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Show Gen. Viei.e, of New Yurk, in an address before the late American Public Health association tit Baltimore, Balti-more, on the drainage, sewerage and water supply of cities, expressed tho opinion that no house is absolutely' free from the contamination of sewer gaaej, as no trap or other contrivance has yet been invented to prevent the gases of an unventilnttd sewer from penetrating into the houses along its - route. Gen. Viele appealed for a trial of the pneumatic Byatem of removing household refuse, which has been used with much success in Holland. |