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be pursued, the least possible anxiety or exercise of skill in regard 

 to collisions or interruptions with reference to objects animate or 

 inanimate, and that they shall, as far as possible, be free from the 

 disturbance of noise and jar. 



To secure these negative qualities, the course of the road must be 

 simple; abrupt turns must be avoided, steep grades that would task 

 the horses or suggest that idea must not be encountered. The 

 possibility of the road becoming miry must be securely guarded 

 against; its surface must also be smooth and be composed of compact 

 material. 



These being the first and essential engineering considerations, it 

 is necessary, secondly, that they should be secured in a manner 

 which shall be compatible with the presentation of that which is 

 agreeable to the eye in the surrounding circumstances; that is to 

 say, the drive must either run through beautiful scenery already 

 existing or to be formed, and for this purpose it may be desirable at 

 any point to deviate from the line which an engineer would be 

 bound to choose as that which would best meet the first class of 

 requirements. It must also be remembered that although the drive 

 can hardly be expected in itself to add to the beauty of the scenery, 

 it must always be more or less in view as part of it, and it should 

 therefore be artistically designed so as to interfere as little as possi- 

 ble with the views, and to present at all points agreeable and har- 

 monious lines to the eye. Moreover, as it is desirable that at some 

 point in the course of a drive through every park, there should bo 

 an opportunity for those in carriages to see others and be seen by 

 others, some portion of the ground, which by development of 

 natural suggestions cannot be readily made very attractive to the 

 eye, should be chosen for that p>urpose. And here it will be proper 

 that the application of art to inanimate nature, as in architectural 

 objects, and by festive decorations of the outlines of the drive itself, 

 should distinctly invite attention, and aid to produce a general 

 suggestion of sympathy with human gaiety and playfulness. 



It is unnecessary to show here how the same general principles 

 need to be regarded in planning the rides, the walks, the seats, the 

 playing grounds, the skating fields, the places of refreshment, and 

 in whatever other accommodations are proposed to be occupied by 

 those who use the park. We would only remind you that no park 

 has yet been made for the people of a large civilized town which 

 has not been, much more used than its designers had anticipated ; 



