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AN EVER OPEN DOOR
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To this hatch in the wall of the orphanage
unwanted children, usually illegitimate, may
be brought by their mothers under cover of
night. The turning stile rings a bell inside
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BROUGHT TO A QUIET HAVEN
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No child thus brought to the orphanage is
turned away. Carefully tended, they are
taught some industry whereby they may earn
a living on leaving the home at twenty-three
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WHERE THE SUMMER CALM OF CHARITY PERPETUALLY REIGNS
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Notable among the many charitable and benevolent institutions of Havana is
the Casa de Beneficencia, founded by Las Casas and opened in 1794. It
comprises an orphanage, maternity ward, infirmary, lunatic asylum, and home
for vagrants. In the long nursery ward the babies, watched over by a
motherly sister, are laid on matting on the floor to rest and stretch
their limbs
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