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a gravel has been used that has no binding 

 qualities. Good gravel is dark red in colour, 

 and contains a perceptible admixture of a clay- 

 like material, which enables it to consolidate 

 under pressure, and to remain firm and not 

 easily disturbed by weather or traffic for an 

 indefinite time. A path which is for ever 

 littered with loose pebbles is as bad an aid to 

 comfortable locomotion as were the peas of the 

 pristine pilgrims. 



All gravel paths should be laid with camber 

 to throw off the rain water. 



After spreading the gravel, water it freely 

 until the water squeezes out before the roller 

 as the latter is pushed along its surface. 

 When rolled to a fair surface, leave the path 

 undisturbed for a time, and it will then be 

 found to have set hard and tight. 



Where it is not possible to get good gravel, 

 a passable substitute is " burnt ballast," a 

 material which is made by burning clay and 

 coal breeze in admixture. 



It binds well and is easily brought to a good 

 surface. Its colour also is pleasant. 



