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disease and the result must be altogether attributed to the care- 

 fulness of the methods, and their thorough application, and not 

 least to fair indemnities and the promptitude of their payment. 

 Great Britain has been struggling with the same disease for fifty 

 years, and though she slaughters the sick, yet for lack of other 

 efficient measures she cannot yet show a clean bill of health. 



