andithasbeennecessaryinGreatBritaintorelax，bystatute，therigourofentails，inordertoalloweitheroflongleases，oroftheexecutionofimprovementsattheexpenseoftheestate。
Itmaybeaddedthattheheirofentail，beingassuredofsucceedingtothefamilyproperty，howeverundeservingofit，andbeingawareofthisfromhisearliestyears，hasmuchmorethantheordinarychancesofgrowingupidle，dissipated，andprofligate。
InEngland，thepowerofentailismorelimitedbylaw，thaninScotlandandinmostothercountrieswhereitexists。A
landownercansettlehispropertyuponanynumberofpersonssuccessivelywhoarelivingatthetime，andupononeunbornperson，onwhoseattainingtheageoftwenty—one，theentailexpires，andthelandbecomeshisabsoluteproperty。Anestatemayinthismannerbetransmittedthroughason，orasonandgrandson，livingwhenthedeedisexecuted，toanunbornchildofthatgrandson。Ithasbeenmaintainedthatthispowerofentailisnotsufficientlyextensivetodoanymischief:intruth，however，itismuchlargerthanitseems。Entailsveryrarelyexpire;thefirstheirofentail，whenofage，joinswiththeexistingpossessorinresettlingtheestate，soastoprolongtheentailforafurtherterm。Largeproperties，therefore，arerarelyfreeforanyconsiderableperiod，Fromtherestraintsofastrictsettlement;thoughthemischiefisinonerespectmitigated，sinceintherenewalofthesettlementforonemoregeneration，theestateisusuallychargedwithaprovisionforyoungerchildren。
Inaneconomicalpointofview，thebestsystemoflandedpropertyisthatinwhichlandismostcompletelyanobjectofcommerce;passingreadilyfromhandtohandwhenabuyercanbefoundtowhomitisworthwhiletoofferagreatersumfortheland，thanthevalueoftheincomedrawnfromitbyitsexistingpossessor。Thisofcourseisnotmeantofornamentalproperty，whichisasourceofexpense，notprofit;butonlyoflandemployedforindustrialuses，andheldforthesakeoftheincomewhichitaffords。Whateverfacilitatesthesaleofland，tendstomakeitamoreproductiveinstrumentofthecommunityatlarge;