Meanwhile, it is entirely practic. able to improve materially living] conditions of the poorer. cla the Chinese, simply by insisting] through the power of the law and the influence of education and persuasion, upon their keeping th streets, their houses, and their immediate surroundings comparatively' clean. The conditions under which they live are utterly appalling! Modern sewage should be immediate. ly installed. Means to purify drinking water should devised and put] into practic Eat once. Methods to eliminate flies and mosquitoes should] claim the first attention of not only] the immediate authorities but the] higher political authorities as well. It is only by the application of such means that the life of the poorer classes can be elevated and infant] mortality reduced to the minimum.
'A proper comprehension of those awful evils ought so to impress the municipal and rural authorities as. to impel them to take action towards, the amelioration of a La from the infraction of the fundamental principles of ordinary sanitation.
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