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Second, Insuring peaceful quiet and perfect repose to all who 

 may be brought within the sacred limits. 



Third. The landscape should embrace a diversified surface of 

 land and water. 



Fourth. The area should be covered with green turf in broad 

 stretches, 



Fifth, Shaded by umbrageous trees, singly distributed at inter- 

 vals or in open groups, 



Sixth, And reaching on either side to masses of foliage of differ- 

 ent hues, deciduous or evergreen, according to the situation. The 

 outside boundaries should be concealed by these ; and, at the same 

 time, from various commanding eminences, open and unobstructed 

 vistas across the demesne, and to distant objects of interest, 

 should be carefull}' preserved. 



Seventh. Easy access to all parts of the grounds should be pro- 

 vided by smooth, hard roads and paths, kept in perfect order. 



Eighth. Of all things and above all, we should enjoin severe 

 simplicit}' and strictl}' good taste in the decoration of the graves, 

 and the mementoes offered to the dear departed ones. 



Ninth. In the modern rural cemetorj* we want no selfish, repel- 

 lent, and obtrusive fences as enclosures to our lots, ever decaying 

 and ever reminding us of the egotistical claims and pretensions of 

 individuals, in this common meeting place of rich and poor, where 

 all of us, from the highest to the lowest, are at last reduced to a 

 common level, and to a condition in which there is and should be 

 no resi)ect of persons. 



Tenth. Lastly, and in connection with the sentiments alread}' 

 presented, as appropriate accompaniments and conditions of the 

 sacred precincts of the cemetery, let us carefully avoid another 

 great danger that is incurred in our desire to pay due respect to 

 the memory of our dead — let us avoid making such a sacred spot 

 appear to be only one vast advertisement of the stone cutter's 

 thriving trade. Instead of this constant repetition of granite and 

 marble, shaft and obelisk, of pretentious mausoleum or cenotaph, 

 some persons will prefer to place a mass of native rock, partially 

 faced for an inscription. Others again will prefer to mark the 

 spot, most dear of all the earth beside, by planting a memorial tree 

 to mark the last resting place of their dear departed friends." 



Perhaps we cannot follow out all these ideas to the letter, they 

 being intended especially for new cemeteries; but certainly they 



