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Title: Health in home and town
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Brown, Bertha Millard, b. 1870
Subjects: Sanitation, Household Public health
Publisher: Boston, D.C. Heath
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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the river, or the seashore ofthe parks. The Value of a Park. — The real value of a park de-pends largely upon two conditions. Of first importanceis the location and size. A park should be located neara thickly settled district, or be easily and cheaply reachedby trolley, steam-car, or ferry. In a city park a bandconcert will entertain thousands, and the number is onlylimited by the amount of standing room. Of secondimportance is the selection of the kind of park that theresidents of a district or a city are best able to enjoy.In the heart of a great city a park fitted up partly as 145 146 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN a playground is more valuable than merely a stretch ofgreen grass, without regard to the size or the expense.Kinds of Parks. — The parks found in the thicklysettled districts are usually small in area, but are muchenjoyed by those living in the neighborhood. Manycities are developing large parks situated in the outskirtsor suburbs. Boulevards or very wide parklike streets
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Boulevard on the Bank of a Stream are popular with those who drive. The parks of a citywhen connected by boulevards are usually spoken of asa park system. City Squares. — When two or more streets meetthey often form an open space, called a square, a tri-angle, or a circle, according to its shape. Sometimesthese spaces are left merely as large open areas with noadornment. Often an ornamental lamp-post rises froman enlarged base or an isle of safety, and lights the entire THE PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS 147 space. Some squares are large enough to be plantedwith grass and shrubbery, and serve as a pleasant out-of-doors resting place in the summer. Fountains andstatuary often adorn these areas. In the city of Wash-ington small squares add much to its attractiveness.In that city there are two hundred and seventy-five Wl^^i gijSgim 1$ * - /%!-• /Ik* -.-; ■■• *31f ■* ; Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. In Central Park, New York green spots less than an acre in extent. Thirty-one ofth

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