Mechanics' magazine and register of inventions and improvements . re of nuts, that as they wear downthey may be replaced ; and they must notbe permitted to wear down lower than thatstate in which they can be turned out by thespanner. The prevention of the very inju-rious effects upon the feet of horses by theirshoes being taken off and turned up (oftenrequired from frost in a day or two afterthey have been newly shod) is worth consi-deration, to say nothing of its being done inhaste and the foot often pricked. Above all this, rational humanity and kind-ness to those docile, useful, and noble a
Mechanics' magazine and register of inventions and improvements . re of nuts, that as they wear downthey may be replaced ; and they must notbe permitted to wear down lower than thatstate in which they can be turned out by thespanner. The prevention of the very inju-rious effects upon the feet of horses by theirshoes being taken off and turned up (oftenrequired from frost in a day or two afterthey have been newly shod) is worth consi-deration, to say nothing of its being done inhaste and the foot often pricked. Above all this, rational humanity and kind-ness to those docile, useful, and noble ani-mals, should be our main object. Let themever be considered as gifts from the AlmightyCreator, for our use and comfort, and letthem ever be treated with gentleness. In-deed, I believe they are seldom ill-treated,but by men of vulgar minds, unthinking, oruneducated; or if educated, their educationnot based on Christian principles, and, with-out that base, I hold all education defective,if not mischievous. Birmingham, Feb. 9, 1832. 80 Hancock s Steam Carriage,. [From the London 3Iechanics Magazine.]Walter Hancocks Steam Carriage.—The engraving, above delineated, repre-sents a new steam carriage, which Mr. Wal-ter Hancock has just built to run on theroad between London and Greenwich. Forthe following particulars of its constructionwe are indebted to Mr. Gordons valuableHifctorical and Practical Treatise, reviewedin our last number. There are two engines, which are placedbefore the boiler, and turned with the stuf-fing box down, so that the cylinders are up-permost, and the piston and connecting rodsbelow. The crank shaft with two cranks isBupportod by a flexible frame, which provides for any concussion on rough roads. A chainpasses over a sheave on the crank shaft, andover a larger sheave on the hind wheels turn loose on the axle, and oneor other, or both, are fixed by a clutch whenrequired. This clutch is on the outside ofthe wheel, and can be screwed out or in,
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