History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . OSSINING. 331 expression in the neatness aud beauty of their housesand grounds; to all of which may be added the ex-treme loveliness of the scenery, which all can enjoy,combine to furnish the elements and conditions mostfavorable to health, happiness and longevity. Corresponding with these tacts, we find that theinhabitants of this town have enjoyed a high degreeof health for many years past, and that this localityhas an exalted, yet merited reputation for
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . OSSINING. 331 expression in the neatness aud beauty of their housesand grounds; to all of which may be added the ex-treme loveliness of the scenery, which all can enjoy,combine to furnish the elements and conditions mostfavorable to health, happiness and longevity. Corresponding with these tacts, we find that theinhabitants of this town have enjoyed a high degreeof health for many years past, and that this localityhas an exalted, yet merited reputation for salubrityand healthfulness; and, accordingly, large num-bers of the city population seek it for summer resi-dence. The two most important desiderata for Sing Sing,at the present time, are a good system of sewerageand an ample supply of wholesome water. Thenshould follow the absolute abolishment of cesspools,and soil-vaults, which are the most dangerous and ab-horrent of all human devices ever permitted to existin an intelligent and compact community. The deep gulch, known as the Sing Sing Kill,affords by far the most direct and comp
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