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Show . 1 Fearl ul Mortality. The number of Americans who die annually in Rome is greater than most people have any idea of. The Konmn fever is a mal:.p-niint type of malarial fever. There is a large cemetery in Rome which is tilled with the remains of American victims of the Roman fever. Another cemetery in Paris also contains a goodly number of the same class. They contracted the fever in Rome. It is not surprising that Rome should be unhealthy. The present city is built on top of seven cities. In the ancient days, every time Rome was rebuilt re-built they filled in and started a new city over it. That has been repeated seven times. When one thinks of the amount of filth nnd garbage that lies under the present city, he can only wonder that any one is able to live there." |
