Report of the National Conservation Commission, February, 1909: Accompanying papers: Lands, minerals, and national vitalityU.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 - Natural resources Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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Page 383 - ... he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself...
Page 637 - Report on the origin and prevalence of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia.
Page 304 - LO Howard, chief of the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture, and...
Page 730 - We need to broaden our surveillance and control of pollution in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat.
Page 722 - ratio of prercntabilily " is the fraction of all deaths which would be avoided if knowledge now existing among well-informed men in the medical profession were actually applied in a reasonable way and to a reasonable extent.
Page 756 - ... or animals, shall place such manure in said bin or pit. This bin shall be so constructed as to exclude rain water and shall in all other respects be water-tight, except as it may be connected with the public sewer. It shall be provided with a suitable cover and constructed so as to prevent the ingress and egress of flies. No person owning a stable shall keep...
Page 328 - That any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Page 404 - Every surveyor shall note in his field book the true situations of all mines, salt licks, salt springs, and mill seats, which shall come to his knowledge ; all water courses over which the line he runs shall pass; and also the quality of the lands.
Page 404 - Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination of the Geological Structure, mineral resources and products of the national domain...
Page 614 - The present working day, from a physiological standpoint, is too long, and keeps the majority of men and women in a continual state of overfatigue. It starts a vicious circle, leading to the craving of means for deadening fatigue, thus inducing drunkenness and other excesses.