I Read Works of Benjamin Franklin

The crouds of Coaches and Chairs for that Reason is not so great; Men as well as Women carry Umbrellas in their Hands, which they extend in case of Rain or two much Sun; and a Man with an Umbrella not taking up more than 3 foot square or 9 square feet of the Street, when if in a Coach he would take up 240 square feet, you can easily conceive that tho' the Streets here are narrower they may be much less encumber'd. They are extreamly well pav'd, and the Stones being generally Cubes, when worn on one Side may be turn'd and become new. Letter to Polly Stevenson, Paris, Sep 1767. Franklin Papers [14:250](http://franklinpapers.org/yale?vol=14&page=250a)

Every Night, Sundays not excepted here are Plays or Operas; and tho' the Weather has been hot, and the Houses full, one is not incommoded by the Heat so much as with us in Winter. They must have some Way of changing the Air that we are not acquainted with. I shall enquire into it. Letter to Polly Stevenson, Paris, Sep 1767. Franklin Papers [14:250](http://franklinpapers.org/yale?vol=14&page=250a)