Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ..etc., etc . DRAISINE—1816. the century was the bicycle. Manyyears previous to this attempts were made to construct some vehicle bywhich the use of the horse could be setaside, yet its speed could be as-sured. As in nearly all inventionsthe first efforts were only partiallysuccessful and the machines thatwere built were not adapted to gen-eral us
Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ..etc., etc . DRAISINE—1816. the century was the bicycle. Manyyears previous to this attempts were made to construct some vehicle bywhich the use of the horse could be setaside, yet its speed could be as-sured. As in nearly all inventionsthe first efforts were only partiallysuccessful and the machines thatwere built were not adapted to gen-eral use, and were therefore unsat-isfactory. All this has been obviated and itis evident that the bicycle has cometo stay. No new method of loco-motion ever leaped so rapidly intopublic favor. While there have beendifferences of opinion as to the phy-sical advantages of cycling, theweight of thisopinion is decidedlyin favor of it. The exercise is health-ful when not overdone. Bven walk- MISCELLANEOUS DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS. 513 ing may be overdone, and is liable tothe same objection that might be madeagainst the wheel. A person mustknow when his ride has been long. hobbyhorse;—, and knowing this he shouldhave will power enough to stop. It is nothing uncommon now to seebusiness men in all parts of our coun-try making use of the bicycle. It givespromise of a more robust health and abetter physique. Cycling has a short but brilliant his-tory of the past. In endurance manmounted on a cycle has beaten thestrongest and fleetest of domestic ani- faster, but where is the horse that couldcover forty miles under two hours, asnot one but several cyclists have done inthe fifty miles championship ? Whathorse could turn out morning aftermorning, and trot or gallop over a hun-dred miles a day, as have some cyclists ?
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