It is the design of this little work, not only to give a few simple directions to guide the beginner, but to give the history of the machine from its first origin, to treat accurately and impartially of the strength, lightness, superiority, and inferiority of each important machine and patent, and to collect such facts, statistics, and items, as may be of use and information to any one interested in the subject.

We think it an invention which will not have an ephemeral popularity, but which will, in its way, revolutionize travel for all time. We love the velocipede, and can truly quote, “Amor jussit scribere.”

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