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| - It is, however, contended, in behalf of the St. Tammany Water-works Company, that the water from the Bogue Falaya river is shown by the proof to be pure, uncontaminated by saline or organic matters to any appreciable extent, and to be more suitable for drinking, washing, cooking, manufacturing, and other purposes, than the water drawn from the Mississippi river, and distributed through the city by
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