. The mastery of water. 4 THE MASTERY OF WATER. Again, in his frequent and persistent efforts to escapefrom manual toil, and to accomplish tasks beyond thepower of the patient ox, man made use of water. Deliveredalong carefully constructed channels, it turned a wheel,ground his conj, and drove the machines by means ofwhich delicate fabrics were woven. Then, for a time,it gave way to the steam engine, which used water inanother form. And now, with the dawn of a new century,it is again becoming of increasing importance as a source. A FLOOD IN THE FENS. of power so—much so, that new industries ar
. The mastery of water. 4 THE MASTERY OF WATER. Again, in his frequent and persistent efforts to escapefrom manual toil, and to accomplish tasks beyond thepower of the patient ox, man made use of water. Deliveredalong carefully constructed channels, it turned a wheel,ground his conj, and drove the machines by means ofwhich delicate fabrics were woven. Then, for a time,it gave way to the steam engine, which used water inanother form. And now, with the dawn of a new century,it is again becoming of increasing importance as a source. A FLOOD IN THE FENS. of power so—much so, that new industries are springingup in the neighbourhood of great waterfalls, whichthreaten to rival, and perhaps displace, the coalfields ascentres of population. The story of mans conquest of water is the story ofhis long and painful growth from savagery to you gaze into the placid waters of a beautiful lakeyou can picture to yourself the periods of quiescence,when a truce has been called and man and nature haverested from the struggle. If you stand on the deck of INTRODUCTION. 5 a noble vessel and watch the heavy swell in threateningweather, you can imagine that you hear the hoarse,muffled growl of a giant about to break loose. A glanceat the scarred face of the cliff wiU give a faint indicationof what he can do when in an angry mood. But torealise fuUy the power of water you must be out in aviolent storm ; see a great ship cast upon the rocks ;witness, as I have done, a stretch of smiling countrycovered by a roaring flood
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