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foundation. The two latter would be the 

 same for brick as for gravel, but the labour 

 would be rather more for laying the bricks, 

 as compared for putting down and firming the 

 gravel, but hardly sufficient to turn the balance 

 the other way. I have gone into figures in 

 detail, because I find the impression pretty 

 general that a brick path must be a costly affair. 

 The quality of brick I have found suitable is 

 one sold as "seconds wire-cut." Its colour is 

 light red, but it darkens when soaked with 

 moisture from the soil. 



A rubble foundation is prepared as for a 

 gravel path, and dressed over with finer ma- 

 terial, over which is put a layer of finely 

 screened gravel or builder's sand, which must 

 be raked to a level surface. The good appear- 

 ance of brick paths would be marred if any 

 perceptible camber were given to the surface, 

 but on dead-level ground there may be half 

 an inch difference of level between the sides 

 and centre of a three-foot path. This is quite 

 sufficient to throw off the rain. 



The bricks should be laid flat upon the sand 

 without mortar or cement, pressed down firmly 

 and into close contact, and kept in true line 



