THE CHARM OF THE WATER-FALL 



the ingenuity of the engineer who constructed the 

 dam has made this fascinating water picture possible. 



For the long, low, shallow water-falls, where a 

 garden stream or lake enters a creek, the amateur 

 craftsman can build a pleasing bit of decoration at 

 little expense. Costly stojne or mason work will not 

 be required, neither will the strong concrete surface 

 be as necessary as when the fall of wataer is heavy 

 and rapid. A simple arrangement of puddled clay, 

 with one or two good-sized logs for the top of the dam, 

 will be sufficient. Another pleasing arrangement for 

 the long, shallow formation is made by piling up 

 and packing the clay in place; then while the clay 

 is still wet from the puddling set one or two rows of 

 rough stones, with jagged edges, along the upper 

 surface. Pack the clay well about the stones, and 

 when it is set, and ready for the water to flow over it, 

 the water-fall will be broken into many ripples and 

 the effect produced of a heavy flow of water over a 

 broad expanse of bowlders reaching across the 

 stream. 



When the bed is of sandy formation, do not make 

 the mistake of using washed sand for dam construc- 

 tion. It should never be used for this purpose except 

 as an ingredient for concrete. The thought of saving 

 expense may induce one to experiment with the abun- 

 dant material at hand, but the supposed saving will 



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