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of the Tourists' Registry Agency in Nantucket at no 

 time registered over eighty-six degrees. 



The introduction of pure water into the town has 

 added greatly to its other advantages as a sanitarium; 

 for without good water, and plenty of it, all sanitary 

 rules and regulations are useless. The introduction of 

 water has doubtless caused a larger influx of visitors; 

 and Moses Joy, Jr., who by almost herculean efforts 

 carried the project through, is deserving the thanks of 

 resident and visitor alike. 



Doubtless the wells in the town, previous to the 

 introduction of the Wannacomet water, furnished 

 what was quite as good as that of most towns as 

 thickly settled as Nantucket that are dependent upon 

 wells for their supply ; but as a general thing, thickly 

 settled localities use what is unfit to put into the stom- 

 ach, very little care being taken in regard to the loca- 

 tion of wells as regards cesspools and sink drains. 



That Nantucket is a really healthy place is evidenced 

 by the fact that so many people live to an advanced 

 age. Within a few years there was a period when up- 

 wards of one ninth of the population were over seventy 

 years old. 



Charles O'Conor, the eminent lawyer, not only gives 

 it as his opinion that Nantucket has no equal as a cool 

 and healthy summer resort, but shows by his acts that 

 he believes it to be a good winter resort as well, as he 

 has put up an elegant mansion and decided to make it 

 his permanent home here. 



Dr. B. F. Pitman, a resident physician for a number 

 of years, is of the opinion that during the summer 

 months there is no better place in the country for 



