The book Horse And Man: Their Mutual Dependence And Duties was written by author J G John George Wood Here you can read free online of Horse And Man: Their Mutual Dependence And Duties book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Horse And Man: Their Mutual Dependence And Duties a good or bad book?
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1 is given a diagrammatic sketch showing the analogy between the chain of vertebras and the present mode of coupling railway carriages. When I used to go to school, in the days when railways were almost in their infancy, second-class carriages having only two ends and a roof but no 214 HORSE AND MAN. sides, and the third-class carriages being mere wooden trays without seats, the system of coupling was in an equally primitive state. There were no elastic buffers, the only substitute being square... wooden blocks. The consequence was, that when the train started, a continuous series of jerks took place, each car- riage jerking forward the one immediately behind it. JPig. 2. Fig. 3. VERTEBRA AND KAILWAY BUFFERS. When the engine slackened speed before stopping, a corresponding series of bangs ran through the train, each carriage being banged several times before it stopped. This arrangement is now confined to goods trains, and is not likely to last, as even with them the wear and tear caused by this jerking and banging are very expensive.
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