A Story Outline of Evolution 



the sailing craft, whereby he made use of the wind for 

 motive power. 



From these crude crafts there have been developed the 

 great steam propelled ocean vessels, where all the modern 

 conveniences of city life may now be enjoyed. Each genera- 

 tion adds to the convenience and safety of water travel some 

 advantage that the preceding generation did not have. 

 There Is a sense of satisfaction and a halo of glory sur- 

 rounding each new accomplishment. Each new accomplish- 

 ment bears promise of other new accomplishments. Our 

 primitive ancestors had little need for economy of time 

 except In cases of emergency, but there were times when 

 primitive man desired to transport his body at a speed which 

 could not be attained by the use of his legs. Doubtless, the 

 first time that he experienced the sensation of having his 

 body transported at a speed beyond the natural limit of his 

 own power of locomotion, was on the back of a horse. This 

 was the beginning of the science of rapid transit, to which 

 Is devoted more time, labor, capital and Inventive genius 

 than Is devoted to any other Industry. 



Until approximately 300 years ago traveling in Europe 

 and In England was usually done on foot or on horseback. 

 In 1662 there were only six stagecoaches In all of England. 

 Prior to that time the Hackney Coach and the Cabriolet 

 had been in limited use, but these means of travel were 

 luxuries for the rich which the poorer classes could not 

 afford. The Hackney Coach was a boxlike affair with firmly 

 attached shafts protruding from both the front and the 

 rear. It had no wheels or running gear and two horses with 

 harness resembling pack saddles were placed between the 



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