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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Committee on the Salting of Railroad Tracks

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Records of the Committee on the Salting of Railroad Tracks

 Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/023-01
Scope and Contents The collection contains a letter from James Lynd of the Special Committee of the City Select Council, referring the question of salting railroad tracks to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; R, E, Rogers' statement to Caspar Morris, attesting to the salubrious effects of salt in the atmosphere; and a printed pamphlet, compiling all documentation on the question, including the report of the College committee.
Dates: 1862