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the penalty of broken laws must be paid. The
existence of dirt is evidently in the eye of the
Creator a great offence, as everywhere we find its
existence visited with the severest punishments that
natural law can inflict. It is as much the duty
of the Christian to enable his destitute neighbour
to live in accordance with the laws of the Almighty,
as it is to live himself obedient to the same laws.
UNWHOLESOME FOOD.
The legislature, by "The Nuisances Removal
"Act," and "The Act for the Prevention of
"the Adulteration of Articles of Food or Drink,"
has placed in the hands of the local authorities
the power, to a very considerable extent, of
preventing the sale of unwholesome food. Under
the clauses of these Acts I have from time to time
recommended that action should be taken. I have
myself examined the meat exposed in the butchers'
shops and in the public markets of the parish, and
have reason to believe, that on the whole, a very
small portion of the articles of animal diet sold in
the parish is of an unwholesome or prejudicial
nature. Wherever suspicion has arisen I have found
the tradespeople in possession of the suspected
article very ready to sacrifice it for the public
good.
MILK.
I have from time to time examined the milk sold,