The Science of Railways, Vol. 6 of 12

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Excerpt from The Science of Railways, Vol. 6 of 12: Baggage, Express and Mail Business, Principles, Methods and Needs of the Baggage Traffic, Legal Status of Carriers, Practices and Governing Principles of Various CountriesThe continuance in our day, in many ancient places, of primitive methods of transportation will be inexplicable to the reader if he does not remember that in the great cities of the orient the narrow streets, planned when modern vehicles were unknown, do not permit of the use of such methods of carriage. Transportation is, couse quently, confined to men and animals. In the suburbs of these Old cities, on the other hand, modern vehicles are frequently to be met with. Their environment, however, surrounds them with an extremely grotesque air. Thus, to see an Eng lish carriage drawn by bullocks or camels is both amusing and startling to people not familiar with the use made of these animals in the orient.In Africa and other countries peopled by sav ages there are no roads, or they are of such a nature as not to permit of the general use of wheeled vehicles. Consequently, land carriage in such places is still confined to pack animals and human beings.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.