ROADS AXD PATHS 



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as much as possible all danger of collision with teams 

 coming the opposite way, it is ^^^se to carry the road 

 directly into the grounds, at right angles to the highway, 

 twenty-five feet to one hundred feet, in accordance \\'ith 

 the size of the place (see page 25). WTien the road turns, 

 it should skirt around, and not across the la^\^ls more 

 than is necessary to make a reasonably direct course to 

 the house. If it runs into and through the mass of 

 shrubbery somewhat, it will tend to secure for the road 

 a partial concealment, which we have seen is also desir- 



CAERIAGE TURN WITH GRASS PLOT, SHOWING 

 COURSE PARALLEL WITH HOUSE 



able. Wherever some natural obstruction, such as house, 

 tree, or rock, does not force the road into a sudden 

 curve, the aim should be to bend it into a long line, as 

 nearly straight as the circumstances will permit. Re- 

 verse curves or snake-like twists, as we have seen, are 

 apt to mar the simplicity and dignity of the design, and, 

 above all, to confuse the horse unless he is driven by a 

 particularly skillful driver (see page 24). 



As we approach the house, we vdW find that any cun^e in 

 our road must be entirely straightened, and a line taken 

 parallel ^^ith the house throughout at least the portion of 

 the front it passes (see page 24). This kind of approach 



