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as little the appearance of art as possible ; the access should be 

 rather rough and even difficult, and the entrance such that the 

 supposed inmate might dispute the passage. The furniture 

 should be of the most rude and simple form possible, such as 

 a savage man might be supposed to use, or such as an outlaw 

 would be glad to accommodate himself with. Nothing like 

 dressed gi'ound should be seen from it, and no vestige of it 

 should be seen until at the entrance. 



Rustic seats of various constructions, when properly situ- 

 ated, are no less useful than interesting, even when considered 

 merely as ornaments. The accompanying sketches may be 

 adopted or improved. 



In grounds through which streams of water flow, bridges 

 of various constructions should be placed, and here, as well 



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