. The call of the West -letters from British Columbia . (.HIKUI I SAS FRANCESCO, I. UN l \l. IG \ ISLAND • DOWN THE COAST TO PANAMA 309 The sanitation of these two places is, however,under the control of the United States authorities,with the result that here, in the heart of CentralAmerica, in what was a few years ago one of theunhealthiest inhabited spots on the globe, you havea well-pavetl, spotlessly clean little city, as healthyand as pleasant to live in as could be desired. The canal is rightly looked upon as one of thewonders of the world, and its colossal magnitudecan only be grasped b
. The call of the West -letters from British Columbia . (.HIKUI I SAS FRANCESCO, I. UN l \l. IG \ ISLAND • DOWN THE COAST TO PANAMA 309 The sanitation of these two places is, however,under the control of the United States authorities,with the result that here, in the heart of CentralAmerica, in what was a few years ago one of theunhealthiest inhabited spots on the globe, you havea well-pavetl, spotlessly clean little city, as healthyand as pleasant to live in as could be desired. The canal is rightly looked upon as one of thewonders of the world, and its colossal magnitudecan only be grasped by actually seeing the its accomplishment could never have beenpossible without that still greater feat of modernscience, the splendid sanitation of the Canal value Of the work ol Colonel (iorgas and hisStaff ol the United Stales Army Medical Departmentcannot be over-cstimalcd. lor what has been donehere can be done elsewhere. The streets of Panama are very narrow, the tall, gabled houses, some of (hem are quitepicturesque. Street ear lines have been
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