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and  not  many  blocks  from  the  boundary  of  the  raw  water  district, 
the  matter  was  attributed,  without  hesitation,  to  there  being  some- 
thing wrong  on  the  dividing  line  of  the  two  districts,  and  upon 
examination  two  valves  were  found  partly  open,  permitting  raw 
water  to  get  across  the  line.  For  the  period  of  seven  weeks  follow- 
ing November  2,  1906,  there  was  not  a  case  originating  in  the 
district  east  of  Forty-fifth  Street,  which  altogether  contains  about 
eighty  thousand  people  surrounded  by  a  population  of  a  million 
and  a  quarter,  heavily  infected  with  typhoid.  This  fact  strongly 
indicates  that  typhoid  fever  in  Philadelphia  comes  almost  entirely 
from  the  drinking  water  and  that  slow  sand  filtration  entirely  re- 
moves the  disease  germs. 
The  time  is  too  short  for  any  of  us  to  forget  how  viciously  this 
work  was  assailed  before  its  completion ;  how  cruelly  men  whose 
life  work  had  been  spent  in  building  reputations  for  excellence  were 
torn  from  their  places,  and  doubt  and  dishonor  heaped  upon  them, 
but  finally  the  work  is  completed  and  upon  their  original  plans,  the 
most  gigantic  effort  of  its  kind  in  the  entire  world.  It  is  in  the 
very  forefront  of  excellence,  both  as  to  construction  and  perform- 
ance. It  becomes  an  example  for  all  the  world  to  follow  and  an 
enduring  monument  to  the  men  who  made  it  a  living  testimonial  to 
their  integrity,  ability,  and  devotion,  and  who  will  long  be  gratefully 
remembered  after  the  muckraking  maligner  with  his  caustic  pen  and 
sonorous  phrases  has  been  lost  among  the  cobwebs  of  a  dark  and 
musty  past.  Philadelphia  is  neither  corrupt  nor  contented  with 
anything  but  the  best. 
"  BARBADOS  "  ALOES  A  MISNOMER. 
By  Lehn  and  Fink. 
New  York. 
For  a  number  of  years  past  this  house,  in  common  with  others, 
has  been  unable  to  secure  Barbados  aloes  from  Barbados  itself,  but 
has  been  compelled  to  secure  supplies  in  the  London  and  German 
markets,  whence  shipments  labelled  Barbados  aloes  were  made  to  us. 
To  ascertain  the  causes  of  this  condition  and  especially  to  satisfy 
ourselves  whether  or  no  there  is  a  true  genuine  Barbados  aloes,  we 
have  thoroughly  investigated  the  matter  and  here  present  the  infor- 
mation resulting  from  our  search.    Under  the  Food  and  Drugs  Act 
