Chap. p. WATER- WORKS. 3 o i 



terprize, for fear of drowning the Country* 

 And that Rains only, or any other of our own 

 Phenomena s^ fimply confider'd, Ihould be the 

 Original of Springs, is very plain 5 in that, ac- 

 cording to the late Account we have of Smt- 

 zerlandy publifli'd, I fuppofe, by Mr. Stanjan^ 

 there are four of the greateft Rivers in the 

 World that break out of one Hill : Which, I 

 think, plainly inferrs a Subterraneous Corref- 

 pondence, and fome very large and capacious 

 Referve below that furnifhes them therewith 5 

 unlefs it be true, that there is a conti- 

 nual Deluge of Rain on that Hill. 



But whatever it be. Nature has difpos*d 

 of Springs, generally fpeaking, on the Sides 

 of Hills, to our great Advantage, fince by 

 that means they may be eafily conveyed to 

 what Place the Ingenious Defigner thinks 

 fit : And confidering how beautiful an Addi- 

 tion Water is to Gard'ning, 'tis hardly to be 

 purchased too dear, being indeed the Life 

 and Spirit of all Country-Seats, without 

 which they are dull and flat. 



One of the firft things therefore that a Sur- 

 veyor ought to do, is to examine after them^ 

 and confider how to bring them home for his 

 Ufe. Three Inches in a Mile is a proper 

 Fall, (if they cannt have more) to bring 

 Water from any Spring-head to a Canal or 

 other Still Water. 



Where Water is brought from a Spring- of Drains 

 head in a direft level Line, a rough Stone orf ;/^i j^''] 

 Brick»Drain is to be preferr'd fo^ its Cheap -^7^."^'' '^' 



nefs. 



