. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels and canals, in various parts of the world . ner is subject to a penalty; and, if necessary, hecan be compelled to clear the public thoroughfare. So alsowith respect to hedges, the law requires them to be cut soas not to occasion too much shade, thereby preventingthe free circulation of air for drying the ground in wetweather, and the sweeping off of the dust in dry weather. When a road is formed of good materials, an occasionalwashing by heavy rains, or by artificial
. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels and canals, in various parts of the world . ner is subject to a penalty; and, if necessary, hecan be compelled to clear the public thoroughfare. So alsowith respect to hedges, the law requires them to be cut soas not to occasion too much shade, thereby preventingthe free circulation of air for drying the ground in wetweather, and the sweeping off of the dust in dry weather. When a road is formed of good materials, an occasionalwashing by heavy rains, or by artificial means, is consi- IRRIGATION OP ROADS. 87 derecl useful, not only as affording comfort to passengers,and facility for driving, but as tending to preserve the the road is thoroughly washed, the mud is carriedoff in Avinter, and the dust in summer ; the action of theArheels too is less injurious to the wheels themselves andalso to the road ; and, at the expiration of a few hours,even after a succession of rain, the road may be foundfirm and dry. The following cut will remind our readers of the irri-gation of roads in summer for the purpose of laying Watering Cart. We come now to notice the paved roads of our citiesand towns, in contradistinction to the turnpike roads,which have already occupied our attention. On visiting the squares and streets in the greattoAvns of England, says the illustrious foreigner whomwe have already quoted, the traveller is struck with thecleanliness, propriety, and arrangement, which they ex-hibit In the best parts of the principal towns in England, the fronts of the houses are separated fromthe street by an area, surrounded by an iron railing; andthis railing is separated from the horse-road by a broadfoot-pavement. Thus the walls of the houses are notdisfigured by dirt and splashes, as is the case in the towns of France In the most modern parts of , the extensive proportions of the streets presenttlie Imposing appearance of
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