to " hich an admission OF - cents is
charged. la this institution those who
| hlyrbeen Sc unfortunate as to lose their
sight are not only taught to read and
write, but are also give,l AS good educa-
ton as is generally Obtained by others.
| They are also learned trades, whereby
they are enabled to earn their living at
ter leaving the institution
The Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb,
at Broad and Pine streets, is another
institution that is well worthy u visit.
Few things are more interesting han to
see the inmates attending to their stud
les or Other duties W tn all their move.
mpnts directed by the sign language,
and If the visitor can converse in that
manner he will soon find himself be-
siegcd with questions. one Of the first
invariably is, care You deaf mute 20
No charge is made for admission, the
tickets for which can be obtained at the
Public Ledger office, Sixth and Chest
mt streets.
Girard College on Ridge avenue above
Nineteenth street is one OF the grandest
charities in the world. II WAS formed
in accordance with the will OF Stephen
Girard for the education of orphan
boys, or boys without a father. The
pupils receive first class education,
and movement is now being made TO
instruct them in mechanism, Admis-
sion every day, except Sunday, for any
one except preachers, AS according to-
the vii of Girard, no minister is admit
ted under any pretcn e.
The House of Refuge, retormatOry
institution for boys and girls, is located
at Twrnty-lhird and Brown streets, and
the visitor will find many things to
amuse and instruct,
Indep ndenre Hall, where the Dec
laratiou of Independence was signed,
should be visited by every American in
the land. The room where the immor-
tai document was signed, and from
which it was published to the world
"that all men are created free and
equal, has been placed in AS near It's
original condition as possible, and the
visitor can look upon many of the
chairs once orcupied by the men who
dared to do, that tntur" generations
should be " free and equal.
The opposite room is iitte' nras Il
national museum. and contains lnanv
interesting relics Of the revolution The
halls are open every day, except sun
dav, and no charge is made tor admis-
sion. Tickets Of admiaSi II 10 the Steeple,
from which II splendid view can be OBJ
tanned Of Philadelphia. are furnished
by the Superintendent.
The Masonic Temple, on Broad street
below Arch, is open to visitors, and
tickets of admission can hr obtained at
the Ledger office. The Eastern Peni-
Tertiary. at Fairmount avenue and
Twenly-frst street, is considered the
model prison Of the nited States. The
visitors will, no doubt, i@ greatly in
tcrested in many things, especially the
painted cell, and the numberless Speci
mems OF the prisoners handiwork.
Tickets of admission can be procured at
the Ledger office, free OF charge.
The United States Mint, Chestnut
above Thirteenth street, is open to vi,i-
tors from a. III. until T. noon. Every |
stage of making money can be witness
ed ia Visit, and after the visitors have
looked upon tons Of silver and millions
of dollars. worth Of gold, they are con-
ducled to the cabinet on the second
floor, where there are coins from the
time of Julius CaSar until the present
time. Noouc can form any idea how the
nttiful is manufactured until they
vi; il the Mint, ard see the many pro-
cesses through which the metal passes
from its crude state until it is finished
as the beautiful shining coin.
Those who wish to see a colony of
paupers, and how they are cared for,
shou Il visit Blockley Almshouse, in
West Philadelphia. Tickets OF admis-
sion can he procured at the Office of the
Guardians Ct the Poor, AZ North Sow
enth street. There are Il number OF &C.
centric characters in the insane depart
ment, and some that the visitors "i,l
be safe in giving a awiGe berth.
All these places are easy OF access ~
the street cars, and any one unacquaintcd
can obtain all requisite information from
any of the police officers, some OF whom
they are sure to meet before aiklng
many squares FROM the cars or boat,
Any of the places named are vel
worthy visit, and no one can fail to
realize that they are well repaid tor the
tri fling outlay.
ANAMOSA, Iowa. DE. j. q. Nc
Guire says; 81 know Browns Iron
Btters is a good tonic and gives general
satisfaction.
Prof. Duncan Campbell, NJ. D..