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explain the process of manufacture, but his lack of knowledge and his 

 wrong placing of his H's caused Lord Brougham to step forward and 

 .stop him, remarking, " I know all about brewing. I will explain." And 

 so he went through the great establishment, giving his description in that 

 beauty and How of language for which he was so celebrated. As the 

 party was going away, one of them said to the head man, " Isn't Lord 

 Brougham a wonderful man ? " 11 Yes I " was the reply, " but everything 



lie has just said is all d lies ! " 



The immense tracts of natural land in America possess capabilities of 

 landscape development beyond comprehension, if their beauties could be 

 revealed and their disadvantages concealed or removed ; for the woodland 

 possosses the beauties, and merely awaits the application of the knowledge 

 of the art of revealing. It is precisely the same in Europe and even in 

 England, though there the tracts of natural land are necessarily much 

 smaller. Still, they are not difficult to discover by the eye that can perceive 

 the beauty of nature. The effect for each plot possesses its own advantages 

 and disadvantages, and if the land bo planted (as the woodland), or is to 

 be planted, it does not change the natural prerogatives of the land 

 itself. 



Observation Sitkk. 



The lirst use of the knowledge gained respecting beauty will be to 

 arrange the various particulars in due order. One must first select the 

 sites which afford the greatest variety of scenery the proportions of the 

 ground can give, and then form the principal outlines, such as long 

 distances, recesses, promontories, and groups, in accordance with the 

 natural undulations and other circumstances of the domain, the effect of 

 the boundaries, or whatever wants may be apparent. Thus, when the 

 general outlines aro decided upon, the characters of vegetation may be 

 chosen to clothe the earth according to the directions given, attention 

 being paid to the curvature of each character, and the harmony of the 

 whole. 



Observation points are shown in all the figures, the scenery revealing 

 itself by radiation in character therefrom. The fixing of these points 

 before work is commenced is of the very first importance, wherever there 

 is anything to be seen, long or broad lands, objects of woods, waters, &c, 

 so that they can be used for building roads, objects of interest taking the 

 visitors to the right spots to observe. Tho figures on contour and profile 

 show laws that govern these sites. Tho object is to give landscape life to 

 residences, roads, A.c, the earth's plant life, land and water, and hide all 

 undesirable objects. 



Observation sites, the places from which one can see the longest and 

 most expanded ell'ects, are of the lirst consideration. These are called 



salient points. 



From these salient points can best be seen the land and its objects. 

 If these points be lixed rightly, hundreds of other things can reveal 

 themselves to the sight in harmonious character. The fixing of 

 observation sites gives power to the arranger to develop scenes and 

 scenery, and so the salient points of view must always first be known. 



In land the highest and lowest points are not always the best points 



