WALK PAVING 



An ingenious device known as " ramping " was 

 resorted to in old Italian gardens for making walks 

 and steps of lawn slopes easy to climb. By its use 

 steep slopes are no more fatiguing than level walks. 

 During recent years ramped steps, after the ap- 

 proved Italian type, have been introduced in various 

 sections of this country. Bamping consists of giv- 

 ing the surface of the treads a slight incline down- 

 wards towards the bottom of the slope. It is a simple 

 device, and its value is not understood or ap- 

 preciated as it should be. The inclination of the 

 ramped steps should be so slight that it will not be 

 noticeable to the eye, but only to the feet and muscles 

 in making the ascent. 



The old-time board walks are seldom seen where 

 it is desirable to have attractive paving. Durable 

 cedar branches, like miniature logs, are imbedded in 

 gravel, and these form picturesque walks. They 

 prevent the muddy surface which sometimes forms in 

 spots, thereby making an old gravel walk objection- 

 able. With the short-length imbedded cedar logs, 

 one is sure of a firm surface, where one may pass 

 without slipping and dry-shod after a storm. 



These short lengths of cedar limbs and branches 

 are also used in a novel and attractive manner for 

 forming steps, or footholds, for the walk leading 

 down a steep slope. When the slope leads from the 



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