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I think that he was too good a friend to Davos to have 
dealt with the facts less strongly, and in a second letter he 
pointed out, that what he had written was entirely done for 
the advantage of Davos, towards which he had the most 
kindly feelings. Mr. Symonds’ communication was followed 
by Dr. Gwillim (who had been residing here for some 
months) in a letter to the Lancet , in which he supported 
Mr. Symonds, saying that the drainage was in a disgraceful 
condition, and probably that the results obtained in Davos 
being now less satisfactory than they were at the commence- 
ment must be attributed to the causes pointed out by Mr. 
Symonds. 
After numerous threats as to the answers which were 
coming, the results were : a scurrilous one from a partially- 
educated man who did not deal with the facts, but confined 
himself to charging Mr. Symonds with writing merely to 
forward personal and financial interests ; and afterwards an 
answer signed by the Curverein, but which must be con- 
sidered as an hotelkeeper’s answer, and which contained 
misleading statements, especially those indicating that the 
number of people living in the large hotel had not been 
increased by changes made by the company owning it. 
These agitations have shown that something must be done 
for Davos to retain the high character that it has won, and 
the hotelkeepers in consequence met tqgether and decided 
to remove some of the evils, especially those caused by the 
least powerful members of the community. 
If public opinion makes itself felt in other years, and if 
the attempt made by those who have built the theatre and 
other public rooms towards what they call Concentration 
des ’Kurlebens is unhesitatingly resisted, then Davos may 
be saved ; but if the warnings given by those who believe 
most in the principle of the climate and are its best 
friends, are neglected, then it will soon be ruined, and the 
judgment of the future may be that the whole thing has 
