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3 86 CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.the source of greatest blessing to the missionaries, whohave devoted long hours to the application of heart andassorted ointments.A varying amount of industrial work is being donein all of the orphanages. The industries include weaving, tailoring, cooking, rattan-work, shoemaking, brasswork,carving, and several forms of thread-work. Several of the superintendents have stated that they hope toextend the industrial work as rapidly as possible.At this time it is too early to formulate any conclusions from the work being done. Most of the children have been received during the past year, and themajority are scarcely assimilated. One fact has beenclearly apparent from the beginning, namely, that workfor dependent children in China can, under present conditions, only approximate the modern methods possiblein other lands. A limited amount of orphanage workhas been done in China during past years. Some of ithas been much criticised. A maintenance fund of lessthan fifty Mexican dollars a year, per capita, ought notto be expected to provide an equipment and support thatwill compare favorably with the orphanages of Europeand America.The Christian Herald Orphanage Committee ofChina have granted an initial expense fund of Mex.$50.00 per capita and support at U. S. Gold $20.00 percapita each year for a period of seven years as follows:.Antung ...ChangshaChinkiangChinkiangFoochowFoochowFoochowHankow...HinghuaHsuchoufuIchang ...KiukiangC. I. M., boys and girls100Baptist, girls and boys...50Methodist Epis., boys ...84So. Presbyterian, boys...2American Board, boys...22Industrial Homes, boys and girls 200Methodist Epis., boys...60Wesleyan Methodist, boys21Methodist Epis., boys and girls100So. Presbyterian, boys...1 80American Episcopal, boys100Methodist Episcopal, boys 10