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From: nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe)
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Subject: Re: Re: Grass
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Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 09:11:38 EDT
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> Why do we have grass lawns?
For an even more speculative answer, I recall a study in which people from
all over the world in all kinds of habitats were shown slides of various 
ecosystems (mountains, forests, beaches, plains, etc) and asked which one
was the most relaxing.  The *majority* (not just more than chose any of the
others) chose *grasslands* with the occaisional tree (like the seringetti
(sp) of Africa).  The study went on to conclude that this indicated that
this was man's original home (hence, Dr. Leaky is right about Africa being
the cradle of mankind) and that the modern preoccupation with lawns is an
attempt to bring a piece of that 'home' to the place we live now.  Pretty
big leaps, eh?
Nemo
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