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Show For Abandoned Children. Hungary U)r4ntalna 17 Institutions of Indigent, abandoned, delinquent and abused children. It la the custom to receive every child applicant, to give him a bath and clean clothes and then to Investigate his condition. If the Investigation warrants the state's Interference In-terference the child Is admitted. Seventeen Sev-enteen thousand children were thus received In 190S. Most of these are placed out In the country or smaller cities with farmers or artisans of good character and In moderate circumstances. cir-cumstances. Five reformatories haf been established for delinquent or absolutely unruly children. 'hey have room for a thousand Inrnties. who live together In family groups of 25, learning a trade under thJ supervision super-vision of the head of the household. Corporal punishment Is still administered. adminis-tered. Up to 1908 2,331 Inmates had been released on parole, 8C.6 per cent had worked steadiiy and had kept straight, 5.4 per cent had com- ! mltted crimes, and 8 per cent had disappeared. dis-appeared. The 8urvey. |