Charles Eliot, landscape architect : a lover of nature and of his kind, who trained himself for a new profession, practised it happily and through it wrought much good . .ET. 33] THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DISTRICT 385 INTRODUCTION. The life history of humanity has proved nothing moreclearly than that crowded populations, if they would live inhealth and happiness, must have space for air, for light, forexercise, for rest, and for the enjoyment of that peacefulbeauty of nature which, because it is the opposite of the noisyugliness of towns, is so wondeifully refreshing to the tiredsouls of townspe
Charles Eliot, landscape architect : a lover of nature and of his kind, who trained himself for a new profession, practised it happily and through it wrought much good . .ET. 33] THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DISTRICT 385 INTRODUCTION. The life history of humanity has proved nothing moreclearly than that crowded populations, if they would live inhealth and happiness, must have space for air, for light, forexercise, for rest, and for the enjoyment of that peacefulbeauty of nature which, because it is the opposite of the noisyugliness of towns, is so wondeifully refreshing to the tiredsouls of townspeople. Most of the greatest centres of the population of the worldhave now accepted the teachings of bitter experience, andhave provided themselves with the necessary and desirableopen areas, albeit at immense expense and with great diffi-culty. The accompanying diagrams show the extent of thepublic open spaces now existing in the neighborhood of Parisand of London, in comparison with those now existing nearBoston. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools willlearn in no other, said Benjamin Franklin. Shall Franklinsbirthplace play the fools part ? Presimiably th
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