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The Population of the Canal Zone--The Temptations to Matrimony on the Zone--The Gold and Silver Employees--The Object Lesson of the Canal Zone--Why It is not at all “Socialistic”--In a Typical Canal Zone Dwelling--Some Features of Zone Housekeeping--Prices of Food at the Commissary--The Complicated Social Life of the Zone--Church Work and the Y. M. C. A.