for the sake of having that which they could be sure was 

 of eastern production. And it is safe to say that almost 

 ever} 7 family has something of a similar preference and 

 would gladly pay for its gratification. 



But not less would such improvements be for the 

 mutual advantage of city and country by the increased 

 inducement it would open to our city friends to make their 

 homes for a shorter or longer period of each year among 

 the natural attractions of our country towns. No public 

 expense can do more to make our towns attractive to this 

 class of people than just this improvement of which we 

 speak. Very few people ever ride in the steam cars for 

 pleasure. In a certain pretty direct way the modern ap- 

 plications of steam and other appliances by which the 

 rapid transaction of business is facilitated, all contribute 

 towards making the increasing use of our roads for the 

 purpose of pleasure-driving almost a necessity. A cen- 

 tury ago whenever a man had pressing business in a dis- 

 tant city, he was obliged by some sort of conveyance to 

 take a journey over the road. This gave him a somewhat 

 ju'otracted outing. Now, however, he does not perhaps 

 go from his office. He simply dictates a telegram, or 

 presses a button and talks through a telephone. So far 

 ^.s the necessities of traffic are concerned the habits of 

 business men have been growing more sedentary. 



Meantime the physical and mental necessities of man 

 have not greatly changed, one of these being, as it ever 

 has been, that for his best condition, he must be much in 

 the open air. For increasing numbers this demand is 

 most pleasantly met behind a free horse on a good road. 

 It is related of Dr. Johnson, that as he was once being 

 whirled in a post-chaise over a beautiful road, he declared 

 he was enjoying one of the greatest pleasures of life. 



