The cities of New York, Brooklyn and Washington lately have set an example worthy of imitation in other cities. The health authorities have issued excellent regulations for plumbing of buildings, and require the plans for plumbing to be submitted to them for approval and for filing. The plumbing, before being covered up, is examined by intelligent inspectors of the Board of Health. There may be at first some bad feeling about such a measure, but the good plumber will soon understand that the law passed is to his advantage; it will protect him against the "botchers " in the trade, and will help to re-establish his of late much abused good name.

These plumbing regulations will certainly tend to lessen the frequent complaint about bad plumbing in houses, and the consequent entrance of sewer gas. They will contribute much towards the lowering of a high death rate, and similar regulations may be adopted with advantage in all large cities.