1902.] 



on Auto- Cars. 



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A little higher in the social scale the doctor, whether in town or 

 country, will have his capacity for making rounds greatly increased. 

 He will have no need to go out of his way to change his horse, and 

 will not find himself crippled in his work by his nag having been 

 over-fatigued by too long a round on the previous day, or chilled by 

 standing in evil weather. When suddenly summoned he can be on 

 the road in two minutes, and will not have to choose between being 

 too late in an emergency, or cruelly treating a wearied animal. A 

 physician or surgeon, summoned in consultation to an urgent case, 

 will not have to consult the A. B.C., only to find that perhaps he can- 

 not even start for two hours, and that when he does, his train, even if 

 punctual, will, after an hour-and-a-half of travelling, only land him 

 three or four miles from his destination. On such distances as 

 30 miles or so, he could outstrip the railway without going at any 

 dangerous speed upon the road. It may give you some idea of the 

 difference between what may be done now and what used to be pos- 

 sible to refer to this diagram. 



This diagram shows roughly the number of places of considerable 



40 MILES 



TOTAL PLACES BY HORSE 56. 

 TOTAL PLACES BY AUTOCAR 233. 



