▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁“ It ▁was ▁general ▁practice ▁to ▁keep ▁H ors es , ▁C ows , ▁and ▁Ch ick ens , ▁and ▁carry ▁on ▁General ▁Farm ing ” ▁including ▁having ▁a ▁large ▁garden . ▁ ▁The ▁home ▁itself ▁could ▁house ▁approximately ▁ten ▁to ▁fifteen ▁“ in m ates ”. ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁institutions ▁there ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁an ▁ad mission ▁process ; ▁however , ▁this ▁documentation ▁as ▁noted ▁above ▁is ▁not ▁currently ▁available . ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁know ▁something ▁about ▁the ▁ad mission ▁processes ▁for ▁poor h ouses ▁from ▁expl oring ▁the ▁current ▁att itudes ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁ad mission ▁process ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁determ ining ▁the ▁el ig ibility ▁of ▁applic ants ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁“ pers ons ▁and ▁families ▁every ▁way ▁compet ent ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁aff lic ted ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁household ▁seek ▁to ▁place ▁them ▁under ▁public ▁care , ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁r idd ance ▁from ▁disag ree able ▁duty ▁or ▁personal ▁responsibility ”. ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁ad mission ▁process ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁register ▁an ▁individual , ▁recording ▁“ name , ▁age , ▁sex , ▁condition , ▁n ativity , ▁ancest ry , ▁education , ▁civil ▁relations , ▁personal ▁hab its , ▁causes , ▁either ▁immediate ▁or ▁remote , ▁of ▁present ▁condition ▁of ▁dependence , ▁and ▁of ▁anything , ▁everything , ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁individual , ▁calculated ▁to ▁direct ▁as ▁well ▁as