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at least 100 feet from the street, and then a drive is best 

 made by having an entrance at each side of the lot, as 

 given in figure 4, presuming that the width of the 

 ground is 500 feet, and the distance from street to the 

 front door is 150 feet. Even here the foot-walk should 

 be direct. The width of the roads or walks must be 

 governed by the extent of the grounds. For carriage- 

 way the width should not be less than ten feet, and for 

 foot-walks, five feet. Nothing is more annoying than to 

 have a shower-bath in early morning from the dew from 



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Fig. 4.— APPROACH TO A HOUSE — DRIVE AND PATH. 



an overhanging branch in your narrow walk. We often 

 see gardens of considerable pretentions where the walks 

 are not more than three feet wide, where it is utterly im- 

 possible for two persons to walk abreast without getting 

 their dresses torn or faces scratched by overhanging 

 branches. Besides, it argues a narrowness in the 

 owner, particularly if the grounds are at all extensive, 

 and looks as if he were determined to cultivate every 

 available foot of land. Of course it is another matter 

 when the garden plot is limited to the width of a city 

 lot, (20 or 25 feet) ; then such economy of space is per- 

 fectly excusable. The character of the soil must in a 

 great measure determine the manner of making the road. 

 Every one must have noticed that after a heavy rain, un- 

 paved streets in some districts remain next to impassable 

 for many hours, while in others, after the same amount 



