CHARLES WATERT0N, ESQ. CXXXvii 



life-preserver, one of the most safe and simple 

 assistants ever offered to man in his hour of 

 need. Its price is trivial, and its size so small, 

 that it will easily go into the pocket of a coat ; 

 and it can be inflated in less than half a minute. 

 I put mine on (a present long ago from the 

 late Mr. Macintosh himself) when our vessel 

 was in the act of foundering near the Isle of 

 Elba ; and thus I was enabled to act with great 

 coolness, for I knew it would prevent my sink- 

 ing. This inestimable little belt is admirably 

 manufactured by Messrs. Charles Macintosh 

 & Co., and sold at the establishment No. 58. 

 Charing Cross, London, for the small sum of 

 nine shillings. What lives are lost on rivers, 

 how many sink when close in shore, and all 

 for want of such a friend as this ! 



Fifty years ago umbrellas were uncommon 

 things. Now these useful protectors from the 

 rain are in the hands of every body, from the 

 duke to the delver ; and they are not considered 

 as encumbrances. Neither do walking-sticks 

 nor travelling-caps incommode us ; and, in 

 countries abroad, we perpetually see smokers 

 carrying their tobacco-pouches and half a, dozen 



