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No. XVII. 



It will be seen in Plantation, No. XLV. (Deer 

 Park,) that I recommend having roads or rides 

 through woods, as no small acquisition, and this is 

 particularly the case when in the neighbourhood of 

 a mansion, being equally a refuge from the heat in 

 summer and the cold of winter. Where these are in 

 dens, &c. where there are rivulets of water, with 

 bridges crossing for the private walks of a family, 

 where there is only heard the humming of birds and 

 sounding of the rivulet, it must be enchantingiy 

 beautiful. Besides, such roads make the woods of 

 easy access for the proprietor, and brings him ac- 

 quainted with what his woods contain. To persons 

 of opulence, who are proud of such property, roads 

 of this description tastefully laid out must be parti- 

 cularly gratifying ; all such roads should curve so far, 

 that fthe wind cannot traverse any great length 

 through them ; an additional advantage which such 

 roads and bridges afford, where necessary, is the fa- 

 cility of transporting the timber, bark, &c. 



In all places requiring bridges, I beg to call the 

 attention of my readers to those made of iron, either 

 for foot walks or carriage ways, being cheap, dura- 

 ble, and ornamental. The most modern, cheapest, and 

 best made iron ones I have seen, are those erected 

 by Mr. John Justice of Dundee ; a short description 

 of them may not be uninteresting to many of my 

 readers, and of some importance to such as may be 

 intending to erect any similar. The suspension 

 bridges, designed and executed by Mr. Justice, differ 

 from others, owing to the ingenious way they are 



