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change brought about in the country by galvanised iron roofs. "Up till now", he said, "we have built the towns on the low ground flats, to be near the banks of the rivers & streams, but when people you too can get clean rain water from the roofs, we shall see they will build on the high land." I have often thought of this prophecy when looking at travelling through country towns, & both contrasting the apparent age of the comparing the situation of the older & newer portions of country towns.

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