Bourgeois. — Citizen. See note

445. Hôtel des Invalides. — This noble institution supports three thousand soldiers at the présent time, and is considered not as a charity, but as a reward for patriotic services. The ordinance for its foundation is in thèse words : "Il est bien raisonnable, que ceux qui ont exposé librement leur vie et prodigué leur sang pour la défense et le soutien de cette monarchie jouissent du repos qu'ils ont assuré à nos sujets."

The building contains the tomb of Napoléon, upon which has already been expended more than a million of dollars.

446. The Order of Mendicants wore a wallet on their backs ; a fact which sufficiently indicates the wit of this pleasantry.