▁very ▁influ ential ▁phil anth rop ist ▁of ▁the ▁era ▁was ▁Thomas ▁John ▁Bar n ardo , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁char ity ▁Bar n ard os . ▁Be coming ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁numbers ▁of ▁hom eless ▁and ▁dest itute ▁children ▁ad rift ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁C air ns , ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁" Dr ▁Bar n ardo ’ s ▁Hom es " ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁By ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁he ▁had ▁established ▁ 1 1 2 ▁district ▁homes , ▁which ▁searched ▁for ▁and ▁received ▁wa ifs ▁and ▁st ray s , ▁to ▁feed , ▁cl othe ▁and ▁educ ate ▁them . ▁The ▁system ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁institution ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁is ▁broad ly ▁as ▁follows : ▁the ▁inf ants ▁and ▁younger ▁girls ▁and ▁boys ▁were ▁chief ly ▁" board ed ▁out " ▁in ▁rural ▁districts ; ▁girls ▁above ▁four teen ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁industrial ▁training ▁homes , ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁useful ▁domestic ▁occup ations ; ▁boys ▁above ▁sevent een ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁were ▁first ▁tested ▁in ▁labour ▁homes ▁and ▁then ▁placed ▁in ▁employ ment ▁at ▁home , ▁sent ▁to ▁sea , ▁or ▁em igr ated ; ▁boys ▁of ▁between ▁th ir teen ▁and ▁sevent een ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁were ▁trained ▁for ▁the ▁various ▁tr ades ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁ment ally