CHAPTER XXVI

.

PRINTING IN PARIS--THE CENSORSHIP.

Rue Visconti--Historical Buildings--The National School of Roads and Bridges--The Introduction of Printing into Paris--The First Printing Establishments--The Censorship.....174

## CHAPTER XXVII .

THE HÔTEL DES INVALIDES.

A Glance at its History--Louis XIV. and Mme. de Maintenon--The Pensioners--Their Characteristics and Mode of Life.....185

## CHAPTER XXVIII .

SOME MORE PARIS HOSPITALS.

The French Hospital System--The Laënnec Hospital--The Houses of Assistance--The Quinze-Vingts--Deaf and Dumb Institutions--The Abbé de l’Épée--La Charité.....193

##