Moral disaster to character is often wrought by the inrush of animal
tendencies stored in the lower nature of man.
At various times during the construction of the Simplon Tunnel
work has been retarded by the influx of water from underground
springs. In the autumn of 1901 a stream of water burst into
the Italian workings, and, attaining a discharge of nearly
8,000 gallons per minute, speedily converted the two headings
into canals. Several months elapsed before the flow could be
overcome. (Text.)--_The Scientific American._
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