American inventions and inventors . wonderful, remarked his uncle. We maywalk still, if we wish. We may ride a horse or drive a car- 244 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. riage. We may take the stagecoach, or a private coach, ortally-ho. We may journey across the continent in palacesteam cars. We may ride through a city on horse cars, orcable cars, or electric cars. We may travel on elevatedtracks or underground. We may pedal our bicycles or ridein horseless carriages. We find good carriage roads, andexcellent roadbeds for our railroads. Bridges and tunnelscarry us over and under rivers, acro
American inventions and inventors . wonderful, remarked his uncle. We maywalk still, if we wish. We may ride a horse or drive a car- 244 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. riage. We may take the stagecoach, or a private coach, ortally-ho. We may journey across the continent in palacesteam cars. We may ride through a city on horse cars, orcable cars, or electric cars. We may travel on elevatedtracks or underground. We may pedal our bicycles or ridein horseless carriages. We find good carriage roads, andexcellent roadbeds for our railroads. Bridges and tunnelscarry us over and under rivers, across ravines and throughmountains. On the water, the canoe and the rowboat, thesailing vessel and the steamship, are at our disposal. Naph-tha launches and electric yachts glide across the water. Har-bors are dredged, lighthouses are erected, breakwaters areconstructed, and canals are built, all for the use of travelersand commerce. The last years of the nineteenth centuryform an era in travel of which the world never dreamed. A w^ SAMUEL F. B. MORSE. SECTION
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