On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 04:56:42 GMT, "andromeda" <scipage@aol.com> wrote:

>The first people to settle into villages apparently gave little thought to
>what to do with their trash, so they just lived in it -- until they couldn't
>take it anymore.

The ability to collect garbage and provide safe drinking water have
done more for the general health of the human race than most other
advances in medicine.  Plumbers and civil engineers have made as much
contributions in this arena as have MDs.