54. Mosquitos and Steam Shovels

When the medical men return from the war, they will undoubtedly have many stories to tell of lives saved and battles won which can be traced back to the fundamental work in sanitation which had its first full-scale tryout in the digging of the Panama Canal.

Today, the Canal stands out as not only one of our greatest engineering assets but, as time passes, one of our greatest health assets and a monument to those pioneers in sanitation. ●



Short Stories of Science and Invention A Collection of Radio Talks by Charles F. Kettering INDEX		*54.* *Mosquitos and Steam Shovels* When the medical men return from the war, they will undoubtedly have many stories to tell of lives saved and battles won which can be traced back to the fundamental work in sanitation which had its first full-scale tryout in the digging of the Panama Canal. Today, the Canal stands out as not only one of our greatest engineering assets but, as time passes, one of our greatest health assets and a monument to those pioneers in sanitation. ●