365 City Life

365. City Life

In the old days the large towns were just like the small towns except that they were larger . Life in them was just about the same as in the smaller places . Now , however , there was a great difference . In the first place the city could afford to have a great many things the smaller town could not pay for . In the second place it must have certain things or its people would die of disease or be killed as they walked the streets . For these reasons the streets of the Northern cities were paved and lighted and were guarded by policemen . Then , too , great sewers carried away the refuse of the city , and enormous iron pipes brought fresh water to every one within its limits . Horse - cars and omnibuses carried its inhabi - tants from one part of the city to another , and the railroads brought them food from the sur - rounding country .