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tis · 11-08-2009, 01:46 PM

In the old days, when someone was too poor to support themselves they went to the "poor farm" to live. Most towns had these and the people just went there to live courtesy of the town. They weren't hospitals.

11-08-2009, 01:46 PM	#12
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	In the old days, when someone was too poor to support themselves they went to the "poor farm" to live. Most towns had these and the people just went there to live courtesy of the town. They weren't hospitals.