The Inglenook, Vol. 5

Bücher

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from The Inglenook, Vol. 5: A Weekly Magazine, January 3, 1903 They tell great things about the speed of the ocean greyhounds, but omit to say that speed counts, as does every other luxury. They expect to drive the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Twenty-four knots an hour, but it will take an expenditure of forty thousand horse pow er to do it, whereas fourteen thousand horse power will drive the Celtic, the largest ship in the world, seventeen knots. Every additional pound of steam means more coal, more hands, and more expense in every direction until the increase of speed is soon forbidden by the increased costs. An attempt to drive either a ship or a man too fast soon costs more than it is worth. Why not take it easy - Wichita Eagle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.