The Book of carriages; or, A short account of modes of conveyance, from the earliest periods to the present time (1853)
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain) · London, Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 169
out checkingthe rein, for the least motion is sufficient to destroy M 162 SAGACITY OF THE ASS. the equilibrium of the ass, in which case bothmust inevitably perish. But their address in thisrapid descent is truly wonderful, for in theirswiftest motion, when they seem to have lost allgovernment of… … BOOK or CARRIAGES. 163 CHAPTEE IX. Notwithstanding their splendid navigablerivers, numerous canals, fastly increasing roadsand railroads, and the general introduction of^team, wherever its power can be made available,we find that the Americans, and particularly thatportion of them who live in the…
Transportation · Carriages and carts
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