ig6 ROADS. 8, 



a convex road the dcfcent of the water ought 

 to be immediately from the crown to the 

 channels on either fide. 



The great art, therefore, in the manage- 

 ment of CONVEX ROADS is to form them in 

 fuch a manner as to -prevent ruts as much as 

 poITible ; and, if they appear, to be attentive 

 in doing them away before any material injury 

 take place. 



The obvious method of preventing ruts 

 is to keep the road low at the crown, and 

 guarded at the edges ; fo that even top-loads 

 may be drawn over every fart with conve- 

 niency and fafety. 



Upon the roads above fpecified it would 

 be difficult to endanger the mod top-heavy 

 load ; except by running wilfully upon the 

 hedge banks. Every foot, from fide to fide, 

 is travelahle road \ and every part impartially 

 travelled over. 



On the contrary, upon the ridged-up road? 

 of this and other countries, the driver of a 

 top-heavy load dare not leave the top of the 

 ridge; and the drivers of loads which lie 

 lo'.ver, for a variety of reafons, follow the 

 beaten track : even horfemen who are timo- 

 rous 



