We expect a lawyer to be systematic, and if ho
writes upon a subject which lies upon the borders of science, there is special reason why his writing should be clear and well arranged. So, when we search
in vain, in this little volume on water-supply, for contents or index, or even chapters and divisions, we feel inclined to murmur. But Mr. Browne has managed to put, in a compressed form, much interest- ing and valuable information concerning recent inquiries and recent legislation on water-supply. The chief arguments and conclusions of many of the leading chemists who have studied water-questions from the sanitary point of view are also here presented to the general reader, in a shape which is not unattractive. The author has obviously grasped not only the meaning and drift of views and theories which occasionally are in conflict, but the chemical and physiological knowledge involved in the subject of which be treats.
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