ABSTRACT
Simond came from a Protestant family from Lyon that emigrated to the United States shortly before the French Revolution. It may be a matter of curiosity in France to know how the people of London are lodged. It may be a matter of curiosity in France to know how the people of London are lodged. There are advantages and disadvantages attending this custom. A bridge of stone or brick leads to the door of the house. The streets have all common sewers, which drain the filth of every house. The drains preclude that awkward process by which necessaries are emptied at Paris, poisoning the air of whole streets, during the night, with effluvia, hurtful and sometimes fatal to the inhabitants. The best houses are occupied by the proprietors themselves.
