i62 D R I N K I N G P O O L S. 7, 



A PAVEMENT would be a more regular co- 

 vering; and, If the ftoncs were fet in lime 

 and land, would not only prevent vjorms 

 from getting into the mould and upper fide 

 of the clay when the pond happened to be 

 dry ; but would In all probability prevent 

 tveeds ; and, when the pond required to be 

 cleaned from mud, would be a regular floor 

 to work upon. 



The only objedlon I have heard made to 

 PAVIMG the bottoms of ponds, is, that it 

 would be a temptation to cattle to go into 

 the water in hot weather ; and, by {landing 

 there, would not only foul the water, but la 

 time tread up the pavement, and injure the 

 clay ; whereas fharp loofe ftones prevent 

 their going farther than the edge. If the 

 ilones made ufe of in a pavement were fuf- 

 ficiently large, the latter part of the objec- 

 tion would fall ; and whether cattle fland- 

 i!\n- in a pool in fummcr be detrimental or 

 beneficial, mav be a difputable point. 



tiowcver, whether or not the infide of the 



biiibn ought to be paved, the rim fhould 



. certainly be a broad fmooth caufcway, with 



a gentle gralTy flope on the lower fide ; that 



the 



