Joseph Sullivant
Published: 2017-11-03
Total Pages: 32
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Excerpt from Remarks on a Water Supply for the City of Columbus Whatever physical causes induce disease and weaken the energies of labor, tax capital as much as they affect labor, since the yield is increased or diminished, in pro portion as the body is more or less vigorous; and when the health of the working classes suffers from the want of pure water or fresh air, it is not only time and money lost to them, but in the diminution of productive labor, it is a loss to the community also. Whatever, therefore, tends to improve or preserve the health of the laboring classes, is not only a direct bene fit to them, but an advantage to the whole community. In this point of view, water works exercise an active influence in the development of productive labor, and improve health, prolong life, diminish taxes, and increase wealth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.