Excerpt from The Cost of Cleanness Society needs family homes today more than it needs fine public buildings. If the young architects and engineers are seeking distinction for themselves and the praise of the future let them turn their attention to the housing problem. There are millions to be saved to the community in the cost of clean ing alone, besides the saving in health and efficiency. The limit of modification has been reached. Reconstruction is needed, first of ideals, sec ond of the buildings in which to carry them out. The old order has passed; only the shadow is left to terrify the young householder. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.