The Abigail ..[Organ of the Abigail free school and kindergarten] . hundred and fift^ yearssince coaches began to be kept for hire in London,and the date is considerably more recent whenstage-coaches began to be a factor in the trans-portation of either passengers or mails. Thehighest speed of the English stage-coach in theeighteenth century was only about forty milesin twenty-four hours, and when in 1785—only ahundred years ago— a two end glass coach-machine, hung on steel springs exceedingly lightand easy, was advertised to go through fromLondon to Edinburgh in ten days in summer andtwelve i
The Abigail ..[Organ of the Abigail free school and kindergarten] . hundred and fift^ yearssince coaches began to be kept for hire in London,and the date is considerably more recent whenstage-coaches began to be a factor in the trans-portation of either passengers or mails. Thehighest speed of the English stage-coach in theeighteenth century was only about forty milesin twenty-four hours, and when in 1785—only ahundred years ago— a two end glass coach-machine, hung on steel springs exceedingly lightand easy, was advertised to go through fromLondon to Edinburgh in ten days in summer andtwelve in winter, the whole United Kingdomthrilled with astonishment and pride at the im-proved rapid transit. It is not unlikely that theexpression post haste came into use aboutthose days.—Postal and Telegraph World. The folly which we might have ourselves com-mitted is the one which we are least ready topardon in another. On earth we obtain nothing without effort;how, without virtue, shall we attain glory inheaven ? FOOD can be greatly improved by Steam Vou can see by the cut on the left that the spring valve retainsthe steam to a pressure of about four pounds to the square inch, if thepressure gets higher, the safety valve allows the steam to escape, thatgives you a high temparature of 235° These vessels are used for cooking Meats, Soups, bruits andVegetables as well as Cereals. -Send -for illustrated descriptive circular. A. MA-JOFIj 75 The Abigail The C. Pr. OtVARE, Editor /Irs. J. , Assistrn EJitor. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. Subscription Price, joc Per Y:ar. centA Per Copy. All Commuuicatious, Subscriptions, etc., should be sent to tbe Edi-tor, 101 Sullivan Street, Borough of Manhattan, If. Y. City. For every child cared for aud supplied with asubstitute for domestic training, represents onecriminal less to be cared for by and by by theState. Who is the State ? Oh, here comes the is society, it is the business community thatcreates upholds and
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