ECONOMY OF THE BRAKE. 9 



that she gave to all other creatures designed for 

 the use of man. It is not in their lawful use that 

 they become so soon worn out, but in the abuse that 

 is made of them. 



If Mayhew used such forcible language about 

 springs, it may, with at least equal justice, be said 

 that it is a disgrace to the intelligence of the present 

 age that any vehicle whatever, from the heaviest 

 waggon down to the pony basket of the farmer's 

 daughter, should be built without a brake ; the real 

 question being whether living thews and sinews 

 should endure the burthen, or whether this should 

 be imposed upon inanimate metal and wood. Ke- 

 ducing the matter to £ s. d., which is the cheaper ? 



