. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. the Common or in the PublicGarden. If I could tell them to go downto the Esplanade and see the aquaticsports or look at the moving picturesor listen to the municipal band or dosome roller skating or go out rowing—?it would be far easier to prevent as wellas to cure disease. It is this sort ofopportunity for enjoyable out-door lifethat we most need in order to strengthenthe power to resist disease and to throwit off wlien acquired. I sincerely hope that no objectionson t
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. the Common or in the PublicGarden. If I could tell them to go downto the Esplanade and see the aquaticsports or look at the moving picturesor listen to the municipal band or dosome roller skating or go out rowing—?it would be far easier to prevent as wellas to cure disease. It is this sort ofopportunity for enjoyable out-door lifethat we most need in order to strengthenthe power to resist disease and to throwit off wlien acquired. I sincerely hope that no objectionson the part of adjacent property ownerswill any longer prevent the Commissionfrom giving the people of Boston thefull benefit of what the basin might dofor them—in winter as well as in summer,by night as well as by day. .JOHN D. ADAMS Chairman Neighborhood Conference Bo-slon-li)\5 THE unsolved problem how to makea horse drink is matched by thetroubles of a Park Commission, eagerto induce the Boston public to enjoy theCharles River Basin. The trough isthere, but the temptation to use it is POPULARIZING THE BASIN ur>. UNACCUSTOMED AND THEREFOlJi: J\A{ ( KSSIISL wanting. The physical obstacles aloneare considerable, bnt they are smallbeside the temperamental difficulties. The summer resident of Boston livesat some distance from the Basin, and ifhe is inclined waterward there are SouthBoston, with its baths and small sail-boats. Revere with its excitements, andthe upper Charles with its canoes andphonographs. The lubber who takesliis best girl for a row wisely choosesthe Public Garden, where the wadingis good. For anyone except the expert,the Basin is too large a body of water totem])t the oarsman, and it is too smallfor any sailing craft but the canoe andthe ice boat. As for the river steamers which aresuch a delight on the Seine, one tripon the Charles would be enough for mostof us. It will be a long time beforeBoston takes the advantage of its waterways that Venice has taken.
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