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13. If the City Gates were totally erased, the air and prospect, to and from the town, would be much improved. When cities were surrounded by walls and gates, the state of the times made such precautions necessary; but now that the system of war, and the police of the country is better understood and practiced, they become a nuisance, that smells rank in the nose of modern improvement! At least, if taking down the Gates be not thought necessary, the Walls, it is hoped, will be levelled.

14. Another great evil to be met with here, and in most towns, is, the church yards being consecrated to receive the bodies of the deceased. This practice is not only inconvenient and displeasing, but has often been the cause of pestiferous disorders. The putrid state of certain diseases, and natural decay of bodies, contribute to an infection, by air and humidity, that operates (though imperceptibly) on the lungs. If burial grounds were appropriated on Mousehold heath, and properly secured, the areas in which the churches now stand might be formed into handsome grass-plats, both for use and ornament.